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Aussies qualify for 2009 Indy 500
It isn’t all good news, though. Beyond Indy, Will Power faces an uncertain future.
In a lather – F1 soap opera continues
Mosley threatens to quit, quits, then threatens to re-instate himself after Ferrari brands the ex-FIA boss a dictator.
Ricciardo moves closer to British Formula Three Championship
Aussie bags a win and a third in two Silverstone rounds at the weekend.
Credit crunch
The fractured – nay, broken – American car market has forced Japan’s big four to turn to its government for financial assistance.
Dead: Holden to cease manufacturing by 2017
Dead: Holden to cease manufacturing by 2017
Midlife makeover for Citroen C3
… And it’s going bald!
Australia loses a legendary engineer
Peter Holinger was a tough competitor and a brilliant creative engineer whose gearboxes went international.
Mercedes to have 16 new or upgraded models by 2011
Following a global sales increase of 17 percent in May Mercedes-Benz has announced it will launch 16 new or upgraded models by 2011
Golf GTI gets 173kW
Volkswagen is celebrating 35 years since the birth of its iconic Golf GTI with a special “Edition 35” series of Mark VI hatches
Mercedes launches C-Class facelift
Mercedes-Benz Australia has launched its facelifted C-Class in Australia, almost four years after the W204 generation was voted Wheels Car of the Year
Corvette ZR1 blasts the Nurburgring
Three years after its last assault Chevrolet has returned to Germany’s famous Nurburgring with the 476kW supercharged Corvette ZR1
Jaguar’s 2014 E-Type
Jaguar is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic E-Type with a futuristic vision of how its spiritual successor will appear: the C-X16 Concept.
French 1,000hp Genty Akylone supercar
French company Genty has announced its plans to launch the Gentry Akylone supercar.
Webber wins Brazilian GP
It took him all year, but Mark Webber has finally notched his first win of the Formula One season, sealing third spot in the championship race with victory in Brazil.
Loeb aiming for ninth world rally title
Sebastien Loeb will be aiming for an unprecedented ninth World Rally Championship title when the 2012 season begins with the return of the Monte Carlo event.
Overhauled Rolls-Royce Phantom range unveiled at Geneva
Rolls-Royce has unveiled an upgraded line-up of its Phantom range at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The overhaul is the first significant batch of upgrades since the Phantom’s relaunch in 2003.
2012 HSV Maloo R8
Forget the Nissan Navara. Forget, too, the Triton and the Ford Ranger. They are fine workhorses but if you want a load-lugger that will speed you between jobs like a Jack Russell chasing a ferret, there is only one car for the job, the HSV Maloo R8.
Mercedes crushes fake 300SL gullwing
Mercedes-Benz takes what it describes as a “firm line” on replicas – something of an understatement in the instance of the unauthorised 300SL gullwing pictured above, given the 30 tonnes of pressure involved…
Ford’s proud boast: “Look, mine’s smaller than yours!”
The world of cars used to be all about “Mine’s Bigger Than Yours”, in true, blokey fashion, but not any more, as these photos of a Ford engine so small it can be taken on a plane as hand luggage prove.
First Arab hypercar – costs $3.4 million, goes 390km/h
Meet the world’s first Arab hypercar. It’s called the LykanHypersport, looks like a fighter jet and costs $3.4 million. Oh and you can only drive it on a full moon. Okay, so the last bit isn’t true, but once a month is about as often as this super-exclusive car will be driven.
Commodore makes US debut
The Holden Commodore has donned a bow-tie and stepped out in front of American racing fans at Daytona International Speedway as the Chevrolet SS.
Renault teases ‘F1 inspired’ electric car
Mention ‘electric car’ and most people fall asleep. Mention Formula 1 however, and things are a little different.
Exclusive! Australia to get Hyundai Genesis in 2014
Hyundai will go head-to-head against the German prestige brands with the local launch of the new Genesis luxury sedan next year.
A BMW…ute!?
No this isn’t a joke. What you’re looking at really is a BMW X5 utility.
