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Jaguar’s last chance
Why the famous British brand needs to realise following market demand isn’t a sign of failure or weakness.

Facelifted Mazda 3 ushers in Oz-honed traffic sign recognition tech
A unique collaboration between Mazda Australia and the Zoom Zoom brand’s head office in Hiroshima produces Down Under-friendly road sign recognition technology

Mercedes-Benz E200 Quick Review
The latest Mercedes-Benz E200 sets new standards for driver-tech and safety, but comes at a price

2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600: Sheikh Shifter
A 390kW twin-turbo V12 might power this first class loony-limo but we’ve never been more tempted by a second row

Land Rover Discovery Sport drives through Australia’s dead heart
We go to Maralinga, South Oz, 60 years after British atomic bomb testing left the earth and the people in fallout.

Why Ford’s closure date is a fail
October 7 is the day Ford will close its factory doors forever. It’s also the same day as the Bathurst 1000. Does no one at Ford own a calendar? Seriously.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 14 things you didn’t know
The E-Class sedan is one of the safest and most technologically advanced series’ in the Mercedes family. Boasting a range of engine sizes from four through to eight cylinders, as well as diesel and hybrid options, it’s also among Benz’s most popular choices. Toby Hagon finds 14 other things worth knowing about the Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Renault Megane RS275 vs Peugeot 308 GTI 270
If Peugeot’s new 308 GTI wants to be the hot hatch top dog, it’ll need to knock off its countryman first

2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 S long-term car review, part 2
Road-trip shenanigans cement the bond.

Ferrari 488 GTB review
Putty Road is where Ferrari’s new 488 prefers to prance but that’s not to say 660 horses can’t do Sydney’s CBD…

Apple shifts iCar focus to self-drive software
iPhone’s maker appoints top gun to develop self-drive tech, and not a self-drive car

Build your own Ferrari 488
Warning: Ferrari’s online configurator will consume your time

Holden’s four-door Monaro hybrid
Holden’s vision of the future was on the money

Falcon ute bows out two months ahead of Ford manufacturing shut-down
A significant chapter in Australian motoring history and a shining example of design ingenuity gets a full-stop as the final Ford ute rolls of the line at Broadmeadows

2016 Renault Koleos range pricing and specs announced
Renault looks to put itself back in the mid-size SUV game as it revamps its Koleos line-up for 2016

Mazda 3 drops CD players
In a sign o’ the times, Mazda 3 will become the first bestseller to drop CD player, as multimedia and smartphones overtake 80s technology in popularity and functionality

2016 Mazda 3 Series II updates
Mazda goes heavy on the driver-tech with its latest 3 series updates

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class review
It’s all about the technology and comfort in the fifth generation of Mercedes-Benz’s large sedan.

VW Golf GTI 40 Years: Manual gearbox coming; already gone
Got your heart set one of the limited edition Veedub Golf GTI 40 Years edition with a manual ‘box? The odds are it’s already too late

Porsche pulls plug on hybrid 911
Porsche 911 boss August Achleitner says he prefers an all-or-nothing approach to electric sports cars

Alfa Romeo’s revolutionary gamble in development
Can five billion euro buy a future for Alfa Romeo?

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTI 40 Years: 7 things you didn’t know
Think you’re above par on your Golf GTI trivia? James Whitbourn finds 7 things about the Golf GTI 40 Years limited edition hot hatch you may not know

Manhart unleash 463kW BMW M2
German tuner builds demonically powerful baby M

Australian leads Honda’s outside the box car design
James Deane heads Honda’s Counter Design Team, the guys who say ‘but what if we did it this way?’

