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Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S: Fastest GTI ever sets Nurburgring record

The Volkswagen Golf GTI has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special limited edition that has set the lap record for a front-wheel-drive car around Germany’s famous Nurburgring circuit.

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Top 10 most popular vehicles in Australia, April 2016

The Hyundai i30 is Australia’s most popular car for a second consecutive month – helped by a generous $19,990 driveaway deal that saves buyers thousands of dollars.

Mustang helps Ford outsell Holden in April
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April VFACTS new-car sales: Ford beats Holden for first time since 1999

Shock result for Holden as Hyundai cements third place courtesy of its cut-price i30 hatchback

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Dieselgate: VW presentation outlined cheats in 2006, says report

New York Times report claims a decade-old tech report blew the lid on VW’s emissions cheat secrets

Volkswagen announces 228kW Golf GTI Clubsport S
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Volkswagen announces 228kW Golf GTI Clubsport S

Most powerful GTI ever planned for May introduction

2017 Volkswagen CrossBlue large SUV spy pics
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2017 Volkswagen CrossBlue large SUV spy pics

Volkswagen will woo seven-seater buyers with this one, expected late next year as a 2018 model

MPS badge could help Mazda with premium push
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MPS badge could help Mazda with premium push

Buyer shift towards premium models may sharpen the pencils for Mazda’s business case to revive the MPS badge in Australia

Opinion

What cars should celebrities drive?

If celebrities were cars, would they all be super sexy sporty things, or would some of them turn out to be mundane, or boring, or green?

Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years price revealed
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Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years price revealed

Fastest Golf GTI ever to land at $49K

VFACTS new vehicles sales report March 2016
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VFACTS new vehicles sales report March 2016

New-car sales pace slows slightly in March as we cross the quarter-million mark

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Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years: faster anniversary model from $48,990

The most powerful Volkswagen Golf GTI yet will cost from $48,990 when it arrives in June.

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Highway patrol police cars could be SUVs

High performance SUVs on highway patrol hit list to replace Aussie V8 pursuit cars.

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A Mercedes-AMG GLE63 SUV is Australia’s fastest police car

“Prioritise safety over leather seats and shiny wheels” say Victoria Police driving a Mercedes-AMG SUV.

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Top 10 selling passenger cars in Australia, February 2016

We take a look at the top selling passenger cars in Australia so far this year.

2016 Geneva Motor Show: Volkswagen T-Cross Breeze revealed
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2016 Geneva Motor Show: Volkswagen T-Cross Breeze revealed

Look out, Mazda CX-3. Wolfsburg aims to be hot on your trail with the production version of the T-Cross Breeze

Buyers hit the new-car accelerator in February
Industry

VFACTS new vehicles sales report February 2016

Toyota Corolla nudges out the Mazda 3 in February’s sales race to regain bestseller title

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport coming to Australia
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Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport coming to Australia

195kW front-drive hot-hatch gets green light and new name

Golf GTI vs V40 T5 vs 308 GT vs Giulietta QV
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Golf GTI vs V40 T5 vs 308 GT vs Giulietta QV

What do you buy if you don’t want a Golf?

Audi S1 vs Volkswagen Golf R
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Audi S1 vs Volkswagen Golf R

S1 and Golf-R battle in an all-claw dust-up

Bang For Your Bucks 2015 – $50-100,000
Best Value Performance Cars

Bang For Your Bucks 2015: $50-100K

The trope quality over quantity has never been more apt. There may only be eight contenders in the $50-100K category, but it’s a world-class field.

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Best Value Performance Cars

$50-100K: Volkswagen Golf R #4

Master of all trades

Top 10 New Private Imports
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Top 10 New Private Imports

As the government permits private import of new cars from 2018, we rush to name the top performance models to bring to Oz

2016 Holden Commodore SS-V Redline VF Series II
Industry

Aussie cars slump in January car sales

A record sales in month in January hasn’t been kind to Australia’s own

Advice

Best convertibles under $50K

Enjoy the Hollywood lifestyle without the A-list price in a stylish and affordable drop top