Performance Car Event News

Volkswagen’s SUV attack explained
VW’s vow to introduce five-new SUV models by 2018 last year is well on track

Ford revives iconic Le Mans livery for GT
Ford GT gets retro race-inspired paint scheme

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review
Freshly updated version of VW’s hot-hatch icon, driven

Nürburgring oil spill causes 10-car crash
You really don’t want to be at the ‘Ring when someone’s dropping fluids

Hyundai i30 N delayed until next year
South Korean marque informs motoring media of set-backs with hot hatch launch

Urgent recall issued for deadliest ‘Alpha’ Takata airbags
Owners of certain models vehicles built between 2001 and 2004 are urged to immediately replace airbags which have a 50 percent failure rate

Hyundai i30 N delayed
Hyundai’s i30 N performance flagship Australian launch pushed back to early 2018

Aston Martin Zagato Speedster and Shooting Brake Announced
Incredibly rare yet beautiful Zagato Aston Martins to be on roads by next year

2018 BMW X2 makes pre-launch public outing
BMW puts one over the spy-shot snappers by releasing its own pics of a garishly camouflaged X2

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance review
VW serves up a more varied diet of hot hatches to satiate the Aussie performance hunger

Holden to farewell Elizabeth plant with celebration cruise
Days before it closes its doors permanently, Holden will farewell the Elizabeth plant with a cruise

Holden vs Ford sales to be closest-ever in 2017
Trends show Ford might overtake Holden for overall brand sales in Oz

1963-67: The push for Australian-made
Holden pegs a production record for its most Aussie car yet, while the government encourages others to build vehicles here

Retro: 1965 Bizzarrini 5300 GT
A stunning gran turismo built by former Ferrari chief experimental engineer whose masterpiece was none other than the 250 GTO

2017 Holden Commodore SS Ute: 1st Place $0-$50K
Why must all good things come to an end?

Holden will host ‘goodbye cruise’ before factory closure
Before its factory closure, Holden will host a cruise to celebrate Aussie manufacturing

Skoda Kodiaq 4×4 132TSI quick review
Skoda’s biggest offering is also its most impressive

Sydney, Melbourne shape trials for robot cars
Two of Australia’s biggest cities will soon have semi-autonomous cars sharing the road with other drivers

One-off road-legal 1979 BMW M1 Procar
Restored M1 Procar made street-legal, envy ensues

2018 BMW M5 teased a week before debut
A 10-second video provides a fleeting glimpse of one of the most highly anticipated BMWs in years

51,326 Aussie cars still fitted with deadliest Takata airbag
Call for ‘critical’ recall of airbags with a 50 percent failure rate fitted to early 2000s BMW, Honda, Lexus, Nissan, and Toyota models

Elfin MS8 Streamliner 50th Anniversary: Classic MOTOR
The Aussie-built 340kW V8-powered lightweight that could sink supercars

Bigger line-up of hot VW Golfs on the way
Volkswagen reveal larger line-up of hot hatches, and with even hotter prices

2017 Frankfurt Motor Show: Pure-electric Mini set for global reveal
It’s not due until 2019, but Mini is about to give us a taste of what its all-electric Cooper will look like