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Renault Caterham Alpine
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Renault goes it alone on Alpine sports car

French car maker ends partnership with Caterham on shared two-door model

Daniel Ricciardo wins Canadian F1 Grand Prix
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Webber: Ricciardo the best in F1

Mark Webber ranks his Red Bull replacement as this year’s star performer

Nissan Gran Turismo 6 Concept
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Nissan’s virtual GT-R replacement

Digital introduction teases upcoming Nissan concept car

Mazda CX-9 interior
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Mazda promises noise breakthrough

New technology set to make next-generation Mazdas quieter

Ariel Atom police car
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Ariel Atom cop car

New police vehicles will make you think twice about driving dangerously

FPV GT-F 351 power figure
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Ford comes clean on V8 power

Final hot Falcon actually produces 404kW, not ‘just’ 351kW

Mazda CX-3
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Mazda to build smaller SUV

Insiders confirm Mazda 3-based CX-3 will be launched globally in 2015

Mazda FD RX-7
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Rotary lives on!

Mazda continues to develop out-of-production engine

Renault Twizy crash test
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Crash safety watchdog savages electric buggies

EuroNCAP testing shows serious flaws with small electric vehicles sweeping Europe

Subaru WRX Isle of Man TT record
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Scooby snacks on Isle of Man lap record

Tweaked Subaru WRX STI smashes IoM TT four-wheel lap record

MINI Cooper 5 Door
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Mini gives in to middle-age spread

Five-door Cooper provides more space for back-seat passengers

Mercedes-Benz hits Top 10 for sales
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Merc charges into the top 10

Luxury brand Mercedes-Benz makes Australia’s top 10 bestsellers list

Ford Hackathon
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Hackers at work so Ford can play

Aussie-made smartphone software to feature in Ford’s future line-up

Hyundai Veloster Midship Concept
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Hyundai takes the wraps off its ‘Veloster Midship’ Concept

Lightweight, mid-engine, turbocharged two-seater to wear the Hyundai badge

Lexus RC F Australian arrival
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Lexus RC coupe sets arrival date

Petrol V6 and ferocious V8 for new luxury coupe – but no hybrid

Porsche Macan
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Macan boosts Porsche

New Porsche SUV kicking goals even before it reaches showrooms

Holden VF Commodore recall
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More than 70,000 cars recalled

Recalls hit two of Australia’s most popular vehicles, the Holden Commodore and Hyundai ix35

Lamborghini Huracan police car
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Run, we dare you

When this Lamborghini police car appears in your mirrors, get away if you Huracan

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
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Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat unleashed

Range-topping Challenger set to stick it to Camaro ZL1 and Shelby GT500

Subaru WRX sets sales record
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Subaru WRX sets sales record

New-generation WRX posts record sales as buyers flock to autos

F1 crisis averted (we think)
Motorsport

F1 crisis averted (we think)

The 2010 grand prix grid could be fuller than a NSW State school if all the teams that have entered actually turn up.

Webber wins!
Motorsport

Webber wins!

The Aussie anthem plays at the German Grand Prix for a victorious Mark Webber.

Briscoe edges Dixon by 0.0077sec in Chicagoland Indy thriller
Motorsport

Briscoe edges Dixon by 0.0077sec in Chicagoland Indy thriller

How close can you go?

US Mail: The consequences of GM's actions
Industry

Meltdown in Motown

It was once the engine room of America and the car-building capital of the world. Now Detroit is in danger of stalling … permanently. How did it come to this and what will become of the Big Three?