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Skoda cuts loose with revised RS Octavia

It's fast fun, with VW standards.

Second coming

In a small Victorian town, a father and his sons are painstakingly resurrecting one of the most venerated cars in motorsport - the Porsche 917.

Porsche shows its track ready and street legal 911 GT3 RS

Get shouted down by the aggressive body language; hear it roar.

Ford boss tells us why he went for the four cylinder Falcon

It all makes sense, says Burela. And it also makes sense to bone plans for a local Focus.

What financial crisis?

We take the world's most valuable car for a spin 48 hours before it's sold, then witness the moment it defies the global downturn.

Right of way

Samoa switches to right-hand drive.

Audi pushes the oil

Once reserved for trucks and tractors, the diesel engine in its impressive modern iteration has even moved to the engine bay of the Audi TT.

Bob Lutz returns, Commodore does not

Rumours that the New GM will resurrect the Pontiac G8-Holden Commodore in the States are unfortunately untrue, with Vice Chairman Lutz admitting the RWD sedan is 'not viable'.

Hybrid wars

Toyota has hit back on home soil with its new Prius as the gloss comes off Honda's Insight.

Centre punch

Mazda 3's chief designer explains to John Carey why the essence of the new car, both inside and out, is firmly focused dead centre.

Base three - Mazda 3 Neo

Mazda looks poised for another home run with an evolutionary new 3 that smooths rough edges with an extra layer of refinement.

Five star Zonda R

Five lucky squillionaires will get the chance to own the ultimate Pagani: the Zonda Cinque.

Broken dreams

Part junkyard, part art gallery, part homage to Aussie ingenuity, Flynn's wreckers in Cooma, NSW, is a place where classic metal now rusts in peace.

BMW X1 breaks cover

First official details of the next baby Bimmer.

An ice way to travel: drifting an Audi at Mt Hotham

Driving sideways on snow is more fun that you’d think, once you’ve been shown how

Rear wheel Lambo is Balboni special

LEAKED! Pictures of a Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 have made their way onto the 'net, and it turns out to be a tribute edition to Lambo's long time test driver.

Porsche's provocative Panamera

Ed Ged Bulmer travels to Bimmer country for the launch of the four-seat technical wunderkind.

When Hitler ran the Silver Arrows

Adolf didn't know much about understeer and oversteer but he knew how success by German companies in motor sport could be used to promote the idea of Nazi superiority.

The Ultimate Motorsport Coffee Table Book

Awesome quality is a claim that's easy to justify.

BOOK REVIEW: In Control by Bob Watson

Wato has done it all. Now he's writing about it.

Speedway's deadly decade

Speedway racing in Australia exacted a tragic toll on drivers and riders in the 1960s. A just-launched book captures some of the high-flying drama.

Lexus banks on hybrids

Japanese premium car maker says to forget diesels and biofuels; the longer term future is hybrid technology.

Prius vs Insight (again)

Maybe it's not quite the automotive equivalent of Ali vs Frazier, but the showdown between the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight hybrids nevertheless is the talk of Japan right now.

Rare 4WD Falcon honoured by Trax

Not everyone will remember the early seventies four-wheel-drive version of the XY Falcon ute.