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Hyundai brings back V6 Santa Fe Active X
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Hyundai brings back V6 Santa Fe Active X

The Active X has returned to the Hyundai Santa Fe line-up to provide a V6 powered, two-wheel drive option.

BMW X7 spy photo
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BMW sets path for upper-luxury, electric car push

More luxury, and more electrics are on the radar as BMW sets sights on its future

Toyota 86 Racing series back for 2017 main
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Toyota 86 Racing series back for 2017

Year two of a three-year deal follows much the same format as 2016

Skoda SUV product expansion
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Skoda SUV product expansion plan leaked

Leaked images reveal Skoda plans to launch new SUV models

Hyundai Ioniq for Oz
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Hyundai Ioniq for Oz still followed by a question mark

Uncertainty surrounds Hyundai’s new electric sub-brand Down Under

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Performance upgrades roll out for Porsche 911 S

New and existing 911 customers can now opt for an extra 22kW to get a GTS wolf in S clothing

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2017 Volkswagen Golf 7.5 range revealed

A mid-life upgrade brings key changes to Australia’s best small car

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Pricing announced for Honda’s all-new Honda Civic hatch range

The latest version of Honda’s most successful model, the Civic hatch, is hitting Aussie dealerships from $22,390

Jaguar F-Pace SVR
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Jaguar F-Pace SVR spied

British manufacturer’s angriest SUV yet caught testing in snow

2018 Holden Calais Sportwagon
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2018 Holden Calais Sportwagon sprung in Australia

A sharp-eyed Wheels reader has bagged the replacement for the VF Holden Commodore Sportwagon in Melbourne

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Mercedes-Benz tests autonomous tech on Aussie roads

The German carmaker is using a modified E-Class sedan to test its self-driving technology in Australian conditions

2017 VW Polo World RX main
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2017 VW Polo World RX revealed

Former WRC champ Petter Solberg to campaign factory VW Polo

2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus
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Audi R8 V6 turbo simply isn’t going to happen: Audi Sport chief

The head of Audi Sport has thrown cold water, bucket and all, over rumours of a turbocharged bent-six for the R8 supercar.

Mercedes BMW model cull
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BMW and Mercedes coupes and cabriolets face axe

Rival German luxury carmakers have conceded they’ll have to cull certain model two-doors and convertibles

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Tesla discontinues the Model S 60

Goodbye to Tesla’s cheapest option, the Model S 60, which leaves the Model S 75 as the most affordable option.

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Mini Countryman plug-in hybrid could be heading to Australia

Mini Australia has the Countryman PHEV on its wishlist, but has yet to finalise a business case for what could be its first hybrid model Down Under

BMW M3 Magny-Cours watch
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BMW M4 Magny-Cours comes with a free bike and watch

Pay $250,000 for a BMW M4 Magny-Cours Edition, and get a free watch and S1000RR motorbike.

McLaren 720S local pricing revealed main
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McLaren 720S local pricing revealed

2.9sec 0-100km/h supercar here from $490K

Nick Mason McLaren F1 GTR crash Goodwood main
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Nick Mason crashes McLaren F1 GTR at Goodwood

Pink Floyd drummer bins his race-spec McLaren at 75th Members Meeting

Formula One 2017
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Formula One 2017: The intrigue of a new season

Let’s hope for unpredictability, excitement…and overtaking

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2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee scores design and equipment upgrades

Prices are up as a new off-road-focused Trailhawk version joins the range.

Audi dieselgate
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Audi offers Dieselgate sweetner as Aussie fix rolls out

Free roadside assistance, extended warranties help soften Audi’s diesel emissions cheat blow

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Ford targets lighter cars with carbonfibre subframe

Less weight up front means more efficient and dynamically competent vehicles. Ford and Magna team up to develop carbonfibre subframes.

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger
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2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R muscle up with Oettinger kits

German tuning house’s go-fast kits for Volkswagen’s hot hatch line-up hint at an expansion for the Golf range