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Self-driving Uber fatally runs down pedestrian
Uber parks up self-driving fleet after autonomous SUV strikes and kills pedestrian in the US at the weekend

How Australia compares globally for electric vehicle sales
Australia lags behind the rest of the world in adopting electric vehicles

Nissan revives hopes for 370Z replacement
Reports indicate a replacement for Nissan’s sports car could be on the way

Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak revealed
VW finally reveals electric racer for the Race to the Clouds

Volkswagen’s Pikes Peak attack to spawn R-badged electric family
This stunning specialist tarmac racer opens up closer ties between Volkswagen’s potent R badge and its in-house motorsport division

Hyundai i30 N scores special Australian suspension tune
Hyundai N boss Biermann relents on single chassis tune

Hyundai announces track-proof warranty for i30 N
Most brands will void warranties on cars used at race tracks. Hyundai, though, says it won’t penalise track day fiends

Cars wouldn’t meet Australian emissions standards without cheat, court hears
Class action lawyers claim turning point in trial to seek compensation for owners caught up in Dieselgate scandal

2018 Mitsubishi Triton Blackline special-edition ute revealed
Triton Blackline adds a bunch of sporty features over the popular GLS double-cab pick-up

2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI pricing and specs revealed
VW’s 147kW Polo 6 GTI arrives in Oz for a few dollars more

How Lewis Hamilton’s rumoured $72 million contract stacks up
The four-time Formula 1 world drivers’ champion could receive the highest base salary of any sports star worldwide

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG004S will be GT-R-powered
American supercar to be powered by 515kW version of Nissan’s twin-turbo V6

Computing power causes self-driving cars’ emissions to soar: study
Autonomous cars’ electronic brains use up to 80 percent of the vehicle’s energy, study finds

Australia’s worst locations for car theft named
Statistics show good and bad news for motorists around Australia, naming the cars most likely to be stolen and where

2018 Mercedes-Maybach Pullman revealed
Maybach’s twin-turbo V12 limo still sits atop the Pullman range

2018 Lexus RC pricing and features
Lexus has updated its big sports coupe, with the performance-orientated RC F variants receiving most of the attention

Honda builds 215km/h+ Mean Mower
The lawn mower that’s fast enough to lose you your licence

Luxury Car Tax in the crosshairs as trade talks near
Don’t want to pay LCT on your next ride? It might be worth waiting a couple of years …

Audi SQ2 performance crossover gets the green light
The hi-po version of Audi’s Q2 SUV that’s likely to share a powertrain with its S3 siblings has booked in for production

Holden Commodore tops 2017’s most stolen vehicle list
Tastes are changing as last year’s title holder, the Nissan Pulsar, loses honour amongst thieves

Audi e-tron GT teased as Tesla S rival
Audi Sport’s electric ‘gran turismo’ also casts doubt over the future of the Audi R8

McLaren 570GT MSO Black Edition revealed
100 units of slightly tweaked 570GT will be built

Lotus SUV on horizon as Australian operation boosted
British sports car brand wants to get serious locally…again

Ford launches hybrid, electric car blitz
A hybrid Ford Bronco and a light truck with an onboard generator form part of the global car-making giant’s North American strategy
