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Walkinshaw Colorado Xtreme High Rider
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Walkinshaw reveals corner-carving Colorado

Tuning house loads up Holden’s trade ute with performance tweaks

20 modern retro styled cars
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Retromania: 20 modern retro-styled cars

Ever get that sense of deja vu? That you’ve seen it all before? In the world of car design, the clock is turning back once again to a bygone age of style. Here are 20 slices of thoroughly modern retro.

What do these extreme athletes have to do with motor sport?
Motorsport

What do these extreme athletes have to do with motor sport?

Actually, quite a bit. These blokes are Peugeot’s 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers. Running at 300km/h on Mulsanne Straight doesn’t worry them, and neither does hanging off the side of mountains. Next year: Mount Everest.

Whincup and Lowndes to stay at Vodafone until 2012 at least
Motorsport

Whincup and Lowndes to stay at Vodafone until 2012 at least

There is no busting up the champion drivers and team. But what will they be driving?

HOT STUFF: Dine with two legends
Motorsport

HOT STUFF: Dine with two legends

KB and Gossy to be honoured at Bathurst.

Toyota halves production, shuts manufacturing plants
Industry

Toyota halves production, shuts manufacturing plants

Expecting its first official operating loss in six decades, the automotive superpower has slashed production in Japan and America.

Ford We could close before 2016
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Ford: We could close before 2016

Ford admits it could cease manufacturing in Australia months or even years ahead of its original 2016 schedule.

1934 Rolls-Royce poised to become most expensive car
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1934 Rolls-Royce poised to become most expensive car

A one-off Phantom built for Maharaja is set to eclipse Testa Rossa price.

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The biggest losers: Sydney drivers

Research shows that Sydneysiders are paying a hell of a lot more to insure their cars.

Angry customer smashes his Lamborghini
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Angry Lamborghini customer smashes his supercar

Angry Lamborghini customer smashes his supercar in protest

Take a number
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Take a number

With orders now open for the 918 Spyder at A$1.03 million (in Europe) Porsche has moved to keep those waiting until deliveries start in 2013 by…

Tesla Model S Alpha
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Tesla Model S Alpha

Tesla has released the first new images of its nearly production-ready Model S electric sedan, known as the Model S Alpha

Renault’s new nose for Koleos
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Renault’s new nose for Koleos

Penned by the French, engineered in Japan, and built in Korea, the Renault Koleos has been an unusual compact SUV candidate since its launch in 2008

World’s largest Rolls-Royce dealership opens
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World’s largest Rolls-Royce dealership opens

The world’s largest Rolls-Royce dealership has opened, where else but Abu Dhabi. The occasion was marked by the unveiling of a Spirit of Ecstasy Centenary Collection Phantom Drophead Coupe.

Justin Bieber's custom Batmobile revealed
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Justin Bieber’s custom Batmobile revealed

Dubbed the Bat-illac, take a first look at Bieber’s Batmobile – Justin Bieber’s lastest ride.

Territory outsells Falcon for the first time
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Territory outsells Falcon for the first time

For the first time ever, the Ford Territory SUV outsold its Falcon sedan sibling. The difference between the pair was almost 300 units – 1776 sales versus 1483.

Magna Steyr reveals quirky MILA Coupic
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Magna Steyr reveals quirky MILA Coupic

Obscure Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr has revealed the MILA Coupic: a bizarre convertible/coupe/ute that it will debut at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday.

Chevrolet reveals COPO Camaro drag racer
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Chevrolet reveals COPO Camaro drag racer

Chevrolet has revealed its first ever purpose-built drag racing production car, the COPO Camaro. Only 69 models of the car will be built in tribute to the COPO Camaro ZL1s that were built in 1969.

More Bentley SUVs on the way?
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More Bentley SUVs on the way?

Bentley has admitted to that the styling of its controversial EXP 9 F Geneva Motor Show car is just one of several designs under consideration.

WHEELS WORLD NEWS: Honda hybrid's clutch change, Paris to snub old cars, X4 Detroit bound
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X4 bound for Detroit

‘X’ marks a spot you never thought existed, with speculation that BMW will soon prise open the very skinny space between the X3 and X5 SUVs with its all-new .

Motoring mum
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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.

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Merc’s new SUV is a portable cinema

Remember the good old drive-in movie theatre? Well Merecedes-Benz is reviving the concept with its new GLA concept.

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Winston Churchill’s car sells on eBay

A classic Daimler driven by Sir Winston Churchill during World War Two has been sold on eBay.