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2017 Volkswagen Golf ‘Mk7.5’ brings new tech, new engines and more GTI power
The Volkswagen Golf is cementing its position as the small-car class’s most sophisticated model with a major update incorporating new driver aids.
2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI adds 180kW manual
Mark 7.5 Golf GTI amps up with new tech, higher outputs
2017 Volkswagen Golf facelift images leaked
An Italian car magazine has obtained leaked images of the updated Volkswagen Golf due to be unveiled officially later tonight in advance of its 2017 release.
Skoda eyes standard five-year warranty
Five-year warranty could be on its way at Skoda.
Ford Focus RS Roush gets 372kW
Four-wheel drifting becomes easier with Focus RS Roush Concept
Car camouflage: How carmakers hide prototypes explained
Car manufacturers go to great lengths to hide the aesthetic details of their prototypes before revealing them to the world, as this BMW video shows.
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MOUNTAIN MADE: HSV R8 Track Edition tackles Mt Panorama; Ford makes its last Falcon; the Wheels Gold Star Value Awards; Simmering sedans compared; getting to grips with the Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2
Android Auto launches handset-only mode
You no longer need a compatible infotainment system if you want to use Android Auto in your car.
Chrysler 300 faces chop as FCA maps large-car strategy
The sole large sedan in Chrysler’s global portfolio will be forced to soldier on until 2020
Can you learn to drive online?
A new website dedicated to supporting parents teaching kids to drive offers 200 online tutorials in a bid to create safer drivers.
Holden Commodore AWD wagon gets green light
Holden will have a jacked up all-wheel drive wagon version of the 2018 imported Holden Commodore, but no folks, it won’t be called Adventra.
BMW X3 and Mini to go all-electric
Battery-fuelled versions of BMW- and Mini- badged cars flagged in future product roll-outs
Ferrari plans hybrid model expansion, eyes 10,000 sales
New Ferraris from 2019 onwards will feature some form of electrification as the supercar brand targets greater performance and efficiency on the way to a “possible” 10,000 annual sales.
Toyota electric car to enter market by 2020 as battery-electrics fall into favour
New reports suggest Japan’s largest automaker may put hybrids and fuel-cells to the side in favour of electric cars, with the first Toyota EVs to hit showrooms at the turn of the decade.
Hyundai Tucson and Mitsubishi ASX lead list of rising stars
If the VFACTS car sales figures were the share market, you’d be glad you invested in these nameplates.
LEGO considering VW Golf GTI kit
Iconic hot hatch under consideration following fan build
Tesla flags end to free supercharging
Electric car owners will soon be asked to pay for repeat visits to Tesla’s Supercharger top-up charging stations.
2016 BMW i8 added to NSW Police fleet
Rose Bay Police Squad to use the BMW i8 hybrid supercar – on loan from BMW Sydney – as part of the department’s public relations effort.
2017 Holden Astra earns 5-star ANCAP rating – but not the base model
The entry-level Holden Astra R misses out on an ANCAP crash safety rating, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s unsafe.
2017 Holden Astra RS and RS-V receive 5-star ANCAP rating – but base model misses out
Holden Astra’s base model offering is the latest car to fall foul of the differing regulations that cover Euro NCAP and ANCAP independent crash test processes.
2017 BMW M760Li xDrive coming to Australia
A twin-turbo V12-engined hyper-limo will be coming Down Under, BMW has confirmed, but wearing an eye-watering price tag.
2017 Audi A5 and S5 Cabriolet revealed
The Audi A5 and S5 Cabriolet have been unveiled to complete the missing pieces from the German brand’s A4 sedan-based vehicle family.
2017 Indianapolis 500: Team Penske field record five cars
Juan Pablo Montoya has been offered a one-off drive, joining the four team regulars at DJR Team Penske for the 2017 Indianapolis 500.
Worlds fastest Nissan GT-R rips 7.168 second quarter mile
Bahrain barnstormer clocks 7.168sec quarter mile
