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Volkswagen’s SUV attack explained

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

Ford GT Le Mans
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Ford revives iconic Le Mans livery for GT

Ford GT gets retro race-inspired paint scheme

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTi
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2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review

Freshly updated version of VW’s hot-hatch icon, driven

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Nürburgring oil spill causes 10-car crash

You really don’t want to be at the ‘Ring when someone’s dropping fluids

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Hyundai i30 N delayed until next year

South Korean marque informs motoring media of set-backs with hot hatch launch

TAKATA airbag recall
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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
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Hyundai i30 N delayed

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

Aston Martin Zagato Speedster
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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
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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
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2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance review

VW serves up a more varied diet of hot hatches to satiate the Aussie performance hunger

holden dream cruise
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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
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Holden vs Ford sales to be closest-ever in 2017

Trends show Ford might overtake Holden for overall brand sales in Oz

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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 5200 GT
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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 front
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2017 Holden Commodore SS Ute: 1st Place $0-$50K

Why must all good things come to an end?

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Holden will host ‘goodbye cruise’ before factory closure

Before its factory closure, Holden will host a cruise to celebrate Aussie manufacturing

Skoda Kodiaq 4x4 132TSI quick review
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Skoda Kodiaq 4×4 132TSI quick review

Skoda’s biggest offering is also its most impressive

Sydney, Melbourne shape trials for robot cars
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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

1979 BMW M1 Procar
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One-off road-legal 1979 BMW M1 Procar

Restored M1 Procar made street-legal, envy ensues

2018 BMW M5 teased a week before debut
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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 the most dangerous Takata airbag
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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

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Elfin MS8 Streamliner 50th Anniversary: Classic MOTOR

The Aussie-built 340kW V8-powered lightweight that could sink supercars

Volkswagen Polo GTI 7.5 Golf
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Bigger line-up of hot VW Golfs on the way

Volkswagen reveal larger line-up of hot hatches, and with even hotter prices

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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