WHEELS NEWS

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2019 Mazda MX-5 to muscle-up

Mid-life update will turn the wick for even more atmo joy

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Nobe’s delicious three-wheel-drive city scoot revealed

Proof that urban EVs don’t need to be dorky

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BMW opts out of adding diesel-engined X3 M Performance

The first X3 to wear an M Performance badge won’t have a diesel-powered sibling beside it in Australian showrooms

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Chrysler to be killed off by FCA this weekend – report

The automotive industry is abuzz with rumours that Chrysler could be shut down by FCA boss Sergio Marchionne

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2019 Audi Q8 teased as debut draws near

With Audi’s Q8 flagship SUV creeping ever closer to its global unveiling, the German manufacturer releases more teasers of its biggest, blingest tall boy

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Ford Fiesta RS is ‘wishful thinking’ says Ford Performance boss

It would seem reports of a Fiesta RS revival are too good to be true

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Revealed: The bulletproof Skoda Superb wagon

A fully armoured family wagon could be just the thing to connect a prime minister with the people

Industry

FCA’s Five-Year Report Card

FCA’s new five-year plan is due to be announced this week. We hold them to account on their last one

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Ford Performance puts power per litre predictions on the table

Head of Ford Performance in Europe says future performance cars will boast prodigious grunt

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McLaren blasts from zero to 15,000 in seven years

Skyrocketing sales put the Woking start-up in step with Sant’Agata in next to no time

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Brabham BT62’s Phillip Island secrets revealed

Clues hidden inside a video of the reborn Brabham racer hint at how much record-breaking potential it has

Motorsport

Will Power becomes Australia’s first Indy 500 winner

On its 102nd running, the Indianapolis 500 finally got a True Blue Aussie winner

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Supercars star in widening Takata recall

Another million vehicles, including Ferraris and McLarens, join an already long list of those lining up for a fix

Motorsport

Daniel Ricciardo victorious in Monaco F1 Grand Prix

The Honey Badger owns those streets now

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The race towards 1000 horsepower

Hybrid charge set to make huge power outputs the norm

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In Gear: This month’s pick of awesome gadgets

Our picks of the most awesome automotive-related gear we found this month

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Zenvo TSR-S crazy rear wing looks broken, isn’t

Video shows off full-tilt active aero of this 866kW Danish hypercar

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Burnouts in TV ads okay as long as Usain Bolt is in it, watchdog says

The world’s fastest man can stand and watch as a car rips mad skids, but a BMW i3 can’t win a drag race

Motorsport

Not-so robo: human drivers to compete in Roborace series after all

Roborace CEO Lucas di Grassi confirms human drivers will participate in Roborace events

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Self-driving cars will still crash with humans behind the wheel, study says

Carmakers are wrong to think they can hand back control of a self-driving car to a human when things go pear-shaped

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Audi e-tron GT to become flagship ‘sporty’ EV for Audi

Audi’s Tesla-attacking pure electric four-door luxury sedan will be “very sporty” when it enters production in three years

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Ready for launch: 2019 BMW X5 development nears completion

BMW says it will put the Sports in Sports Activity Vehicle and makes the next-generation X5 jump for joy during testing

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Three of the coolest cars from the Royal Wedding

There was some seriously interesting metal on show at the biggest nuptials of the year

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Kia Cerato GT warm hatch to benefit from i30 N program

How the Hyundai i30 N and short-lived Kia ProCeed GT are combining to provide Kia Australia with a proper, locally tuned warm hatch