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VIDEO: 5.0-litre V8 Supercar race engine spews fire on dyno
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VIDEO: 5.0-litre V8 Supercar race engine spews fire on dyno

The sound of a 5.0-litre V8 ripping through the gears on a dyno will fill your day with joy

More 180kW Volkswagen Golf GTI specials on the way
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More 180kW Volkswagen Golf GTI specials on the way

Volkswagen Golf GTI demand spawns more Mk 7.5 limited edition performance heroes into 2020

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Goodwood FoS 2017: embarrassing crashes and gaffes

Turns out the most powerful Porsche 911 yet, the GT2 RS, hasn’t nailed the art of the donut

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Neuville and Paddon go one-two for Hyundai in Poland

Neuville and Paddon go one-two for Hyundai in Poland after one of the most remarkable duels in WRC history

Porsche 911 GT2 RS – 515kW of rear-wheel-drive fury
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Porsche 911 GT2 RS – 515kW of rear-wheel-drive fury

The most powerful production 911 of all time dials everything to 11

Audi RS models to go rear drive?
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Audi RS models to go rear drive?

Audi Sport boss downplays Quattro’s role as RS rear-drive likelihood builds

Revealed: Tesla’s secret sales numbers
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Revealed: Tesla’s secret sales numbers

Recalls to fix electrical issues in Tesla’s battery-fuelled cars hint at its sales strength in Australia

Aston Martin DBR1 raced by Jack Brabham hits auction block
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Aston Martin DBR1 raced by Jack Brabham hits auction block

Aussie links to historic Aston racer that could come with a price tag soaring past $20m

Holden’s twin-turbo V6 race engine spied testing
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Holden’s twin-turbo V6 race engine spied testing

The engine which will replace the venerable 5.0-litre V8 in Supercars has its first shakedown

2017 Honda Civic Type R priced at $50,990, targets Focus RS
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2018 Honda Civic Type R priced at $50,990, targets Ford Focus RS

Honda takes aim at the Ford Focus RS with a dollar-for-dollar price match

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Fast money: McLaren posts its best result on record

Take a bow, Australia. You’ve helped kick-start McLaren’s ambitions of eventually selling 4500 cars globally

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2018 Range Rover Velar brings powerful new 2.0-litre engine

Brand new Range Rover will drop into Australian showrooms in October priced from $70,000

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Aston Martin Vulcan receives AMR Pro kit

More aero and shorter gearing for track-only hypercar

Inside Wheels July 2017, ON SALE NOW!
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Inside Wheels July 2017, ON SALE NOW!

Inside the July issue of Wheels we have our first taste of Hyundai’s upcoming i30 N hot hatch, Lamborghini’s Huracan Performante and more!

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BMW hints at shrinking showroom to help pay for future-car research

Steering wheels and engines in the crosshairs as BMW hunts down cost savings to help pay for EV push

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Aston Martin DB11 gets twin-turbo V8 heart

Downsized DB11 donk delivers 375kW and 675Nm of oomph

Ferrari 812 Superfast sold out for five years
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Ferrari 812 Superfast sold out for five years

Aussie demand for Ferrari’s soon-to-arrive V12 flagship is so high that its entire life-cycle allocation is already sold out, plus 50 percent.

Porsche 917 from Steve McQueen’s ‘Le Mans’ up for sale
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Porsche 917 from Steve McQueen’s ‘Le Mans’ up for sale

UPDATED: Iconic 917 racecar breaks records at auction as the most expensive Porsche ever sold

2018 Maserati GranTurismo improves a bit
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2018 Maserati GranTurismo updated, looks almost the same

Blink-and-you’ll-miss-’em changes to Maserati’s two-door coupe improve the breed – slightly

Jaguar XE SV Project 8 revealed
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Jaguar XE SV Project 8 revealed

All-paw 441kW track tearaway sheds the camo at last

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2018 Ford Ranger Raptor spied in the wild

A hardcore version of the next-gen Ford Ranger has been spied testing in the US, sparking fresh rumours of a Raptor variant

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Mercedes-AMG CLS53 to debut 320kW inline six hybrid powertrain

Benz source reveals ‘53’ moniker for electrically assisted AMG inline sixes, lays bare model plans

Jaguar’s XE SV Project 8 spied testing at Nurburgring
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Jaguar’s XE SV Project 8 spied testing at Nurburgring

Angriest Jaguar in years hits the Green Hell ahead of a very British reveal

Takata files for bankruptcy
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Takata files for bankruptcy

Troubled airbag company acquired for $1.6bn by Detroit-based airbag maker Key Safety