Undersea 'detectives' End The Agony That Has Tormented Two Generations

RIDING a light swell off Western Australia's Shark Bay on Sunday, crew members on the search vessel SV Geosounder crowded around a screen in its control room, watching a trail of debris on the ocean floor almost 2.5 kilometres below.

X Marks The Mg Spot

IF science uses `x' to define the unknown then what are we to make of MG's newest high performance sports coupe, the Power SV?

Feel The Rhythm

Panasonic is hoping fashion-conscious types will be attracted to its new SV-SD80, the latest addition in its line of wearable devices. It weighs only 26 grams, so you'll barely notice the compact digital audio player attached with the armband or hanging around your neck on the included lanyard. The

Leverkusen Still Undefeated

BERLIN.- A hat-trick by Germany striker Oliver Neuville helped Bayer Leverkusen crush Hamburg SV 4-1 on Saturday to move four points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich at the top of the German first division.

Tiny Memory Card Provides Music On The Go

What: Panasonic e-wear SD Audio Player SV-SD75

Leeds Tormented, Juve Scrape Draw

LONDON.- Hamburg SV's return to European soccer's top club competition heralded a goal barrage in the opening round of the Champions League. Those who claim the opening group phase are a turn-off for fans were proved wrong as Hamburg's 4-4 home thriller with Juventus highlighted a night in which

Mightabeens

Not a winged saviour A few years before De Lorean gave such a snappy name to sports car failure, a man named Malcolm Bricklin demonstrated a similar level of ineptitude with a remarkably similar car. As with the De Lorean DMC-12, the Bricklin SV-1 was an American-conceived, wedge-shaped, gullwin

Peugeot Carts Blanch

After clearing most of last year's 406 sedans, Peugeot dealers have turned their attention to V6 wagons of the same vintage. Randwick Peugeot is prepared to carve $8,550 off flagship 406 SV wagons. All are 1999-built but carry 2000 compliance plates. A $3,750 optional leather pack would norma

No Worries For Landlords

SV O'Connor Real Estate takes care of all its landlords' responsibilities. Property manager Angela Tzortzis said in doing so the agency saved landlords time, effort and worry. ``We take care of every detail, from finding tenants to collecting rent and seeing to any maintenance that's required

Hair-raising Header In Munich

Thomas Helmer, of FC Bayern Munich, soars over SV Werder Bremen's Sven Benken during their teams' German first division match. Bayern Munich won 1-0 and remains a massive 14 points clear after round 23.

Cheaper Diablo Chases Ferrari In Sports Market

The local importer of Lamborghini has slashed $64,000 off the price of its entry model in a bid to move the brand into the mainstream super sports car market. The cheapest Lamborghini, the Diablo SV (Sport Veloce), is now priced at $399,153 compared with $463,554 for the superseded model. No dou

Power To The Peugeot

The new 406 SV has V6 grunt, luxury trimmings and all the passion in car design one would expect from a French automobile. By Jonathan Hawley. ONE OF the few things wrong with the original Peugeot 406, which was launched locally back in 1996, was a lack of grunt. The latest in a long line of m

Taste Of Exotica For Jones, Murphy At Australian Gp

Alan Jones and Greg Murphy - both still seeking full-time drives next season - will at least be busy at the Australian Grand Prix, driving Lamborghini Diablos in the exotic sports car feature support races. Twenty-six 550-horsepower V12-engined Diablo SV-Rs - each worth $600,000 - from the one-m

Peugots Of Power, Luxury

PEUGEOT has introduced two new 406 models on the Australian market, a 3-litre six-cylinder 406 SV and a 2.1-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel, the STDT, joining the 2-litre 406 ST that has been on the market here for about a year. The top-of-the-range Peugeot 406 SV is powered by a 3-litre, quad-c

Rebel Simunic Retreats From His Socceroo Threat

Controversial Melbourne Knights sweeper Josip Simunic is about to re-launch his troubled career by joining German Bundesliga club SV Hamburg within the next few days. Simunic, 19, made headlines last year when he declared he would pursue an international future with Croatia rather than Australia

Our Showdown In The Exclusion Zone

Saturday, July 8 AT 1500 hours, the SV Rainbow Warrior met up with SV Vega and commenced resupplying her with fresh water and provisions. We were closely watched by three French warships. All our boats were in the water, buzzing around, being very busy, hoping to confuse the navy. By sunset

Sufficiently Tweaked Item To Fill The Hole

THE upmarket push by Holden Special Vehicles has left the traditional buyer with a severe case of wallet-lag. The big ticket SV 89, SV 5000 and the forthcoming VN Group A models are priced beyond the reach of the average enthusiast, the sort of Commodore crazy who'd scrimp and save for a B

Holdens To Newcastle

TOM Walkinshaw wants to ship hot Holdens to Newcastle. Or more correctly, hand-built high-performance speciality vehicles to England. The car he has in mind is the SV5000-the most powerful and expensive Holden ever built. The SV 5000 is, of course, built by Walkinshaw's 100 per cent