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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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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.

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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.

Volvo XC90
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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