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BMW M3 owner receives F1 race clutch by accident
Someone at Sachs’ shipping department is probably in a bit of trouble

2018 Federal Budget: Govt plans for huge luxury car tax windfalls
The Luxury Car Tax delivers another huge bonus to the government’s coffers despite questions over its longer-term future

2018 Federal Budget: Govt flags drop in petrol excise earnings
The government’s ability to make money each time we visit the fuel pump is under threat

Aston Martin ‘V600’ badge revived for Vantage
Limited special editions attains naturally-aspirated V12 and a 7-speed manual gearbox

Reversing cameras become mandatory for all new cars in the US
Safety advocates pushed for the change from 2013

Next-gen BMW M2 will stay rear-drive
BMW bosses fight for rear-drive survival in smallest 2 Series Coupe

2019 Mini hatch and convertible pricing and features
The Mini 3-door, 5-door and Convertible sport a fresh look, cutting-edge infotainment and new transmissions, but still lack auto braking as standard.

2018 BMW M5 Competition vs 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 S: in numbers
Breaking down the details to decipher the super sedan showdown

2019 BMW M5 Competition confirmed
More powerful, faster, track-honed BMW M5 Competition hitting Australian roads from $229,000

Great Wall eyes Chinese market powertrain dominance
In-house developed Great Wall engine and gearbox packages offered to rival Chinese brands

Ford reveals torturous Ranger development in Australian outback
Promotional video highlights local development of the next-generation Ford Ranger dual-cab ute

Clearmotion rekindles Bose proactive suspension
Massachusetts start-up takes revolutionary active suspension system a step closer to production cars

Aston Martin reveals plans for Vantage GT3 GT4 racers
As its Vantage GTE racer debuts, Aston announces GT3 and GT4 versions for 2019

2018 Ford Everest to add a 2.0-litre engine?
The second-best selling model in Ford’s showroom appears to be adding a smaller diesel engine as part of running changes to the large SUV

BMW M2 Competition scores M Performance parts range
Plenty of carbon added to the parts options list for the M2’s pinnacle iteration

Peugeot, Citroen, Opel switch on 48-volt dual-clutch hybrid systems
Could we finally see a petrol-electric Commodore almost two decades after Holden teased the ECOmmodore hybrid concept?

2018 Brabham BT62: How fast is it?
Record-smashing performance potential of Brabham’s track monster dissected

Car parts of the future may be designed by AI, not humans: GM
General Motors reveals it’s researching how to design better parts … by eliminating humans from the engineering process.

2018 Range Rover Sport to add plug-in hybrid version
A more fuel-efficient version of Range Rover’s performance off-roader joins the range later this year as part of a showroom-wide facelift

2018 Holden Equinox diesel joins range
Holden brings diesel power to its Equinox mid-size SUV family, providing a fuel-sipping alternative to low-capacity turbo petrols.

Aston Martin DB11 AMR announced… sort of
Mysterious Aston Martin webpage reveals name of next special edition DB11

Road use charges should replace fuel excise, think tank warns
If we want to beat congestion in the future, the way the government earns revenue from drivers will need to change, Infrastructure Australia says

Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR road car announced
Road version of VW’s TCR racer scores power boost and locking diff

Federal Budget 2018: Roads spending part of $24bn infrastructure plan
Roads to benefit as government draws criticism over lack of focus on rising toll