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McLaren gets even racier
Well-heeled blokes who fancy the sight of themselves in racing boots and driving gloves and have a lazy million lying around, we bring you good news – the MP4 12C Can-Am!

Clarkson to host Top Gear Festival Sydney
The official schedule for the first ever Top Gear Festival Sydney has been unveiled.

New Supra to get 300kW hybrid
Details of the eagerly awaited Toyota Supra successor are beginning to leak.

Peugeot’s F1 destroyer: The 208 T16 Pikes Peak
Like a doctor examining the brain of an insane person, Peugeot has revealed details of its mental 208 T16 Pikes Peak prototype.<

New Commodore prices slashed
Holden has slashed prices of its new VF Commodore by up to $10,000, with buyers not only saving at their hip pocket, but getting significantly more equipment for their money.

Aussie muscle cheaper in the UK!
Australia’s most powerful car, the new 430kW HSV GTS, will be sold cheaper in the United Kingdom than it is at home.

Alfa 4C scorches the ‘Ring
It’s getting rave reviews around the globe, but now we have numerical proof Alfa’s sexy new 4C isn’t just a pretty face.

New Mustang: Harder, faster, lighter
It’s here! Ford has just ripped the covers off its new Mustang – the all-new muscle car that’ll be tearing up Aussie roads in 2015.

Angry Audi S1 is Oz bound
Audi’s feisty little turbocharged S1 confirmed for local release

Seeing red – Ferrari pulling out of F1?
In a show of disgust at the shifting rules in F1, the Prancing Pony has threatened to quit the sport at the end of this year.

The Vettel Karusel
At only 21 years of age, Sebastian Vettel has been honoured with his own corner at the Nurburgring.

The greatest ever rally driver heads the entry list for Rally Australia
And Neal Bates secures a wildcard entry in New South Wales’ first WRC event.

Nissan staff ‘OK to moonlight’
More signs of belt-tightening in Japan, with Nissan employees given the green light to moonlight while the company is quiet. Peter Nunn reports from Tokyo.

Holden closure: company statement
Dead: Holden to cease manufacturing by 2017

Traditional cabs on the way out in New York City
New York aint Hollywood … Pete McKay sends a postcard from the steamy Big Apple.

Roger Rogerson book signing
‘Ere, ‘ere, ‘ere… what’s the former detective doing making a personal appearance to push his new book at a motoring book shop? Because he’s a car guy, that’s why.

Porsche’s new CEO to bring out new entry-level Porsche
Porsche’s new CEO Matthais Mueller is expected to bring out a new entry-level Porsche

Hyundai’s ‘i45 Euro’
Hyundai has unveiled a fresh mid-sized range to fill the void between its small i35/Elantra and the upper-mid-sized i45 sedan

SLS AMG roadster revealed
Mercedes has unveiled its drop-top version of the SLS AMG, almost 18 months after the coupe debuted at Frankfurt in 2009

Who is the world’s most reputable carmaker?
BMW has claimed first place among its carmaking peers – and fourth overall – in the New York-based Reputation Institute’s 2011 Global RepTrak

All-turbo range for Z4
BMW has replaced the Z4’s venerable naturally-aspirated six cylinder engines with turbocharged four-cylinder units, accompanied by massive price cuts across the range.

A sweeping return for Holden Hurricane
It debuted in 1969 as Holden’s first ever concept – a futuristic, wedge-shaped two-door mid-engine V8 – but has mostly sat forlornly in dealerships, museums and storage sheds ever since.

183kW Jazz ready to race
The world’s fastest Honda Jazz is being readied to rally in Australia next year. Dubbed ‘G2’, the tuned-up small hatchback will be raced in the 2012 Bosch Australian Rally Championship (ARC) by a second Honda team.

Peterhansel, Despres win Dakar Rally
Frenchmen Stephane Peterhansel and Cyril Despres won the Dakar Rally on Sunday, completing the final stage two weeks after the race began in Argentina.