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2019 Audi Q8 revealed

Audi’s flagship SUV has arrived wearing new looks that will sweep through the Q-badged range

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2018 Alpine A110 confirms pricing, trio of variants

Alpine will launch with three specifications in Australia – the limited-run Australian Premiere Edition, the Pure and the Legende

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Porsche 919 Evo spotted at flat chat on the Nurburgring

It’s on. Porsche is aiming to eclipse Stefan Bellof’s outright lap record of the Green Hell

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VFACTS May 2018: Ford Mustang outselling Holden’s ZB Commodore

Holden Commodore drops out of the top 20 list as passenger cars generally fall out of favour

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Porsche to clip showroom as it struggles to meet EU emissions deadline

A tight European deadline promoting cleaner engines will force a temporary cut to the number of Porsche models on sale in the region

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Ferrari developing EV powertrain with 2.0sec 0-100km/h

The wheels are already turning towards Maranello’s electrified future

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Chrysler brand to live on, but not as we know it

FCA boss Sergio Marchionne reinvents Chrysler as its specialist autonomy and people movers brand

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2019 BMW Z4 to gain M-powered makeover

BMW has confirmed a M40i-badged version of the Z4 will top the range … once it is revealed in full

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Jaguar Land Rover electric cars to go only AWD

Single-motor electric vehicles are a “lame duck”, Jaguar’s head of product development says

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GM boss bins Corvette pace car at Detroit GP

Concrete wall rudely curtails former Holden chief Mark Reuss’ drifting heroics

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Alfa confirms supercoupe… and surprises with supercar plan

Mid-engined 8c, GTV supercoupe to form the core of Alfa Romeo’s revival over the next five years

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2019 Mazda MX-5 to muscle-up

Mid-life update will turn the wick for even more atmo joy

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Nobe’s delicious three-wheel-drive city scoot revealed

Proof that urban EVs don’t need to be dorky

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BMW opts out of adding diesel-engined X3 M Performance

The first X3 to wear an M Performance badge won’t have a diesel-powered sibling beside it in Australian showrooms

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Chrysler to be killed off by FCA this weekend – report

The automotive industry is abuzz with rumours that Chrysler could be shut down by FCA boss Sergio Marchionne

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2019 Audi Q8 teased as debut draws near

With Audi’s Q8 flagship SUV creeping ever closer to its global unveiling, the German manufacturer releases more teasers of its biggest, blingest tall boy

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Ford Fiesta RS is ‘wishful thinking’ says Ford Performance boss

It would seem reports of a Fiesta RS revival are too good to be true

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Revealed: The bulletproof Skoda Superb wagon

A fully armoured family wagon could be just the thing to connect a prime minister with the people

Industry

FCA’s Five-Year Report Card

FCA’s new five-year plan is due to be announced this week. We hold them to account on their last one

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Ford Performance puts power per litre predictions on the table

Head of Ford Performance in Europe says future performance cars will boast prodigious grunt

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McLaren blasts from zero to 15,000 in seven years

Skyrocketing sales put the Woking start-up in step with Sant’Agata in next to no time

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Brabham BT62’s Phillip Island secrets revealed

Clues hidden inside a video of the reborn Brabham racer hint at how much record-breaking potential it has

Motorsport

Will Power becomes Australia’s first Indy 500 winner

On its 102nd running, the Indianapolis 500 finally got a True Blue Aussie winner

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Supercars star in widening Takata recall

Another million vehicles, including Ferraris and McLarens, join an already long list of those lining up for a fix