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SCOOP! New Commodore revealed
We lift the lid on Holden’s plans for VEII
BMW releases official camouflage shots of new X3
Reports of a long-awaited successor to the current-generation BMW X3 have been circulating for some time
Bob Lutz returns, Commodore does not
Rumours that the New GM will resurrect the Pontiac G8-Holden Commodore in the States are unfortunately untrue, with Vice Chairman Lutz admitting the RWD sedan is ‘not viable’.
Hybrid wars
Toyota has hit back on home soil with its new Prius as the gloss comes off Honda’s Insight.
Centre punch
Mazda 3’s chief designer explains to John Carey why the essence of the new car, both inside and out, is firmly focused dead centre.
Five star Zonda R
Five lucky squillionaires will get the chance to own the ultimate Pagani: the Zonda Cinque.
Broken dreams
Part junkyard, part art gallery, part homage to Aussie ingenuity, Flynn’s wreckers in Cooma, NSW, is a place where classic metal now rusts in peace.
An ice way to travel: drifting an Audi at Mt Hotham
Driving sideways on snow is more fun that you’d think, once you’ve been shown how
Rear wheel Lambo is Balboni special
LEAKED! Pictures of a Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 have made their way onto the ‘net, and it turns out to be a tribute edition to Lambo’s long time test driver.
Porsche’s provocative Panamera
Ed Ged Bulmer travels to Bimmer country for the launch of the four-seat technical wunderkind.
When Hitler ran the Silver Arrows
Adolf didn’t know much about understeer and oversteer but he knew how success by German companies in motor sport could be used to promote the idea of Nazi superiority.
The Ultimate Motorsport Coffee Table Book
Awesome quality is a claim that’s easy to justify.
BOOK REVIEW: In Control by Bob Watson
Wato has done it all. Now he’s writing about it.
Speedway’s deadly decade
Speedway racing in Australia exacted a tragic toll on drivers and riders in the 1960s. A just-launched book captures some of the high-flying drama.
Lexus banks on hybrids
Japanese premium car maker says to forget diesels and biofuels; the longer term future is hybrid technology.
Prius vs Insight (again)
Maybe it’s not quite the automotive equivalent of Ali vs Frazier, but the showdown between the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight hybrids nevertheless is the talk of Japan right now.
Rare 4WD Falcon honoured by Trax
Not everyone will remember the early seventies four-wheel-drive version of the XY Falcon ute.
Perfecting the pony
Wheels’ US correspondent John Lamm tests 599 Fiorano’s superior handling package.
Hummer, Chinese style
GM has announced the potential buyer for its Hummer brand.
Design accolade for VE Sportwagon
Holden’s slick Sportwagon takes out the 2009 Wheels Automotive Design Award.
Blood brothers – GT-R R32 v GT-R R35
Mark Skaife was instrumental in creating the legend of the original R32 Godzilla. Who better, then, to compare it with the current R35 beast-master?
Honda Aussie Racing Car
No V8 supercars for Honda, but it may dive into Aussie Racing Cars.
Gran Turismo is go
BMW has confirmed what we already knew – that the 5 Series Gran Turismo is no longer a concept.
Fast, fun, frugal – Nine car comparo
Want performance but don’t want to bleed big bucks at the bowser? We rounded up nine hotties that sprint but don’t slurp, then pointed them atboth track and servo forecourt…
