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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.

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McLaren 720S local pricing revealed

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

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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

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2018 Ford Mustang borrows small car tech to save pedestrians

The same tech that helped tag the all-new Fiesta as the world’s most tech-advanced small car will also appear in Ford’s strong-selling sports coupe

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SUV sales explode

Aussies sweeten on the sports utility vehicle

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US Chevrolet SS owner adopts V8 Supercars livery

HRT livery inspires US owner of Australia’s Commodore SS V Redline

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Hyundai i30 N hot hatch testing in the snow

Hyundai teases us with new video of its highly anticipated performance car skating on a frozen lake

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Trump asks EPA to reopen US fuel use standards review

Tough US fuel use standards are killing US jobs, president says, and need to be reviewed

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Porsche most profitable VW Group brand

€3.9 billion Porsche profit caps record sales year for VW Group

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Thierry Neuville tests Hyundai i30 N

WRC star on ice in new Korean hot hatch

Australia’s endangered car brands
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Australia’s endangered car brands

Intense competition from a plethora of marques means it’s tough going for some car brands in Australia. Here are the ones on struggle street

Audi Q4 compact SUV
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Audi Q4 compact SUV to launch by 2019

Coupe-style soft-roader in the mix for fast-expanding Audi SUV and CUV family

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Hyundai i30 fastback spied testing

A sleek new body style for the upcoming and all-important second-generation Hyundai i30 has been spotted testing in Europe

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Volkswagen Golf R Performance teased in video

An even faster version of the fastest Volkswagen Golf could be on the cards for Australia after it was teased in an official video

VW Golf GTI TCR racer
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VW Golf GTI TCR racer updated

Volkswagen’s wide-body Golf touring car gets more torque and a cheaper variant

CHRIS FORSBERG V8 DRIFT
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Chris Forsberg rips up a mountain in one-take, V8-powered video

Ride along as a three-time Formula Drift champ does a tarmac version of Climb Dance