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2012 Nissan GT-R now on sale
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2012 Nissan GT-R now on sale

The new Nissan GT-R is here, bringing with it a host of mechanical updates and a $2,000 increase in price to $170,800.

Nissan reveal 'Batmobile' Le Mans racer
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Nissan reveal 'Batmobile' Le Mans racer

Nissan has revealed its radical new DeltaWing technological concept - a race car resembling the Batmobile set to race at the 24 hours of Le Mans in June.

Nissan reveal Invitation concept
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Nissan reveal Invitation concept

Nissan has released details of a new small car called the Invitation, which will be placed between the smaller Micra city car and larger Juke crossover. The concept – which is more of a production car preview – will be officially unveiled next month at the Geneva Motor Show.

Supercars stuck in snow
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Supercars stuck in snow

A pair of supercar owners from Seattle decided to go for a sneaky spin in the city's recent 'snowpocalypse'. While the owner of the Audi R8 seemed to cope with the wild weather, the GT-R's tires wouldn't allow it to have the same sort of traction.

Volkswagen Polo
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Volkswagen Polo: 2010 Car of the Year Winner

Volkswagen has taken out the Wheels Magazine Car of the Year award for a second year running.

Performance Car Cup 2011 Winner! Nissan GT-R
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Performance Car Cup 2011 Winner! Nissan GT-R

And so it all comes down to this; Nissan’s jaw-dropping, physics-bending GT-R claims its second MOTOR Performance Car Cup crown.

Eight Ferraris in Japanese car crash
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Expensive pile-up: Eight Ferraris in Japanese car crash

A Ferrari driver lost control on a wet road in Japan, causing a chain reaction that wrecked 14 vehicles, including seven other Ferraris, two Mercedes-Benz and a Lamborghini.

New Nissan PIVO 3 concept car of the future
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New Nissan PIVO 3 concept car of the future

Nissan has unveiled the brand new PIVO 3 concept car ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show in December - a compact all-electric urban commuter vehicle that majors in smarts.

Live Blog - Day- day 2: afternoon
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Live Blog - day 2: afternoon

The gods have turned Phillip Island from a wet, miserable place barely suitable for photographs to a glorious playground for our judges. Yet Ponchard wasn’t the first to spin – Curt Dupriez won that contest, and in the Cayman R, no less.

Nissan creates GT-R SUV
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Nissan creates GT-R SUV

Nissan has taken the GT-R’s 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6, six-speed transaxle and all-wheel-drive chassis, and stuffed the complete powertrain into its Euro-only Juke compact SUV.

Wheels: Car lookalikes
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Wheels: 'Like' this page and win!

What are your favourite car design look-a-likes? ‘Like’ this page on Facebook and tell us your favourite car design look-a-like. The best response will win one of five motorsport DVDs from the Wheels gift shop…

20 modern retro styled cars
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Retromania: 20 modern retro-styled cars

Ever get that sense of deja vu? That you've seen it all before? In the world of car design, the clock is turning back once again to a bygone age of style. Here are 20 slices of thoroughly modern retro.

Suzuki Alto
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Size matters in saving on car running costs: RACV

RACV lists the Suzuki Alto and Barina Spark, along with the outgoing Hyundai Getz, as the cheapest cars to own.

Corvette ZR1 blasts the Nurburgring
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Corvette ZR1 blasts the Nurburgring

Three years after its last assault Chevrolet has returned to Germany’s famous Nurburgring with the 476kW supercharged Corvette ZR1

Nissan's silent electric race car
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Nissan's silent electric race car

Nissan, in co-operation with Nismo (a Japanese tuning house) has released computer-generated footage of its latest creation

Renault is working to bring three new SUVs to market
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Renault is working to bring three new SUVs to market

Reports out of Europe this week suggest Renault is working to bring three new SUVs to market. The new models will reportedly be based on the styling of Renault's recent Captur concept and built on Nissan platforms.

AMG wins International Performance Engine of the Year
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AMG wins International Performance Engine of the Year

AMG’s 6.2-litre V8 has pipped the Ferrari 458 Italia’s V8 to win International Engine of the Year

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Nissan turns up the GT-R

The mystique of the black Spec-V GT-R is immediate.

Another point of view: 2009 Tokyo Motor Show
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Another point of view: 2009 Tokyo Motor Show

The 41st running of the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened its doors this week, suggests it is not all business as usual for the Japanese car industry.

Seton and Nissan, Percy and Jaguar line up for Classic rally
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Seton and Nissan, Percy and Jaguar line up for Classic rally

Big names line up for November's Classic Adelaide tarmac road rally.

Stage coach - Classic Adelaide
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Stage coach - Classic Adelaide

Wheels' resident hotshoe tests to see if driving talent is in the genes as he pairs up with his novice daughter for the Classic Adelaide tarmac rally.

2009 Melbourne Motorshow Hits and Misses
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2009 Melbourne Motorshow Hits and Misses

Our Young Designer of the Year, Johannes Collopy, rates this year's only Oz show, its stoppers, and its floppers.

Traditional cabs on the way out in New York City
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Traditional cabs on the way out in New York City

New York aint Hollywood ... Pete McKay sends a postcard from the steamy Big Apple.

Official: Nissan and V8 Supercars end partnership
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Official: Nissan and V8 Supercars end partnership

Finding a replacement not a simple matter. Mercedes-Benz and Lexus nix any suggestion that they want the gig.