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Toyota BMW partnership spurred by Supra purists
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Toyota, BMW partnership spurred by Supra purists

Chief engineer says feedback from Supra fans shaped the BMW partnership decision

2018 HSV SportsCat makes its first pitch at buyers
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2018 HSV SportsCat makes its first pitch at buyers

It’s nail guns at 20 paces as HSV launches a TV campaign to separate cashed-up tradies from fistloads of their hard-earned

2018 F1 GP Program
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2018 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix official program

Pick up your copy today for only $17.50 at participating stores

2019 Ford Fiesta ST taps Focus RS for its limited-slip diff
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2019 Ford Fiesta ST taps Focus RS for its limited-slip diff

Expect a huge performance boost from Ford’s next-gen baby hot hatch as it adds a heap of mechanical and software enhancements

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Mercedes-Benz adds Thai production base for electric cars

A new battery factory opens the door to Thai-built, Benz-badged plug-in hybrid and electric cars reaching out for export markets, including potentially Australia

Volkswagen rubbishes AAA dieselgate fix study
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Volkswagen rubbishes AAA dieselgate fix study

Volkswagen Australia responds to AAA study which claims post-dieselgate fix VWs use more fuel

Ferrari could reforge the legendary 250 GTO
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Ferrari could reforge the legendary 250 GTO

Ferrari mulls the continuation movement with ultra-rare 250 GTO pencilled for reproduction

Eyes Forward Daniel Ricciardo talks F1 2018
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Eyes Forward: Daniel Ricciardo talks F1 2018

It’s almost blast-off time for Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo, but there’s a lot on his plate. Wheels sits down with the honey badger…

VW to launch one electric car a month in 2019
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VW to launch one electric car a month in 2019

An aggressive push into battery power continues to gain momentum at Volkswagen

Renault Megane RS 280 Cup chassis bound for Oz
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Renault Megane RS 280 Cup chassis bound for Oz

RenaultSport sharpens the fourth-gen Megane RS with track-honed Cup Chassis Pack

2019 Mercedes AMG Project One Nurburg 11
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Mercedes-AMG Project One targets outright Nurburgring lap record

Forget beating cars with a rego sticker. Tobias Moers thinks the Project One could usurp Stefan Bellof decades-old record in a Porsche 956

2018 Lamborghini Urus arrives just in time for Christmas
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2018 Lamborghini Urus arrives just in time for Christmas

But at $390,000 you’ll be handing over a big bag of cash to Santa Claus…

2018 Ford Mustang arriving Australia with Drag Mode line locker locked out
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2018 Ford Mustang arriving in Australia with Drag Mode, but line locker locked out

Ford Australia policy rules out tyre-shredding line-locker for Aussie buyers, but launch control gets the green light

Greens electric car policy wont work industry warns
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Greens’ electric car policy won’t work, industry warns

Luxury car tax is about to disappear, so why would the Greens bank on it helping to pay for electric vehicles?

For Sale Ayrton Senna race suit from 1987 Monaco GP
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For Sale: Ayrton Senna race suit from 1987 Monaco GP

Strut your stuff like only Senna could

Ferrari packing a V8 hybrid coming in 2019
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Ferrari packing a V8 hybrid coming in 2019

Ferrari’s first SUV likely to be powered by an electrified bent-eight powertrain

Brabham supercar takes shape makes some noise
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Brabham supercar takes shape, makes some noise

Listen in as the reborn, newly named Brabham burbles past on its first dry run

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Greens push to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2030

Election policy proposes a higher luxury car tax to help pay for an all-electric switch

McLaren BP23 hypercar to be fastest road-going McLaren
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McLaren’s BP23 hypercar to be its fastest vehicle yet

Ultimate Series boss says three-seater GT won’t be comparable to anything

Mystery Cadillac spied near Holdens top-secret proving ground
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Sprung! Mystery Cadillac spied near Holden’s top-secret proving ground

It looks like an ordinary Cadillac. But could what lies under the skin of this test car spied in Melbourne be something special?

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Rolls-Royce dresses down rival over ‘zero-emission luxury’ claims

Rolls-Royce reckons Aston Martin’s future vision is just following in the revolutionary footsteps it set two years ago

Mercedes-AMG CLS53 lands hybrid punch at 179900
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Mercedes-AMG CLS53 heads electrified range at $179,900

Three-strong CLS line-up confirmed for Oz, topped by AMG’s 320kW in-line six

Ferrari 488 Pista to roll on Aussie-made wheels
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Ferrari 488 Pista to roll on Aussie-made wheels

Carbon Revolution’s rims appear on Maranello’s fastest V8 road car

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Is diesel dead? Toyota, Subaru flag the end of oil-burning engines in Europe

Japanese car makers are turning off diesel in Europe to focus on hybrid. If it affects us, Australia may take some time to adjust