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Toyota 86 Launch
HYPE can crush a car as quickly as it creates it. But even the extreme level of anticipation ahead of the launch of Toyota’s 86 couldn’t overshadow this driver’s car revelation.
This is your new top-of-the-line Mercedes Benz
Mercedes’ flagship car — the SLS AMG — is soon to be dead. But don’t think for a second that the car boffins of Stuttgart would leave us without a fire-breathing, tire-shredding Ferrari and Lamborghini rival to fawn over — because here is its replacement: the SLS AMG GT.
Mercedes-Benz’s new seven seater: 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds
If you’re not having enough trouble with young children being sick in the back of your car then perhaps the new Mercedes GL63 AMG is what you need.
When cars and guitars collide
Many guitar amps come with wheels, though not usually of the alloy variety. But that’s all changed with the new Volkswagen Beetle Fender Edition.
$36 million Ferrari becomes world’s most expensive car
Lately it seems like a classic Ferrari is being sold at a record breaking price every week. Here we are at the start of a new week and, sure enough, here’s another ridiculously expensive Ferrari — a 1962 250 GTO which is now officially the world’s most expensive car.
The 10 ugliest concept cars ever
The 10 ugliest concept cars ever
Cars driven by rock stars
Cars driven by rock stars
Diamond paint is car-bling to end all car-bling
Well that’s it. The world must finally have gone crazy as a company is offering to coat your car from bonnet to boot in 100 per cent pure diamonds.
Ferrari pays tribute to Eric Clapton with SP12 EC
Ferrari has built a special new model in homage to one of its most loyal customers — legendary blues guitarist Eric Clapton.
BMW Zagato Coupe revealed
BMW has debuted an amazing road-ready coupe show car built in association with legendary Italian styling house Zagato. The BMW Zagato Coupe debuted this weekend at the posh Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este car show in Italy.
The most annoying car features ever
The most annoying car features ever
Celebrities who moonlight as racing drivers
Celebrities who moonlight as racing drivers
Renault Alpine A 110-50 Concept debuts at Monaco
Renault always likes to make a fuss at the Monaco Grand Prix, but this year it’s really pulled out something special: this is the Renault Alpine A 110-50 Concept, a rolling 295kW tribute to the legendary Alpine A 110 Berlinette.
Driving laws you may not know you’re breaking
We Aussies are brilliant drivers with an unassailable knowledge of the road rules. Well, that’s what we tell ourselves and anyone else who asks. But do you really know the road rules as well as you think?
MOTOR MAGAZINE: BMW M hits the big 4-O
Far from the trauma of a mid-life crisis, BMW’s M (for Motorsport) division is proudly celebrating four decades of high-performance road and racing cars wearing the now famous single letter badge.
Porsche’s hybrid Ferrari-killer revealed
Porsche has released another batch of official 918 Spyder prototype pictures — this time with complete bodywork and ultra-cool 917 racing car inspired camouflage. It’s also confirmed the 566kW super-hybrid is still gunning for 3.0L/100km.
How to outsmart car thieves
Not everyone owns — or can afford — super-safe cars. And with the latest data showing that a vehicle is stolen every ten minutes in Australia and one in every 120 households fall victim to vehicle theft, it helps to know some rudimentary ways in which you can prevent your car from being broken into and stolen.
Fastest MINI ever announced
MINI has announced a new version of the MINI John Cooper Works GP special edition, which will go on sale later this year in limited edition form. Said to be the fastest MINI ever built, production of the new John Cooper Works GP will be limited to 2,000 cars, revealed the brand, as it unveils the car publically at the MINI United festival in France this weekend.
BMW 3 Series Touring revealed
BMW has revealed the new 3 Series Touring station wagon version of the highly acclaimed new F30 3 Series range. BMW is already claiming the new model, which goes on sale later in 2012, “sets the benchmark in this segment” for load capacity and practicality.
The Ultimate Aston Martin launched in Australia
The Aston Martin DBS Ultimate is one last hurrah for the British manufacturer’s flagship model before it is succeeded by something newer, faster and stronger. And Aussies can now get in on the limited edition action as it’s just been launched locally.
Amazing flying hovercraft for sale
If you don’t want one of these flying hovercrafts then there’s no other way to say this: you are lying.
Project Hexapod: The six-legged spider-car called Stompy
This is Stompy: he’s a six-legged robot — or hexapod — that holds two passengers and is completely drivable thanks to a 99kW six-cylinder LPG-powered forklift engine.
Bike made from saucepan set to reach 160km/h
Former world champion cyclist Graeme Obree is set on breaking the world speed record for a human-powered vehicle. But he has a strange way of going about it — he’s built a bike out of an old burnt saucepan set.
US bank gives free Mercedes to customers
A bank in the US is giving out free Mercedes cars to its customers — if they deposit at least $1 million.
