WHEELS NEWS
Renault goes it alone on Alpine sports car
French car maker ends partnership with Caterham on shared two-door model
Webber: Ricciardo the best in F1
Mark Webber ranks his Red Bull replacement as this year’s star performer
Nissan’s virtual GT-R replacement
Digital introduction teases upcoming Nissan concept car
Mazda promises noise breakthrough
New technology set to make next-generation Mazdas quieter
Ariel Atom cop car
New police vehicles will make you think twice about driving dangerously
Ford comes clean on V8 power
Final hot Falcon actually produces 404kW, not ‘just’ 351kW
Mazda to build smaller SUV
Insiders confirm Mazda 3-based CX-3 will be launched globally in 2015
Rotary lives on!
Mazda continues to develop out-of-production engine
Crash safety watchdog savages electric buggies
EuroNCAP testing shows serious flaws with small electric vehicles sweeping Europe
Scooby snacks on Isle of Man lap record
Tweaked Subaru WRX STI smashes IoM TT four-wheel lap record
Mini gives in to middle-age spread
Five-door Cooper provides more space for back-seat passengers
Merc charges into the top 10
Luxury brand Mercedes-Benz makes Australia’s top 10 bestsellers list
Hackers at work so Ford can play
Aussie-made smartphone software to feature in Ford’s future line-up
Hyundai takes the wraps off its ‘Veloster Midship’ Concept
Lightweight, mid-engine, turbocharged two-seater to wear the Hyundai badge
Lexus RC coupe sets arrival date
Petrol V6 and ferocious V8 for new luxury coupe – but no hybrid
Macan boosts Porsche
New Porsche SUV kicking goals even before it reaches showrooms
More than 70,000 cars recalled
Recalls hit two of Australia’s most popular vehicles, the Holden Commodore and Hyundai ix35
Run, we dare you
When this Lamborghini police car appears in your mirrors, get away if you Huracan
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat unleashed
Range-topping Challenger set to stick it to Camaro ZL1 and Shelby GT500
Subaru WRX sets sales record
New-generation WRX posts record sales as buyers flock to autos
Formula One plan for expansion
A 26-car grid and a 40 million pound budget cap endorsed – and no mid-race refuelling – from next season onwards.
The biggest motor sports event in Australia
… and it’s not the Bathurst 1000 or the grand prix. Though that depends how motor sporting events are measured. Is nearly 600 machines enough?
Tander’s comeback
Leanne Tander will continue her part-time Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series campaign at Sandown next weekend in preparation for this year’s V8 Supercar enduros.
GM posts second-biggest loss in operating history
The news does not get better from Detroit… Peter McKay reports on the latest figures and losses.
