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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster spy pics
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster spy pics

The story of the Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster unfolds – thanks to a fabric roof – later next year

Jack Brabham with the Brabham BT23C-1 car
Motorsport

Brabham cars to become rolling tribute at Goodwood

Jack Brabham will be honoured at the upcoming Goodwood Revival in the UK

Volkswagen Group
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Volkswagen global sales win helps move on from ‘Dieselgate’

Volkswagen Group has topped the global sales chart for the first half of 2016 despite a dip in sales of VW-badged passenger vehicles

Koenigsegg Owners Tour
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Koenigsegg owners club holds world’s most epic road-trip

A tenth of the cars ever produced by Koenigsegg come together for a blat through the Scandinavian countryside.

2016 Honda NSX
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2016 Honda NSX hybrid supercar to wear $420,000 price tag in Australia

Australia’s first hybrid supercar, the Honda NSX, will wear a gargantuan price sticker on its windshield when the first cars start arriving in local dealerships in November

Kia Niro concept
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Hyundai and Kia to launch small SUV assault in 2017

Korea’s largest automakers will throw their hats into the small SUV segment before the end of next year

Lewis Hamilton wins the German Grand Prix
Motorsport

Hamilton wins German Grand Prix as Rosberg cops mid-race penalty

Rosberg falls short in his home GP as Hamilton stamps his authority on the 2016 F1 World Championship title bid

Lamborghini Huracan Aero Kit
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New Lamborghini Huracán aero kit adds aesthetic oomph

Lamborghini has announced a race-inspired aerodynamic kit for its Huracán supercar that’s more about looks than extra performance

Final Ford ute
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Falcon ute bows out two months ahead of Ford manufacturing shut-down

A significant chapter in Australian motoring history and a shining example of design ingenuity gets a full-stop as the final Ford ute rolls of the line at Broadmeadows

VW Golf GTI 40 Years: Manual gearbox coming; already gone
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VW Golf GTI 40 Years: Manual gearbox coming; already gone

Got your heart set one of the limited edition Veedub Golf GTI 40 Years edition with a manual ‘box? The odds are it’s already too late

Porsche pulls plug on hybrid 911
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Porsche pulls plug on hybrid 911

Porsche 911 boss August Achleitner says he prefers an all-or-nothing approach to electric sports cars

Porsche confirms ‘emotional’ manual option for next-gen 911
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Porsche confirms ‘emotional’ manual option for next-gen 911

Porsche 911 product director August Achleitner has finally confirmed that a manual transmission will continue to be an option. For now…

Warren Entsch grey import laws
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Entsch says changes to grey import laws are ‘dead’

Liberal MP says fight to crush planned changes to parallel import laws for cars is about to get started

Ford Falcon Forza Horizon
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Ford Falcon FG X XR8 lives on in virtual game

Forza Horizon developer announces more Aussie motoring legends will form part of the popular computer game’s headline cast

Honda NSX
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Porsche datalogger dobs Honda in

How Porche’s tell-all datalogger left Honda’s NSX development team red faced.

Porsche Panamera
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2017 Porsche Panamera could be world’s fastest luxury sedan

Second-gen Panamera billed as the world’s fastest luxury ‘sedan’

McLaren F1 supercar
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McLaren boss denies second-gen F1 supercar plans

McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt quashes speculation of a new F1 supercar interation, but as Mike Duff notes, it what Flewitt didn’t say that’s keeping everyone crossing their fingers

Ford Australia ute
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Ford dismisses ‘final ute’ pictures

Ford denies the last Falcon ute is already being built at Broadmeadows, despite pictures doing the rounds on social media

Kia GT
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Video: Kia GT laps the Nurburgring

Shakedown test of Kia’s all new rear-wheel drive sedan caught on film

Court approves Volkswagen Dieselgate settlement in the US
Industry

Volkswagen locks in cost of US Dieselgate fix

US court gives its tick to Volkswagen’s compensation plan that will give American owners up to $13,000 each

Jaguar F-Type
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Fast Jaguars and Land Rovers to reportedly use BMW V8s

The Brits could be turning to German V8s again, with reports suggesting BMW will supply engines to Jaguar Land Rover.

Mercedes-AMG GT
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Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster revealed in leaked product map

According to leaked docs, a drop-top version of the Mercedes-AMG GT supercar will be among nine new models to go on sale in 2017.

Shane van Gisbergen
Motorsport

Shane van Gisbergen leads Australasian assault on Spa 24 Hours

Van Gisbergen to lead the charge in world’s biggest GT endurance race; the 24 Hours of Spa.

McLaren P1 EV
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McLaren starts work on fully electric prototype

McLaren starts work on EV prototype and gives more details of future downsized engine