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Industry

Dieselgate: VW says sorry to owners with $US1000 sweetener

Credit cards, dealership deals, free roadside service on offer as VW works to “make things right” in America

Silver Toyota 86 rear
Industry

Hydrogen fuel cells too fat for Toyota 86

Toyota’s cutting-edge drivetrain engineer says hydrogen tanks are too big to make small sports cars work

SIX-TIME Champion Red Bull Commodore driver Jamie Whincup
Motorsport

Red Bull’s V8 rout, as Lorenzo snares bitter MotoGP title

Motorsport wrap: Whincup and Red Bull dominate across the ditch; MotoGP title fight ends with war of words; musical chairs at Erebus, Volvo; Wolff walks from Williams; Rolled Stone chases development series cash

Mercedes-AMG SLK55
News

Mercedes-AMG SLK55 to become V6 bi-turbo

Sports roadster downsizes to boosted six

Hotter Mercedes-AMG GT due in 2016
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Hotter Mercedes-AMG GT due in 2016

More power and sharper chassis for upgraded AMG sports car

Volkswagen cars in parking lot
Industry

Scandal-rocked VW brands sustain sales

New car market on track for record year with two months to go

Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 under consideration
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Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 under consideration

Business case being studied for twin-turbo V8 SUV

Details on new Mercedes-AMG E63
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Details on new Mercedes-AMG E63

All-wheel drive and 450kW on offer from new fast E-Class

Toyota 86 heading to Bathurst in new racing series
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Toyota 86 heading to Bathurst in new racing series

One-make race series for juniors to be televised at V8 Supercars rounds

Volkswagen Badged red car
News

Dieselgate: VW adds 800,000 more cars to cheats list

Petrol in the spotlight after diesel engines described as the ‘majority’ of engines affected

SEMA: Dodge Challenger GT AWD
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SEMA: Dodge Challenger GT AWD

Dodge concept matches V8 muscle with total traction

SEMA: Hennessey Venom GT Spyder
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SEMA: Hennessey Venom GT Spyder

More power and less roof for Veyron-smashing US hypercar

SEMA: Chevrolet Camaro resto mod
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SEMA: Chevrolet Camaro resto mod

Modern drivetrains gives cool classics a new lease on life

SEMA Hennessey HPE750 Convertible
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SEMA: Hennessey HPE750 Convertible

584kW and 878Nm – enough to blow off even the hardiest of toupees

SEMA: Nissan GT-R Nismo N Attack
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SEMA: Nissan GT-R Nismo N Attack

Even-faster GT-R now available with overnight parts from Japan

SEMA: Mazda MX-5 Speedster and Spyder concepts revealed
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SEMA: Mazda MX-5 Speedster and Spyder concepts revealed

Hot vintage roadster concepts take their kit off to go racing

Porsche and Audi V6 engines caught up in diesel scandal
Industry

Dieselgate: Porsche, Audi V6 engines added to cheats list

US environmental watchdog adds ‘unknown’ number of Volkswagen Group cars to widening scandal

Nico Rosberg celebrates win in Mexico F1 race
Motorsport

Rosberg rules Mexico, as Webber wins in Shanghai

Motorsport wrap: Rosberg leads Mercedes 1-2 in Mexico; Webber closes on WEC title; Rossi gains ground in Marquez controversy

Next generation Nissan GT-R R36 Concept
News

What we know about the Nissan R36 GT-R

More power, less weight and hybrid system for next-gen Godzilla

Toyota 86
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota 86 to get performance updates

Revised suspension, body and engine confirmed for sports car’s midlife performance boost

Toyota Mirai hydrogen car
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota says brown coal could power hydrogen cars

Toyota Mirai hydrogen car designer says Australia can clean up its act by turning dirty legacy into a fuel of the future

Yamaha Sports Ride Concept
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Yamaha Sports Ride

Super-lightweight carbonfibre sports car revealed

Mazda RX Vision Sports Car Concept
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda RX-Vision concept car to inspire production

The exaggerated GT-car proportions of the stunning RX-Vision concept from Madza will make way for a smaller rotary engined sports car, Wheels has learned at the Tokyo motor show

Honda NSX
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Tokyo Motor Show: Honda NSX power revealed

Final pieces of the puzzle for Honda’s new hybrid supercar