A leisurely journey through lake Austria and detailed review attractions of this European country possible only if you rent a car. We are talking about the center of Europe, so there will be no problems with offices. Another thing is prices.

We will help you choose cheaper rental options, understand insurance and rental conditions, and tell you about leading car rental companies. We also have to understand the key points of Austrian traffic rules, fines and toll highways. We will learn how to park and find out fuel prices.

Conditions for car rental in Austria: documents and insurance

There are several ways to rent a car in Austria: order at the rental company office, use online booking, or pick up suitable car through brokers. The latter often have budget options.

By the way, economy class cars are the first to sell out to Austrians – this is caused by high rental prices (about 70-90 dollars/day). You will need the following documents:

• IDP (ideally older than a year);
• international passport;
• credit card details;
• insurance.

Some offices, as an exception, accept national rights.
It is important that the full name in the document is written in Latin.

Classic debit cards are not always suitable – especially when renting a car executive class. Also a necessary condition is the driver's age - 21 years. If you intend to drive an expensive car, get ready for the 25-year age limit.

When concluding a contract, ask what kind of insurance is included in its price. It is necessary to insist that the contract stipulates:

• party liability and 3rd party (civil liability affecting third parties);
• Theft Waiver (anti-theft insurance);
• CDW (analogue of CASCO with an attached deductible).

You will have to pay for the luggage rack for storing skis and snow chains separately. This is relevant for travelers intending to travel through mountainous areas. The rental price also does not include insurance for the second driver and child seats.

You are unlikely to be able to find a rental option without a deposit - most local offices freeze the deposit amount on the client’s bank card. Road tax, airport taxes, VAT and unlimited mileage are also included in the price.

Leading rental companies

There are a lot useful services, designed for online car booking in Austria.

One of the most popular is www.rentalcars.com. Convenient system navigation and simple form searches are combined with an extensive selection of cars from the world's leading rental companies. The portal allows you to rent a car in Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Innsbruck and fifteen other cities.

Representative offices of transnational rental companies are ubiquitous in Austria. You can find offices:

• Hertz;
• Avis;
• Sixt;
• Europcar;
• Alamo.

For most of us, Australia is a place where there are more kangaroos than people. That may be true, but did you know that this country has produced some insanely cool cars?

Australia is known as a sun-scorched country where there is a danger of encountering some horribly poisonous spider at every turn. Not to mention kangaroos, of which there are almost twice as many as people. However, from time to time the Australians managed to create good cars. According to researchers, latest cars Australian-made will roll off the assembly line in 2017. We have to hurry, so today I present to you ten best cars from the country of the kangaroo.

HSV GTS Maloo

What do you get when you take a Holden VF Commodore Ute body and put an LSA V8 engine and supercharger in it? The answer is simple: it will be the world's fastest production ute, known as the Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) GTS Maloo.

HSV produced only 250 units of the Maloo model. By the way, the name of the model translates as “Storm”, and this is not without reason, because the rich sound of a sports exhaust is associated with a storm.

The fire-breathing 6.2-liter engine was previously installed in Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and now he gives this humble ute almost 600 Horse power power and about 740 Nm of torque, which is quite enough to accelerate to hundreds in just 4.4 seconds.

FPV F6X 270

Ford spent almost half a billion green pieces of paper developing an Australian SUV, and in the end they came up with this miracle.

Thanks to a powerful 4.0-liter turbocharged six-cylinder engine, the car produces 365 hp and 550 Nm of torque, allowing it to accelerate from zero to hundreds in 5.5 seconds and corner with dynamics that would be the envy of many sports cars.

Unfortunately, high power led to high fuel consumption, which prevented the car from becoming a star in the Australian market. Production was suspended after 229 units produced.

TRD Aurion

After Toyota company Australia has decided to split the Camry into two models with a four-cylinder and six-cylinder engines, there was a need to create a new competitor powerful cars FPV and HSV. That's when the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) Aurion was born. Fleshy body kits, front bumper The F1 styling and low profile wheels were an instant hit, but the real highlight of this car is under the hood.

Aurion became the first production car, on which an Eaton boost compressor with a double-swirl system was installed, thanks to which the V6 engine is capable of squeezing 330 hp and accelerating front wheel drive sedan to hundreds in 6.1 seconds.

Walkinshaw W547

Let's take a break from cars with abbreviations instead of names and look at this wonderful Walkinshaw.

Under the hood of this beauty is installed the same LS3 V8 as on the HSV from the beginning of our hit parade, but here the guys were not lazy and added a powerful compressor that accelerates the engine power to 750 horsepower and torque up to 880 Nm.

Among other things, the W547 model is equipped with cool injectors, water-to-air intercoolers, aluminum coilovers, a custom camshaft, special air intakes, a manifold with ceramic coating and exhaust from the catalyst.

Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III

Perhaps this car can be called an icon of the Australian automobile industry. The Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III was Australia's fastest production car at the time of its production in 1971.

The Cleveland V8 351 engine, according to documents, had a power of 300 hp, but in fact it squeezed out all 350-380, which allowed the rear-wheel drive sedan to accelerate to hundreds in just 8.4 seconds at maximum speed at 228 km/h.

The company planned to release the successor to this car, however, last moment all plans had to be canceled due to public fear. Nobody wanted cars that could travel at speeds of up to 260 km/h to plow through the roads. Since then, this car has become a legend, and the best examples of it went to collectors for a crazy price of 750,000 Australian dollars.

Mitsubishi Ralliart Magna

In the early 2000s, Mitsubishi decided to continue its success in the rally segment and built the new kind sports sedan- Ralliart Magna.

It's obvious that the car inherits a lot from the Evolution VI, including the spoiler, aggressive front bumper, suspension and steering.

Holden VL Commodore

V8-powered Commodore models usually get all the love, but the VL has one interesting feature, which makes it unique: under its hood is installed turbocharged engine RB from Nissan.

A peculiar combination of JDM and the Australian auto industry, isn't it? The RB30ET engine from the Skyline R31 paired with a Garrett turbo gave the car serious power, but many enthusiasts went further and installed the legendary RB26DETT from Nissan GT-R to squeeze maximum power out of the poor rear-wheel drive sedan.

Besides race track The VL Commodore was popular with the Australian police.

FPV GT-F 351

This car is the latest in the FPV Falcon line, the F in the model name stands for Final, and the 351 is a tribute to the old engines from the 70s.

The guys took the issue seriously: under the hood there is a five-liter Coyote V8 engine from the Mustang GT and a powerful compressor. The engine power is 475 hp, which is enough to accelerate to hundreds in 4.5 seconds

Only 500 units of this model were produced, the first and last of which were auctioned on eBay. All proceeds were donated to the breast cancer research and fight fund.

Bolwell Nagari

The famous company Bolwell once got tired of selling boring cars, and they decided to create their own, unique Australian supercar.

Using special technology distribution and weight reduction, engineers managed to reduce the weight of the car to 920 kg. The engine used was a Ford V8, producing up to 330 hp. Rear wheel drive car with a front engine quickly gained confidence.

The car first hit showrooms in 1970, and in just its four-year history, 100 coupes and 18 convertibles were produced.

Holden HK Monaro GTS

This car gained its popularity thanks to some design details borrowed from the Chevrolet Camaro.

At first, the engineers thought that the Camaro 327 V8 engine simply would not fit under the hood of their brainchild, but in fact it turned out that they had incorrectly measured the engine compartment. Thus, thanks to powerful engine, the car managed to win its first race in 1968.

Despite its short existence, the Monaro was and remains one of the most... legendary cars Australia.

The small size of Austria left its mark on the formation automotive industry. Today it consists of two almost equal sub-sectors:

firstly, the supply of cars and components for them;
secondly, the actual production of cars.

The domestic market of Austria is small, and car production is export-oriented. However, economic conditions and the investment climate make the country attractive for the creation and active use of production capacity the world's largest automakers.

Availability of highly qualified labor force and high level labor productivity make this country quite attractive for automobile companies. In addition, much attention is paid to technology development and research. The general technical equipment of the Austrian automotive industry, coupled with competent marketing policies of companies, determine the competitiveness of the products produced.

Many world-famous names are represented in Austria. These are BMW, Chrysler, Opel, General Motors. Chrysler produces two models of its cars in Austria, namely - Voyager minivan and SUV Grand Cherokee Chrysler. Every year, about 55 thousand units of passenger cars under the Chrysler brand are produced in Austria, with the subsequent export of most of them. And as part of a joint project between Opel-Austria and General Motors, a plant for the production of environmentally friendly engines was opened in Vienna in 1997.

Numerous companies supplying components and cars are very common in Austria. Generally speaking, this sector dominates the " full cycle production." It is not surprising - its development began in the 1970s and continues to this day (in 1997 there were about 600 such companies in Austria). According to analysts, supplier companies are the future of the Austrian automobile industry.

Today's annual turnover automotive industry Austria is more than 20 billion euros. 98% of products are exported.


By the way, in Russia you can also buy cars made in Austria, both new and used foreign cars. And given the excellent Austrian quality and German care, such cars will serve you well for many years.


With such “cars” you’ll immediately remember the saying: “What Russian doesn’t love drive fast"Just have time to deliver gasoline. If you don't have time, buy

Someone is thinking about buying a car to go to work. In addition to studying, someone wants to travel around Austria and see the country on their own.

Some people stay in Austria and sooner or later they will need a car to take their children to kindergartens, for skiing or shopping trips.

Today’s article is about what you need to know and what steps you need to take if you decide to buy a car in Austria for one reason or another.

Can I buy a car in Austria

Anyone can buy a car in Austria, as long as they have the money. Here's how to register yours new car, i.e. Not everyone can get a license plate anymore.

To be eligible for local numbers, your home in Austria must have the status Hauptwohnsitz. You can find out what type of registration you have by simply looking at what is written in your Wohnsitzqualität.

If you don't have Hauptwohnsitz, then it will not be possible to register the purchased car in Austria. This obstacle can, of course, be circumvented by changing the status of your home in Austria, but I don’t know anything about how easy/difficult it is to do this. It may happen that Meldeamt employees will ask you to provide them with a document from your place of registration in your hometown, which states that you have changed your status. And this is unnecessary hassle with queues, documents, translations, etc.

Car registration

Once you have bought a car, you need, as mentioned above, to register and insure it. In fact, these 2 points are very closely interrelated and now I will explain why.

Your insurance agent will tell you where and when to go and will usually accompany you in person to the local registration office. He will help you fill everything out Required documents, will answer your questions and always tell you what’s what.

You cannot drive an uninsured car. In Austria, as well as in Russia and many other countries, it is mandatory to have compulsory motor liability insurance - compulsory insurance that covers damage caused by you to another car in cases stipulated by the contract.

Those. If, God forbid, you hit someone, your insurance company will most likely (depending on the nature of the accident) compensate the other driver for the damage you caused. But your car will have to be repaired at your own expense. Or purchase a Casco insurance policy, in which damages are compensated to all participants in the accident. But it is, of course, more expensive.

Actually, insurance

As mentioned above, you choose insurance company and come with your insurance agent to the registration point for your car. There, on the spot, the insurer gives you an insurance contract to sign, after which your car is considered officially insured.

Therefore, it is very important to register the car with the insurer. Otherwise, you will receive license plates, but legally you will not be able to drive a car, because... You won't have MTPL.

You can find out how much it will cost to insure the car you intend to purchase and compare the rates of different companies on this website. When filling out the request form, you will have to enter personal information and quite a lot of details about the car you are buying, but this data must be indicated, otherwise you simply will not receive the result of calculating the insurance premium.

Rooms - yes, insurance - yes, parking - ?

It is not enough to register and insure the car; you also need to have a parking space where you can actually park your car. It all depends on the city and the concentration of cars in it. If you live on gebührenfreie street, i.e. where you can leave your car wherever and for as long as you like, then there are no problems - you just leave it at any free space at the curb.

You can use the example of Vienna to see which streets have which status.

If you live in gebührenpflichtige Zone/Kurzparkzone, i.e. area where you have to pay for parking during the day (usually marked with blue markings at the curb), then you will have to perform a couple more bureaucratic steps.

Obtaining an annual parking permit

To be able to park your car on the streets nearby your apartment, you need to get something like a “parking pass” from a local resident. This can be done, using Vienna as an example, at the magistrate’s office at your place of residence.

This is called a long-term parking permit Parkpickerl für BewohnerInnen or Dauerparkbewilligung. It is valid for one year or more (you yourself, when submitting documents for a “coupon”, decide for how long you want to pay for it). This document costs much less than buying parking tickets every day. The estimated cost of the right to park near a house for 2 years is 220-250 euros. One hour of parking in the blue zone costs about 1 euro. The benefits are obvious.

To have the right to issue it, you usually need to have 3 documents:

1. , from which it is clear that at such and such an address in Austria, near which you want to be able to park, you have Hauptwohnsitz;
2. Letter/certificate from your building management ( Hausverwaltung) about what has not yet been assigned to you parking space, and that it is not possible to rent a parking space or garage near your home;
3. And, of course, a completed form, which you will receive directly from your magistrate.

What else do you need to know

• Even in Austria, as well as probably everywhere, it is necessary to undergo a technical inspection of your car. For new cars, the next technical inspection must be completed after 3 years, after putting the car into operation. After this inspection, the next one should take place within 2 years. After this, inspections are carried out every year.

  For older cars, the rules may differ. Therefore, it is best to ask your insurance agent when you need an inspection.

• To travel on Austrian highways you also need to purchase a so-called vignette - Vignette. You can buy it at any gas station and for different periods of time (from 10 days to 1 year). It needs to be pasted on Windshield from the inside of the vehicle, following the instructions on the vignette itself.
• You should always have at least 1 with you in your car. reflective vest, otherwise you will be fined in Austria.

In reality, of course, not only KTM. In narrow circles, the company Steyr and its ex-division Puch, which built army equipment, cars and, among other things, SUVs licensed by Mercedes-Benz. Also well known is the Rosenbauer company, one of the world's leading brands of special (and especially fire) equipment, as well as the racing brand Red Bull Racing. However, the Austrian automobile industry amazingly lost out to the German one, failing to develop into a powerful industry.

Nowadays no one remembers the Viennese company Denzel, but at first it was a direct and quite successful competitor... Porsche. Denzel produced sports cars from 1948 to 1959, their cars won a number of major rallies, but in the end it all ended in bankruptcy and the transfer of the company's specialists under the wing of BMW. Pictured: Denzel WD1300 Super Sport 1954.

Gräf & Stift existed from 1902 to 2001, just short of reaching a century. Initially it produced cars(mainly luxury class), but after World War II she finally switched to trucks, buses and trolleybuses. In Austria there are still a lot public transport produced by Gräf & Stift. Pictured is Gräf & Stift Typ SP8 (1929).

Custoca is an Austrian kit car manufacturer that existed from 1966 to 1988 and made lightweight sports cars that imitate the design famous cars other companies. The picture shows a Custoca Strato model, reminiscent of a Lamborghini (and not a Lancia Stratos, as one might think).

From 1934 to 1939, and then from 1946 to 1948, a licensed Tatra plant operated in Austria, which produced its own models under the Austro-Tatra brand (Austro-Daimler existed similarly). The main model was the Austro-Tatra 57.

The Felber Autoroller T 400 is an attempt by the Felber company, which specialized in motorized sidecars. Autoroller was produced in 1952−53 (about 400 cars were produced), then there was an attempt to change the model to the new generation Felber Möve, but since 1954 the company again returned to motorized strollers and washing machines. Only three examples of Felber cars have survived - two Autorollers and one Möve.

ÖAF is an existing plant owned by MAN and specialized in military equipment and MAN assembly under its own brand. But from 1907 to 1971 ÖAF was an independent company and one of the largest European manufacturers cargo vehicles. In the photo - classic modelÖAF Husar.

Tushek & Spigel is a supercar manufacturing company founded in 2012 in Graz. On this moment There are two models in the line that differ not so much powerful motor, how much light weight. The picture shows the Tushek TS 600 (2014).