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The most popular cars in Australia October 2017
Hyundai i30 soars in popularity in October, knocking one-tonne trucks off their perch… for now

2018 Toyota Landcruiser Prado pricing and features
New standard safety tech and reduced prices for updated Prado

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is the fastest, most powerful ‘Vette yet
Supercharged V8, manual gearbox, rear-drive, big aero. It’s our kind of car.

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 revealed
Fire-spitting 563kW ‘Vette ready to take the fight to the likes of the Demon

Toro Rosso, Renault trade words over engine reliability
Warring in public is never a good look, but it seems so typical of Formula One

Sebastian Vettel wins 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton finishes fourth after pit lane start, while Ricciardo comes in sixth after tangling with the backmarkers on lap one

Jaguar’s future and fantasy
Future-Type concept showcases the waypoints on a roadmap to 2040

2017 SEMA show gallery
The weird and the wonderful from the tuning industry’s annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas

Lotus Exige Cup 430: Unlimited Edition announced
New engine makes for 303kW per tonne in the “most extreme Lotus ever”v

Opel’s new owner maps out future – without the Holden Commodore?
The French-owned, German-built Commodore doesn’t appear in PSA Group’s crystal ball

The Lexus LC500 ad has been banned… again
Complaints to the Ad Standards Board say the ad “shows and encourages excessive speed”

Jamie Whincup’s two-time championship winning V8 Supercar for sale
Chassis number 888A-037 is the third-most winning V8 Supercar of all time

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class pricing revealed
A prestige badged trade ute will join Mercedes-Benz showrooms in April, carrying a decent premium

Bentley Continental GT3 race car revealed
A 1300kg Bentley with more than 405kW on tap is coming in 2018

Chill out: Tesla adds eco mode as part of software update
Tesla Model S and Model X owners will notice two new settings when this rolls out locally

First look at Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
The world scores a surface-level look at the next big bad ‘Vette thanks to leaked pics

Aussie market shifts as local manufacturing ends
Local sedan departure makes room for the Stinger, but SUVs on the way up

Volkswagen Polo R5 WRC car teased
Volkswagen’s new rally car looks mean, but it won’t have factory backing

Tesla Model S emits more lifetime CO2 in US than some petrol-powered cars, study shows
MIT study puts ‘no tailpipe emissions’ into clearer perspective for US owners
Sotheby’s ‘Icons’ December auction highlights
A race suit worn by Steve McQueen and some childhood poster heroes to go under the hammer

‘Mad’ Mike Whiddett takes RX-7 back to the old school
Drifter blends rotary eras with quad-rotor monster

Aussie self-drive shuttle trial’s supplier unveils steering wheel-free taxi
French autonomous vehicle maker Navya wants its Autonom Cab to one day take over most of the driving in crowded cities

2017 Volvo XC60 ranked dux of the crash-test class
EuroNCAP awards the highest result for 2017 so far to Volvo’s second-generation midsize SUV

Electric cars don’t have to be expensive, says VW
Volkswagen Australia still insists that its first pure electric car won’t be any more expensive than a diesel-engined Golf when it gets here – even without government incentives.
