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Ten great gifts for motoring mums

Ten great gifts for motoring mums

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Bentley SUV is go!

Bentley has reportedly been given the green light by parent company Volkswagen to build a new SUV model. The new ‘ultraluxury’ vehicle will be based on the EXP 9F concept (pictured) first shown at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.

Australia bound: Volvo's Limited Edition S60 Polestar, 2013, review, price, video, pictures, specs
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Australia bound: Volvo’s Limited Edition S60 Polestar

Here, at last, is a truly fast Volvo that isn’t rubbish.

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Apple’s plan to invade your car!

Apple has revealed an ambitious plan to invade your car.

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57% trust ‘self-driving’ cars

Self-driving cars have received a major boost, with a new study finding more than half of the world’s motorists would trust the new technology.

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Abarth’s fifty year tribute to iconic ‘595’

Fiat’s performance arm, Abarth, is marking the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of its original Abarth 595, with a tribute version, based on the current, re-born Fiat 500.

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Order your new WRX online

Subaru has announced online orders are now open for the next-gen WRX.

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Gotcha! Volvo XC90 spy shots

This could be the safest car ever to hit the road. It’s the new Volvo XC90, caught by our spy photographers testing on a frozen lake in Sweden.

Mick Gatto tests Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG for Wheels magazine
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Mick Gatto road tests for Wheels

Mick Gatto draws media attention whatever he does, as Wheels has discovered

F1 young gun poised for success
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F1 young gun poised for success

Aussie Daniel Ricciardo leads the F3 series after two races.

Shaking up the V8SA
Motorsport

Shaking up the V8SA

The appointment of Mark Skaife to the V8 Supercars Australia board was the only positive move in a rough week for the battling two-make series.

The F1 triathalon
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The F1 triathalon

Gee, Formula One drivers are real athletes …

February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent
Industry

February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent

This month’s VFACTS sales figures show more short-term doom and gloom for the local market, but spirits (and sales) should rise by June.

Toyota Australia recently announced that it will pour $123 million into its local manufacturing operations as it prepares to build what it says is a major facelift vehicle from 2015.
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Toyota gets behind local industry

Toyota Australia recently announced that it will pour $123 million into its local manufacturing operations as it prepares to build what it says is a major facelift vehicle from 2015.

ESP mandatory by 2011
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ESP mandatory by 2011

All cars and four-wheel drives sold in Australia from 2011 will be required by law to have ESP.

Ford pushes a richer mix with Falcon
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Ford pushes a richer mix with Falcon

Ford trump Marin Burela says younger Falcon customers demand more up-spec Falcons.

New Ford V8 engine
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Ford gets new V8 engine from USA

Ford USA’s Coyote 5.0 V8 engine will reignite the smouldering Ford-Holden power war

Maserati SUV
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Maserati SUV

Gunning for Cayenne’s monster garage

Opel Zafira for Oz?
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Opel Zafira for Oz?

Opel’s all-new Zafira seven-seater may relaunch in Australia in 2012, five years after Holden discontinued the model line

Audi Q3 production begins
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Audi Q3 production begins

Audi has kicked off production this week of its new Q3 compact SUV, ahead of its Australian launch in the first quarter of 2012

BMW M3 CRT adds power and lightness
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BMW M3 CRT adds power and lightness

BMW has announced a limited edition of super lightweight M3 sedans powered by an enlarged and more powerful naturally-aspirated V8

F1 stars pay tribute to Wheldon
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F1 stars pay tribute to Wheldon

Dan Wheldon may not have received the F1 break that his considerable talent deserved, but that did not prevent many of the drivers he should have been racing against from paying tribute to him on hearing news of his passing in a 15-car accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

New Nissan PIVO 3 concept car of the future
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New Nissan PIVO 3 concept car of the future

Nissan has unveiled the brand new PIVO 3 concept car ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show in December – a compact all-electric urban commuter vehicle that majors in smarts.

WHEELS MAGAZINE: Subaru BRZ confirmed for Oz
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Subaru BRZ confirmed for Oz

It’s been fifteen years since Subaru last sold a two-wheel-drive product in Australia, but the rear-drive BRZ coupe has now been officially confirmed for our local market next year.