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Aussie muscle cheaper in the UK!

Australia’s most powerful car, the new 430kW HSV GTS, will be sold cheaper in the United Kingdom than it is at home.

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A BMW…ute!?

No this isn’t a joke. What you’re looking at really is a BMW X5 utility.

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Audi kills R8 e-tron supercar

Iron man has one, but it looks like production of Audi’s R8 e-tron could be limited to just one unit, after the company announced it will no longer build the electric supercar.

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Electric Merc smashes record

Mercedes-Benz has shattered the record at the Nurburgring for an electric car.

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Older women Australia’s ‘greenest’ drivers

Women who are aged 50+ are officially Australia’s most environmentally friendly drivers, a new study has found.

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The $3 million motor home

Hate flying but need to cover long distances? Then this is the motor home for you.

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Ford Mustang lands NFS movie role

Ford has landed a major movie role, with its new Mustang Shelby GT500 to star in the upcoming movie adaptation of the popular video game Need For Speed.

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Total recall

Volkswagen’s embarrassing product recall has spread. Wheels can confirm that VW company cousins Audi and Skoda will have to recall thousands of vehicles due to a gearbox problem.

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Ford wraps up custom commercials

Ford in the USA has created an online graphics tool that allows prospective commercial vehicle customers to overlay their company design, and get a quote for a vinyl wrap of their artwork prior to purchase.

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Kia’s Frankfurt hero is Niro

Kia has taken the wraps off a sinister new concept, developed for this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show (Sept. 12-22), called Niro.

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Bolt’s golden GT-R to Aussie auction bidder

One of two gold Nissan GT-Rs made for Olympic gold-medallist Usain Bolt, has been delivered to its Melbourne owner, after he paid $US187,100 for the eye-popping car in a charity auction late last year.

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Abarth’s fifty year tribute to iconic ‘595’

Fiat’s performance arm, Abarth, is marking the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of its original Abarth 595, with a tribute version, based on the current, re-born Fiat 500.

Meet Caterham’s vision for its future car range – the all new AeroSeven concept.
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Caterham AeroSeven concept revealed!

Meet Caterham’s vision for its future car range – the all new AeroSeven concept.

Forget the Peel P50, there’s a new king of the tiny automobile – everyone meet the world’s smallest car.
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Meet the ultimate muscle car mash up – the Equus Bass 770

This is what you get when you jam the world’s greatest muscle cars into a blender, add an extra dose of ‘all-American patriotism’, and hit ‘Churn’.

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Infighting tears through Australian Motoring party

Civil war is threatening to undermine the unexpected success of the Australian Motoring enthusiast Party

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BMW’s new model goes topless

Want a BMW 4 Series with a million miles of headroom? Here it is – the new 4 Series convertible.

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Alfa 4C scorches the ‘Ring

It’s getting rave reviews around the globe, but now we have numerical proof Alfa’s sexy new 4C isn’t just a pretty face.

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Bugatti’s third legend revealed!

Bugatti has ripped the covers off the third instalment in its ‘Legends’ series – this one dedicated to double Targa Florio champ and former head of Bugatti’s motorsport arm, Meo Costantini.

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Gorgeous Maserati Bora concept

We reckon this mid-engined Maserati Bora concept is pretty much perfect in every way, expect one – it doesn’t exist.

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FPV is dead; long live the V8!

Ford Performance Vehicles is dead but the XR8 returns. Good and bad news for performance fans as Ford shuffles its V8 line-up.

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BMW confirms front-wheel drive for Oz

Bavarian Benz B-Class basher confirmed for late 2014 Australian launch

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Arabia’s latest thoroughbred to trot out 1000 horsepower

Dubai-based manufacturer W Motors has unveiled its 745kW SuperSport

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Virtual AMG racer points to SLS replacement

MERCEDES-Benz has released images of its PlayStation 3 Gran Turismo 6 star, the AMG Vision Gran Turismo, and there’s a strong hint that the real SLS replacement, due late in 2014, lurks beneath the digital car’s wild exterior.

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Honda Vezel: new baby SUV has high hopes

Honda has joined the baby SUV market with this — the all-new Vezel