Toyota HiLux is Australia's top-selling car for 2022 as Kia, MG, Mitsubishi and Tesla sales jump. The HiLux muscled out the competition to claim the crown as Australia's most-sold car in 2022, helping Toyota win the title as Australia's top-selling car brand.
Bogans are often stereotyped as driving loud, obnoxious cars of American or (in Australia) Australian manufacture such as older model modified Holden Commodores or Ford Falcons.
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Under the bonnet HSV sourced Chevrolet's 'LS9' engine, a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 borrowed from the Corvette ZR1 and making 474kW of power and 815Nm of torque – which made it the most powerful Australian-made car. But HSV didn't stop there.
In fact, in every V8 Supercars statistic available, Holden exceeds Ford in every category from number of wins to the fastest laps of the competition. After 20 championships, 566 races and 295 qualifying sessions the winner across the board remains Holden.
Whereas the SV6 winds out to a high 6750rpm to extract every bit of speed, the Falcon's 5900rpm range proves how much gruntier it is. In the real world, the Ford is faster.
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The flagship HSV Commodore has a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 which produces 430kW. It's the fastest car ever to be produced in Australia, though it's worth noting it will soon concede top spot to the HSV W1 when it's goes on sale in 2017.
The answer is the Kia Stinger, with around 200 vehicles to take to the road in police colours.
Typically associated with flat brims, monster energy drinks, and vapes the Subaru WRX still represents many of the great 'bogan' car traditions found within the Australian car scene. While the traditional WRX holds many of the stereotypes true, the WRX STI Version 6 attempts to disassociate itself with its brothers.
There are many things we prefer about the Falcon, such as the ride and the effortless power delivery and more refined engine and gearbox. However, overall the Commodore Omega is the more impressive of the two.
The Commodore rides better 90 per cent of the time, has lighter steering around town and a smarter transmission, not to mention a much, much more upmarket cabin.
A 1970 Ford factory-built 6-door XY Falcon – the only one ever made – is said to be rarer than one of the 3 surviving GTHO Phase IV's. “This Ford XY Falcon Wagon embodies collectability and could be the rarest car ever manufactured in Australia.
As the demand grew for automobiles in Australia, Harley Tarrant developed the country's first petrol-driven car in 1901. It was Tarrant's prototype that is widely considered our nation's first car, due to its petrol powered engine, which had a Benz imported motor.
Symbol of national success. The Holden 48-215, also known as the FX, was the first car wholly manufactured in Australia – it was economical, sturdy and stylish and was immediately popular with the public. By 1958 the Holden had captured more than 40 per cent of total car sales in Australia.
A national study found that Australia's most expensive stolen vehicles were Rangers and the HiLux. The study, by insurer Budget Direct, said the Holden Commodore VE was the highest model stolen by numbers in all but two capital cities, while the HiLux and Ranger represented the highest individual vehicle by value.
At 33.4%, the ES 300 is close to the top of the list of most likely-to-be-pulled-over vehicles. The premium vehicle's profile has been consistently elegant throughout its six years on the market.
According to the MUARC Australian study, black vehicles had higher accident rates than other lighter-colored cars. This is because they are more difficult to see in low-light situations and poor weather conditions.
Australia. Police in Australia carry firearms which are personally issued to them. The Australian police forces are monitored by the Australian Institute of Criminology, which has recorded police shooting deaths since 1989. All fatal police shootings are subject to a mandatory coronial inquest.
The USA has the third-fastest car in the world, the Z06 Corvette (228mph/367kmh). The fastest police car in Australia is the Holden Ute Dog Handler (155mph/249kmh).
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Powered by a 474kW/815Nm supercharged 6.2-litre V8, the W1 is the most powerful and fastest Commodore ever built and only 300 of the vehicles will be produced.
SSC North America's 2007 Ultimate Aero TT has a Guinness Book of Records–verified top speed of 256.18 mph. That record has since been broken by others, and now belongs to its successor, the SSC Tuatara.
JEREMY Martin's VB Commodore was purchased in 2005 as a $1000 253 banger. It has since undergone a number of transformations that have seen it progress into the world's fastest and quickest Holden Commodore.