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Audi to stop developing new petrol and diesel powered engines

The German brand will cease research and development of ‘new’ internal combustion engines, though will continue to update its existing cache

Events

2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S takes on the MOTOR Shootout

Can the quickest car we’ve ever timed in a straight line also make an impression on track? We strap Karl Reindler into the hot seat to find out

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2022 Peugeot 308 revealed, Australian launch confirmed

Peugeot’s upmarket new 308 hatch has been unveiled, and an Australian debut is set for early in 2022

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Vale Sabine Schmitz (1969-2021)

Andy Enright pays a personal tribute to the Queen of the Nürburgring

2021 Skyactiv ST-Line N-Line ZR
Comparisons

Hatch attack: Mazda 3 Skyactiv X v Ford Focus ST-Line v Hyundai i30 N-Line v Toyota Corolla ZR

The small car world’s hottest offerings this side of a GTI badge face off against the Mazda 3 Skyactiv-X tech-whizz

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Toyota Aygo X Prologue concept hints at rugged crossover for 2022

Toyota will soon have a new-generation Aygo for Europe, except this time it’ll be a compact SUV

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BMW i4 electric sedan revealed, Australian reservations now open

BMW’s next new electric car has been revealed, in the form of the i4. Think of the 4 Series Gran Coupe, but electric.

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2022 Peugeot 308 revealed in leaked marketing images

Leaked official images of a plug-in hybrid Mk3 Peugeot 308 show its elegant sculpted lines in full

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Fiat wants to pay European 500 owners cryptocurrency for driving efficiently

Trading lead feet for cold, hard KiriCoin

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Jaguar Land Rover kills COVID with climate control

In-car air purification system reportedly kills up to 97 per cent of viruses and germs

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Mercedes-Benz Australia increases prices of local vehicles

Most recent increase is the third time in 13 months that Mercedes has jacked up its local RRPs

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New performance Bentley Continental GT Speed due next week

Bentley is set to unveil its most performance-focused model in its 101-year history next week

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Porsche taking over Bugatti, collaborating with Rimac

We can only imagine what the two carmakers would create

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2022 BMW iX Australian specification revealed

BMW’s next generation of electric vehicles will arrive on scene in late 2021 in a two-strong line-up

Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2021: the track test

Records are demolished in the fastest and most powerful PCOTY field ever

Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2021: the road test

The Victorian high country provides the 2021 PCOTY field with the perfect real-world test

EV TAX
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Victoria goes ahead with contentious EV tax

Victoria has followed South Australia down the path of electric vehicle taxation with NSW likely to follow

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Upcoming Land Rover Defender 130 imagined in new rendering

Very accurate renderings give strong impressions of unreleased Defender 130

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Honda to close-out S660 production with Version Z special edition

Production of Honda’s cutesy S660 kei car is coming to an end, but not before a final swansong sees out the nameplate

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MG Marvel R electric SUV revealed

The Marvel R, a new electric vehicle based on the HS SUV, is our next look at MG’s electric revolution

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Teased again: Toyota’s X Prologue EV will be unveiled in April

Toyota will preview its first-ever electric car at the Shanghai Motor Show

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Gordon Murray Automotive shows off bare carbon T.50 prototype on track

Video shows spiritual successor to the McLaren F1 taking to Top Gear’s track for maiden test

Performance COTY

All the crazy numbers from Performance Car of the Year 2021

PCOTY returns landmark numbers, geek out on all of it here

2021 MOTOR PCOTY 4th place Ford Fiesta ST
Performance COTY

Ford Fiesta ST bounds into 4th at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY

Baby hot hatch grows into a giant killer