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What is the coolest ute of all time?

Gather around and hear eight impassioned pitches for which ute should take the crown for coolest of them all

Porsche Cayman GT4 and 911 Carrera
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The Porsche Cayman GT4 and 911 Carrera take on Australia’s greatest driving road

We pit the Porsche Cayman GT4 against what might be the only car capable of levelling with it – Porsche’s 992 Carrera – on Australia’s Alpine Ring

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Ram’s Ford Ranger rival’s secrets revealed

A new American dual-cab ute could be on its way to Australia

Australia's Cannonball Run
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Surfers Paradise to Perth at 142km/h – the story of Australia’s secret illegal race

In 1984 a pair of secret races had competitors blasting across the country at break-neck speeds. This is the true story of what happened.

Porsche 718 Cayman
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Why you’re wrong about the Porsche Boxster’s four-cylinder engine

Porsche purists turned their noses up at the Boxster’s turbocharged flat-four engine, but the man in charge reckons they’re wrong on that one

Mercedes-AMG SLS
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Tobias Moers’ most important AMGs

Tobias Moers is about to leave the top job at AMG, so we decided to look back at the products that define his legacy

2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
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Porsche boss admits they got the Cayman GT4’s gearbox wrong

Why the sky-high gearing, Porsche? The man in charge comes clean

Archive: Driving a left-hand drive Holden VT Commodore SS across America
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We drove a left-hook Commodore across America

Wind the clock back to ’98 and come for a cross country journey in possibly the most unique Holden Commodore in the world

How to break the Cannonball Run record
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These are the extreme lengths people will go to break the Cannonball Run record

A former Cannonball Run record holder explains exactly what you need to break the automotive world’s most illegal record

Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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Is the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 too big for Australia?

Are big Yank trucks worth considering or should you stick with your dual-cab?

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ performance tested
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Tested! The quickest dual-cab you can buy

Independent testing shows this pick-up will hassle hot hatch heroes

Holden motorsport heroes race down memory lane
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Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes reflect on their glory years with Holden

Holden’s motorsport heroes race down memory lane

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Why your car isn’t as safe as you think

Confusion over Australia’s car safety ratings system is putting drivers at risk

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Mazda almost put a V12 sedan into production

The greatest Japanese V12 you’ve never heard of, intended to power a BMW-bashing luxo sedan

Turbo Titans

How BorgWarner is putting F1 tech into road cars

A new era of turbocharging is upon us

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We find the best new tyre in our comprehensive tyre test

Forget carbon-ceramics and 10-pot calipers – what you really need is a good set of boots. See how our contenders shape up

Porsche 959 restomod by Canepa
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This Porsche 959 restomod by Canepa is stunning

Restomods can divide opinion. Here’s one that’s been done beautifully

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The BMW E39 M5 was the pinnacle for sports sedans

The perfect fusion of analogue and digital in a sporting sedan? Come in, red leader

Markus Flasch offers insight into BMW M division
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Don’t expect BMW to limit power figures

We sit down with the president of BMW’s M division and talk power, plans and purity. And submarines.

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Magnificent obsession: Ayrton Senna profile

On this day 26 years ago, Formula 1 lost what is arguably its greatest-ever driver. Let’s go back to 1988…

Mercedes-AMG A45 S vs Porsche 911 Carrera speed test
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Can the Mercedes-AMG A45 S keep up with a Porsche 911 Carrera?

We know it’s searingly rapid, but can a hot hatch really run with a sports car icon? We find out

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Rising from the rubble, Bentley creates a definitive grand tourer

Founded in the shadow of the greatest war, Bentley shares an unbreakable bond with this tragic era

AMG-A45 S rear
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What the hell is a ‘hyper hatch’, and should you care?

The 310kW Mercedes-AMG A45 S has made us wonder where this will all end

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The Mercedes-AMG A45 S should have muscle cars running scared

When it comes to straight-line performance, the AMG A45 S is not to be underestimated