A group of people including two police officers and onlookers who were standing in the middle of a road in the tourist resort township of Mooloolaba in Queensland, Australia, were caught off guard when what the originally thought was a wave of sea foam turned out to be a car in a…frothy disguise!

The surprise-ending footage was captured by Michel Bell who visited the area with his sister to watch the impressive natural phenomenon caused by a tropical cyclone in the area.

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As part of a large-scale promotion for the launch of the new Mazda6 in Australia, the Japanese carmaker is organizing the star-packed Mazda6 Celebrity Challenge, which will take place during the 2013 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in the middle of March.

Mazda said it plans to have 20 "big name celebrities" behind the wheels of an equal number of cars, each of which will come in different body and racing livery colors.

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The Hyundai i45, known in other parts of the world such as North America as the Sonata, will be no more in Australia as the Korean carmaker will suspend sales of the mid-size sedan in the country.

Instead, its place in Hyundai's Australian lineup is being taken by the newly introduced i40 sedan, which was designed and initially launched in Europe as the brand's fighter in the D segment.

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While not as near as disgraceful or embarrassing as drunken Twilight star Bronson Pelletier who was filmed [NSFW link]…relieving himself on the floor of the LAX airport just the other day, being that anything you place on the internet is there to stay for good, this young man from New Zealand will be forever known as the guy who air-peed on a patrol car.

Unlike Pelletier, though, the young man featured here doesn’t really look intoxicated, instead he simply had to go, and with the recommendations of his pals, he decided to crank open the window of their minivan, which at that point, was rolling on the highway, and…turn on his natural sprinkler.

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Nissan has whipped the covers off its brand-new contender for next year's Australian V8 Supercars Championship, the 2013 Altima Supercar V8 Supercar, during a special event on Tuesday morning in Melbourne.

The Nissan Altima will be the first new entry in the series that has been restricted to Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores for the past two decades.

The Japanese carmaker has partnered with Kelly Racing and will field four entries under the Nissan Motorsport banner for the 2013 championship.

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Mazda chose this week's Australian International Motor Show in Sydney for the first public appearance of its redesigned CX-9 crossover. The Japanese firm's seven-seater model has been with us since 2007 having received its first facelift in 2009.

For its second facelift, Mazda brings the CX-9 closer to its newer products like the "6" and the CX-5 by applying the 'KODO - Soul of Motion' design theme to front and rear ends of the mid-size crossover, while also making some minor tweaks to the interior and adding a raft of new safety features.

At least from some angles, the 2013 CX-9's new and more serious fascia that features a five-point grille with a chrome surround connected to the revamped headlamps and a brand new bumper design, looks sharper and more modern than the outgoing model.

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While the BRZ Motorsport Project Car that we told you about earlier today was made purely for racing purposes, Subaru's second BRZ to be displayed at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) in Sydney is a street-legal model fitted with a concept sports kit from STI.

The rear-wheel drive coupe features a new range of Subaru Tecnica International (STI) performance parts and accessories, including spoilers and suspension upgrades, and which the company says will soon be available for order.

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Subaru is targeting motorsport enthusiasts in Australia with the new track-ready BRZ coupe that was developed in partnership with New Zealand-based Possum Bourne Motorsport (PBMS).

Introduced at this week's 2012 Sydney Motor Show, the BRZ Motorsports Project was made to showcase the options that are available from PBMS. According to the company, customers can start with an entry-level price model and then add more components to suit their needs.

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Mark Twain once famously said, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” The same seems to holds true about the Australian market Ford Falcon, which will live on after all, at least for another generation, despite the rumors of its death because of declining sales.

In move that took most by surprise, Ford showed a teaser video of the all-new 2014 Falcon at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, on Thursday morning.

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As it turns out, what Lexus meant to say when it announced back in August that it plans to reveal a "further development of a vehicle shown at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year" at the Australian Auto Show in Sydney, is that it would display the LF-LC in a different shade.

Lexus tells us that the LF-LC Blue concept's new hue is inspired by the glossy base color found in the naturally occurring semi-precious opal stone of outback Australia.

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The 2012 Australian International Motor Show, held in Sydney and open to the public from October 19 to 28, will see Hyundai displaying the new Veloster Street Concept.

The very SEMA-like project car is based on the production model and has been modified from top to bottom in conjunction with local aftermarket company Concord Customs.

On the outside, the body is finished in matt grey paint with orange accents to be found on the new side-skirts, rear diffuser, front spoiler and the Tenso R V1 18-inch wheels that are shod in 215/40/18 tires.

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True, we have seen sports and luxury cars go pink before, sometimes for noble purposes and other times for vanity, but a limited run supercar in this flushing shade is bound to capture our attention, which is what its inventors intended in the first place. Read more »

Even though Suzuki has already presented a spicy concept of the Swift Sport at the 2011 Geneva Salon, as well as the toned-down, final production model powered by a 1.6-liter petrol engine delivering 134hp (100kW / 136PS), the Japanese marque has prepared another study for the 2012 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney next week (October 19 to 28).

Suzuki tells us that the Swift Sport is a one-off concept designed by the brand's chief engineer Naoyuki Takeuchi.

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