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Get Smart: Pint-sized car plans shift back to showrooms
Online-only strategy leaves Mercedes-Benz dealerships pining for Smart cars
Revealed: The first piece of last-ever Ford Falcon
Headlight teaser image reveals Fusion-like front end for Falcon finale
Kia aims for a bigger slice
Korea’s second brand wants to double its share of the Aussie market
Ford’s final FPV sparks kilowatt controversy
Ford asks Wheels to squash GT-F performance figures ahead of second showdown with HSV’s rival GTS
Australian cars are not too cheap
New Kia boss hits out at claims by Holden that new vehicles are too cheap in Australia, and that prices will rise
Bred Bull
Removing the LP560-4’s roof merely adds to its allure
Lambo goes ballistic
When 515kW (690hp!) from your Lamborghini Aventador’s 6.5-litre V12 isn’t enough, and a top speed of 350km/h just isn’t up to the mark, German tuner Novitec has the answers.
Holden’s 2013 VF Commodore revealed
The unveiling of Chevrolet’s 2013 NASCAR racer in Las Vegas at the weekend effectively pulled the wraps off Holden’s new VF Commodore, due for release in Australia in mid-2013.
Formula One hits Jersey Shore
Grand Prix ace David Coulthard has taken a promotional hot lap of the streets of New York in last year’s championship winning Red Bull Formula One car.
JAGUAR C-X16 Concept Car
World’s sexiest car leaps into the 21st century.
Nissan turns up the GT-R
The mystique of the black Spec-V GT-R is immediate.
0-300km/h in seconds!
Legendary German tuning house AC Schnitzer has taken BMW’s super-fast M6 range and gone bonkers with it, turning it into the ultimate Autobahn brawler!
Pulsar is Nissan’s new star
Nissan knows the value of a name and a great price tag. The Japanese car company has taken the wraps off its comeback kid – the Pulsar along with its sporty sibling the SSS hot hatch.
TIME MACHINES LAND IN COPENHAGEN
A trio of large, silver spheres has appeared in front of the Parliament Building in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. But rather than transporting visitors from another world, demanding to see the country’s leader, they are display modules created by Audi to showcase its future technology and innovation.<
New Porsche 911
This is the 991 evolution of Porsche’s achingly brilliant 911. It’s 40 kilograms lighter, thanks to a mostly aluminium body, has a 100mm longer wheelbase, wider front tracks connected to a new electric steering system, an all-new seven-speed gearbox.
All new Lamborghini revealed
Exclusive details on Murcielago replacement, an all-carbon conquerer!
New Mazda3 breaks cover
As part of a co-ordinated global reveal, taking place simultaneously in Melbourne, London, Istanbul, New York and St Petersburg, Mazda has unveiled its next generation Mazda3 hatch, due to go on sale locally (with its sedan sibling) in the first quarter of next year.
Mazda rotary to be born again
Just months after Mazda ceased production of its RX-8 sportscar, the Godfather of the unique pistonless rotary engine, Nobihiro Yamamoto, has confirmed the Japanese car maker is pressing ahead with a successor.
BMW QUALIFIES FOR ART GAMES IN LONDON
BMW has collaborated with The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, to take over the landmark Great Eastern Street car park, in Shoreditch in the heart of the Olympic city’s east end, for a unique exhibition of the BMW Art Car Collection.
Ford’s Head in the Clouds
Officially called the Evos Concept, it will star as Ford’s headline act at this September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. And while it previews the next iteration of Ford’s global design language, it’s what’s inside the Evos that is really causing tongues to wag.
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
Latest iPhone5 is 24 carat gold
German car tuning specialist, Mansory, has collaborated with custom phone designer Golden Dreams to create a limited edition, 24ct gold iPhone5.
FORMULA ONE CHAMP ON-SONG
Current Formula One world champion Sebsatian Vettel is starring in a music video with double Grammy-winning R&B singer, Melanie Fiona
MAZDA’S NEW RUSSIAN OPERATIVE
Mazda has confirmed the global launch of its much-anticipated, all-new Mazda6 sedan for next month’s Moscow International Automobile Salon.
