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Hyundai Veloster Midship Concept
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Hyundai takes the wraps off its ‘Veloster Midship’ Concept

Lightweight, mid-engine, turbocharged two-seater to wear the Hyundai badge

Lexus RC F Australian arrival
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Lexus RC coupe sets arrival date

Petrol V6 and ferocious V8 for new luxury coupe – but no hybrid

Porsche Macan
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Macan boosts Porsche

New Porsche SUV kicking goals even before it reaches showrooms

Holden VF Commodore recall
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More than 70,000 cars recalled

Recalls hit two of Australia’s most popular vehicles, the Holden Commodore and Hyundai ix35

Lamborghini Huracan police car
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Run, we dare you

When this Lamborghini police car appears in your mirrors, get away if you Huracan

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
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Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat unleashed

Range-topping Challenger set to stick it to Camaro ZL1 and Shelby GT500

Subaru WRX sets sales record
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Subaru WRX sets sales record

New-generation WRX posts record sales as buyers flock to autos

NASCAR driver fails drug test
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NASCAR driver fails drug test

Jeremy Mayfield suspended after violating a tough new policy.

The magical Castrol Six Hour
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The magical Castrol Six Hour

Before the world championship motorcycle grand prix, our biggest and baddest race was the Castrol …

Ambitious proposal to expand Mount Panorama
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Ambitious proposal to expand Mount Panorama

Instead of one great circuit, there could be three …

New Safety Standards for the European Union
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New Safety Standards for the European Union

EU mandates stability systems and efficient tyres from 2011.

Holden, closed, dead, end, Australian, icon, gone, manufacturing, toyota
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Dead: Holden to cease manufacturing by 2017

Dead: Holden to cease manufacturing by 2017

Midlife makeover for Citroen C3
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Midlife makeover for Citroen C3

… And it’s going bald!

Australia loses a legendary engineer
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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French 1,000hp Genty Akylone supercar

French company Genty has announced its plans to launch the Gentry Akylone supercar.

Webber wins Brazilian GP
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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
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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
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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
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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.