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Macan boosts Porsche
New Porsche SUV kicking goals even before it reaches showrooms

More than 70,000 cars recalled
Recalls hit two of Australia’s most popular vehicles, the Holden Commodore and Hyundai ix35

Run, we dare you
When this Lamborghini police car appears in your mirrors, get away if you Huracan

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat unleashed
Range-topping Challenger set to stick it to Camaro ZL1 and Shelby GT500

Subaru WRX sets sales record
New-generation WRX posts record sales as buyers flock to autos

Older women Australia’s ‘greenest’ drivers
Women who are aged 50+ are officially Australia’s most environmentally friendly drivers, a new study has found.

BMW confirms front-wheel drive for Oz
Bavarian Benz B-Class basher confirmed for late 2014 Australian launch

Fuel laws to keep Chevy SS sales low
Maintaining higher brand average fuel economy figures will limit Holden’s US VF exports to just 3000 units annually

Oz bound: Mercedes-Benz GLA priced from $47,900
Mercedes-Benz has revealed pricing of its new pint-sized GLA crossover, which will arrive Down Under in April

Porsche wins the Ring 24-Hour car buster again
Audi issued a bold challenge, but it was a victorious Porsche after 24 hours. No Nissan GTRs in sight …

Raikkonen turns to rally
The F1 champ will trade tar for gravel at his home town rally this month.

How the West was won
Many visitors to the sunburnt West make the trip across the Nullabor to cruise vineyards, rivers and winding roads. But once a year, a hundred car nuts come to take in the sights at 200km/h.

Chery on top
When Ford puts the last remaining piece of the Premier Automotive Group pie up for auction, it may find Chery is the flavour of choice.

Looking back: Holden’s countdown to destruction
2012 and 2013 were the beginning of the end for the Holden brand.Here’s how it unfolded

HOT STUFF: The great driving range
The magical place where punters can drive in the cars dreams are made of.

Pony Car Rides Again
The on again off again proposal to bring US muscle car icon the Camaro to Australia appears to be on again, after GM vice chairman Bob Lutz told journalists in Detroit today (Tuesday) that a right hand drive program for the performance coupe was underway.

Survey reveals women drivers make men nervous
British research company Onepoll.com surveyed over 3000 men focusing on their attitude towards women drivers

Citroen DS3 convertible in the works
Citroen is reportedly developing a convertible version of its premium DS3 hatch, currently dubbed the ‘DS3 Airflow’

Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro
Audi has created a wild 370kW version of its entry level A1 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Woethersee festival

Hyundai keeps Elantra name, reveals pricing
Hyundai’s next-gen small-medium sedan will retain its Elantra nameplate, despite speculation suggesting the car will adopt the ‘i35’ tag

Ford Ranger: Ute wars
Ford has this week released its Australian-designed, Thai-built Ranger, with rivals Holden Colorado and Mazda BT-50 set to follow in the next twelve months.

Commodore engineering threatened?
Holden is in talks with the union body representing its Australian engineers about the future of its local design and engineering operations, which may be moved offshore in as little as three years.

Frosty excited about V8 conclusion
For a boy from the western suburbs of Sydney, Mark Winterbottom’s victory in the season-ending V8 Supercar race on the Olympic Park street circuit was a great way to bow out in 2011.

2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet
Volkswagen has unveiled the world’s first-ever Golf GTI Cabriolet. The new model produces 154kW, making it the most powerful Golf Cabriolet ever. It will be revealed in full at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next week.