Coupes under $80k
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If you’re lucky enough to in the market for a new luxury coupe, you’ll be able to net a bunch of powerful and stylish cars for your sub-$80k budget. Despite being limited to only two doors, coupes in this price range double down on the cool, as well as technology, design, speed and quality.
What’s more, the sheer volume of in this price range is high, so you’ll be well catered for in terms of options.

BMW 2 Series
The smallest offering of BMW’s coupe range, the 2 Series blends a small body with BMW’s famous driving characteristics. A number of engine options are available and the car comes in a convertible body style too.

Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
The Mercedes-Benz CLA is a bit of a weird one, in that it has four-doors but still retains coupe bodylines and is classed as such. Even still, the CLA is a pint-sized package that definitely punches above its weight grade.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Stepping up from the CLA, Mercedes offers the C-Class coupe. It’s larger, more powerful and costs a little more, but you’ll be rewarded with its sizeable interior and nicer materials in the interior.

Leaked BMW concept M5
Leaked pictures of an uncamoflagued ‘BMW Concept M5’ have emerged on the internet, revealing Munich’s long-awaited F10M M5 sedan

Nissan’s silent electric race car
Nissan, in co-operation with Nismo (a Japanese tuning house) has released computer-generated footage of its latest creation

Maserati’s Fastest
Maserati’s fastest-ever car is bound for Australia, with the first to arrive in June. The Gran Turismo MC Stradale is 110kg lighter than the Gran Turismo S and

Volkswagen launches WRC assault
Volkswagen has confirmed it will join the WRC ranks from the 2013 season. The four-wheel-drive Polo R WRC will conform to the same Super 2000 regulations

Jet-powered Jaguar takes off
Jaguar has announced it will build 250 C-X75 hybrid supercars and the handful that make it to Australia will cost buyers a staggering $2 million

Australian supercar debut
Australia’s very own supercar is set to make its debut, albeit in virtual form, at next month’s Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne

787B returns to Le Mans
Mazda celebrated the 20th anniversary of the legendary 787B’s victory at Le Mans last weekend, taking the old girl back to the Circuit de la Sarthe

2014 Le Mans 24 Hour
Victory at Le Mans for Audi, heartbreak for Mark Webber and Porsche

Toyota poised for WRC return
Testing and development of a Yaris-based WRC prototype suggests a return to the World Rally Championship for Toyota

Renault Twin’Run concept car
Renault have a long, proud history of building bonkers cars and their latest is the Twin’Run concept. But how does it stack up against some of the greats?

Ferrari’s fastest hits Oz
The fastest Ferrari to officially be sold new in Australia has hit our shores, with the F12berlinetta going on sale.

Lambo goes ballistic
When 515kW (690hp!) from your Lamborghini Aventador’s 6.5-litre V12 isn’t enough, and a top speed of 350km/h just isn’t up to the mark, German tuner Novitec has the answers.

0-300km/h in seconds!
Legendary German tuning house AC Schnitzer has taken BMW’s super-fast M6 range and gone bonkers with it, turning it into the ultimate Autobahn brawler!

New Mazda3 breaks cover
As part of a co-ordinated global reveal, taking place simultaneously in Melbourne, London, Istanbul, New York and St Petersburg, Mazda has unveiled its next generation Mazda3 hatch, due to go on sale locally (with its sedan sibling) in the first quarter of next year.

Latest iPhone5 is 24 carat gold
German car tuning specialist, Mansory, has collaborated with custom phone designer Golden Dreams to create a limited edition, 24ct gold iPhone5.

McLaren P1 powers up
McLaren has released details on the prodigious output of its new P1 hyper sports car, as well as pics of its carbon-rich interior.

Meet the world’s most fuel-efficient car
Volkswagen has confirmed it will build the world’s most fuel-efficient production car, the ultra-lightweight, two-seat XL1, that consumes just 0.9L/100km.

New Die Hard movie trashes 132 cars
John Moore, director of ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’, estimates 132 cars were wrecked in filming the main chase sequence of the Die Hard franchise’s lastest installment, with the damage bill coming in at approximately $11 million.

Bentley sniffs out a fragrance for men
What do you think the fragrance of Bentley is? For some, it will be the smell of fine leather trim and thick pile carpeting inside the latest Mulsanne or Continental GT. While others will imagine a whiff of gear oil from a classic 1920s Le Mans winning racer.

Lotus chief Colin Chapman enters Motorsport Hall of Fame
His engineering philosophy was to ‘add lightness’, and now 30 years after his untimely death, Colin Chapman CBE, one of motor racing’s greatest innovators, has been inducted into Motor Sport magazine’s prestigious Hall of Fame.

Rolls-Royce scores a record trifecta
For the third consecutive year Rolls-Royce has booked a record global sales result, with 3575 well-heeled customers slotting a sparkling new Roller in their garage during 2012.

Aston Martin scores a century in 2013
Aston Martin, the iconic and quintessentially British sports car maker, is celebrating 100 years in operation this year, and MOTOR has put together a highlights gallery of its amazing century.

Oh what a freezin’
A Toyota dealer in the Russian city of Perm has created any icy version of the Landcruiser 4WD, complete with very cool interior.

Holy auction block, Batman! Original Batmobile up for sale!
One of the world’s most famous film cars, the original Batmobile, built by legendary California customizer George Barris, for the 1960s TV series ‘Batman’, is being offered for sale for the first time this January.