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Holden completes $15.9 million upgrade for Lang Lang Proving Ground

Fresh asphalt and high-tech emissions testing facilities ensure Australian proving ground retains global importance

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Holden boosts jobs, helps secure future with GM investment

GM reveals plan to transform its Aussie outpost into an R&D hub for electric and autonomous cars

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2019 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe spotted

Prototype BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe snapped in public wearing light disguise

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Aston Martin to build 25 James Bond-spec DB5s

The movie-inspired cars will cost $4.8m each but you do get a bunch of Q’s gadgets

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One-off Ford Mustang Bullitt to be sold for charity

Special paint makes this ‘Stang one of a kind

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Bugatti announces new corner-carving hypercar

The ultra-rich now have a new way to go ultra-fast for an equally eye-watering price

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Ferrari’s most successful Le Mans racer is up for sale

Maranello didn’t realise the chassis had won the greatest endurance race on earth twice until recently

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2019 Ford Focus ST going 2.3-litre turbo, manual-only: report

ST variant to be the final combustion-only performance-orientated Ford Focus

Everything we know about the right-hook Chevrolet Camaro
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Everything we know about the right-hook Chevrolet Camaro

Chevrolet Camaros will begin appearing in Aussie showrooms soon

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BMW 3 Series prototype review: the magic is back!

First taste of all-new G20 hints BMW’s once-brilliant mid-sizer is poised to reclaim its driver’s car crown

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Official BMW Z4 press photos leaked

Don’t bother with Pebble Beach. The goods have loosed the corral already

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2019 Hyundai Kona Electric confirmed for Australia

Kona Electric joining the local battery powered carpark as early as this year

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Buyer of world’s first Mustang nearly sold it for scrap

Customer car #1 is worth more than $500k now, but it almost went to the crusher

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2018 Chevrolet Camaro Australian power figures confirmed

HSV has officially confirmed exact power figures for locally converted Camaros

Fernando Alonso quits Formula 1
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Fernando Alonso quits Formula 1

Two-time world champ signs off from motorsport’s premier category after 17 seasons as a driver

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World’s leading car share service sizing up Australian market

First of its kind ‘free-floating’ car share service making inroads on an Aussie launch

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BMW Z4 leaked on Instagram in production form

Social media post blows the lid on Munich’s new roadster

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Ford to cull vehicle platforms to just five

From 30 global platforms to nine, and from nine to five, Ford is to reduce its platform count further in an attempt to save $34 billion

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Felipe Massa planning Olympic go karts

CIK-FIA president Felipe Massa developing electric kart series for 2024 Olympic Games

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Lotus set to receive A$2.6bn cash injection

Geely’s plans to turn Lotus into credible Porsche and Ferrari rival

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Australian breakthrough brings hydrogen vehicles closer

CSIRO technology solves hydrogen infrastructure hurdle in Hyundai Nexo, Toyota Mirai refuelling demo

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Get ready for a Toyota Corolla hot hatch

Momentum is building for a performance-oriented version of Toyota’s fresh new Corolla – and odds are high it’ll come our way

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Banzai! Three cars put the toy back into Toyota: Wheels magazine preview – August 2018

Did someone say exciting Corolla? Does the name Supra ring a bell? Toyota gets its mojo back with hardware designed to make you grin. That and more in the August issue on shelves now

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Suburban 30km/h zones now a reality

The precedent to further reduce speed limits in Aussie urban areas has been set