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Drive shifts into high gear
He’s got skills, and can double-clutch through a swiftly fading orange light like nobody’s business. See it for yourself – check out Drive in cinemas October 27th.
“I crush you like a Bug…”
Not an ’80s movie quote, but a faulty switch on Volkswagen’s latest Beetle that could literally have heads rolling in America.
V8 star Jason Richards remembered
Jason Richards never won Bathurst, nor a V8 Supercar championship. But those closest to the New Zealand motor racing driver, who died in Melbourne on Thursday night after a 14-month battle with cancer, say the record books didn’t do him justice.
Four new VW Up! concepts coming to Geneva
Volkswagen has teased four new designs of its Up! city car ahead of their debut at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The concepts will be known as the Swiss Up!, Winter Up!, X Up! and Cargo Up!
Ford Super Duty gets tech in addition to toughness
Ford has released details of its upcoming 2013 F-Series Super Duty range which will offer a host of new technological amenities, complementing the pickups already sturdy capabilities.
Mustang gets more power, new design, tech upgrades
Ford has spilled the details on what goodies the 2013 Mustang will be getting as part of its current overhaul.
Video: NASCAR brawl – Gordon vs. Bowyer
NASCAR rivals Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer sparked a huge post-race pit brawl this week at the Phoenix International Raceway, after Gordon deliberately ran Bowyer into the wall during the AdvoCare 500.
Ten great gifts for motoring mums
Ten great gifts for motoring mums
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
Here, at last, is a truly fast Volvo that isn’t rubbish.
Apple’s plan to invade your car!
Apple has revealed an ambitious plan to invade your car.
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.
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.
Order your new WRX online
Subaru has announced online orders are now open for the next-gen WRX.
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 road tests for Wheels
Mick Gatto draws media attention whatever he does, as Wheels has discovered
Formula One plan for expansion
A 26-car grid and a 40 million pound budget cap endorsed – and no mid-race refuelling – from next season onwards.
The biggest motor sports event in Australia
… and it’s not the Bathurst 1000 or the grand prix. Though that depends how motor sporting events are measured. Is nearly 600 machines enough?
Tander’s comeback
Leanne Tander will continue her part-time Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series campaign at Sandown next weekend in preparation for this year’s V8 Supercar enduros.
GM posts second-biggest loss in operating history
The news does not get better from Detroit… Peter McKay reports on the latest figures and losses.
‘Holden’s Evoke makes me smile,’ says Land Rover boss
Jaguar Land Rover wasn’t angered by Holden’s decision to name its entry level VF Commodore the Evoke — which sounds suspiciously like Land Rover’s hot-selling Evoque. On the contrary, in fact.
Toyota can’t guarantee staying to 2017
Toyota could leave Australia before its 2017 deadline, with the company refusing to guarantee it won’t shut its factories early
Designs on Geneva
As we warm up to our next Young Designer of the Year award, we take a leaf out of 2008 YDOTY winner Johannes Callopy’s journal as he explored the 09 Geneva Autosalon.
The most coveted Ferrari in the world is sold
A rare 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO has been bought privately
