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Faster Hyundai i30 N coming Fastback variant due this year
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Faster Hyundai i30 N coming; Fastback variant due this year

N Performance boss reveals plans to cut weight and up power, with a third N variant also on the way

HSV Camaro Sportscat and Silverado pricing leaked
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HSV Camaro, Sportscat, and Silverado pricing leaked

This is how much a 2018 HSV model will cost you

Subaru Viziv Performance STI Concept revealed at Tokyo Auto Salon
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Subaru Viziv Performance STI Concept revealed at Tokyo Auto Salon

Subaru’s souped up concept car showcases hits at an edgy look for the next-gen WRX STI

Hyundais Nexo hydrogen vision coming to Australia
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Hyundai’s Nexo hydrogen vision coming to Australia

Hyundai Nexo to bring hydrogen fuel cell power to Australian showrooms from 2019

Future EVs and autonomous cars will look normal says Hyundai
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Future EVs and autonomous cars will look normal, says Hyundai

Forget the weird and wacky, consumers require conventional designs to adopt autonomous and alternative powertrain cars, argues Hyundai’s designer

Next-gen Suzuki Jimny arriving in 2018 with broader line-up
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Next-gen Suzuki Jimny arriving in 2018 with broader line-up

Suzuki Australia wants to capitalise on our love of its basic – and charming – compact off-roader when its all-new replacement arrives later this year

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Toyota drops GR Super Sport Concept, a race car for the road

If this is anything to go by, Toyota has replaced the cardigan with a full Nomex race suit

Mercedes switches to BMUX operating system
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Game on: Mercedes switches to ‘MBUX’ operating system

A first fiddle with Mercedes’ revolutionary user interface ahead of its A-Class debut next month

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Lone ranger: Holden Commodore cops Texas’s fastest speeding ticket

A Chevrolet SS was clocked at almost 130km/h above the speed limit in the Lone Star state in 2017

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Ford Edge ST confirmed with twin-turbo V6

Ford teases us with a 250kW version of the family hauling Edge/Endura SUV

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2018 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer receives midlife makeover

Front-driving hatchback receives improved looks, dual-clutch auto and performance-enhancing engine tweaks

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Subaru WRX STI concept confirms obnoxious wing will stay

Subaru will slip the sheets off its most overtly sporty concept yet at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but is the next WRX STI really going to go down the hybrid path?

BMW reclaims longest drift world record with audacious 8-hour M5 stunt
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BMW reclaims longest drift world record with audacious 8-hour M5 stunt

Ever driven a car sideways for so long you needed to refuel mid-drift?

2018 Mazda CX-8 confirmed for Australia
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2018 Mazda CX-8 confirmed for Australia

Fastback-styled family hauler to arrive Down Under later this year as a diesel alternative to the seven-seat CX-9

Hydrogen cars to be cheaper than EVs by 2030 says Hyundai
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Hydrogen cars to be cheaper than EVs by 2030, says Hyundai

Hyundai says hydrogen is the fuel of the future, and hints at all-new EV

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Toyota reveals ‘rotary-powered’ self-drive electric bus

Mazda is believed to be supplying a rotary-engined range extender for Toyota’s first foray into shared electric mobility

Volvo, Lotus in talks over technology sharing
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Volvo, Lotus in talks over technology sharing

One wants to strip weight out of its cars, while the other is in need of modern drivetrains

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Hyundai Nexo FCEV ups the hydrogen ante

All-new fuel-cell SUV boasts 800km range, more power and pace, and a raft of technological firsts

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Hyundai confirms Genesis-badged supercar project

A rear-wheel-drive two seater with hybrid propulsion and “serious performance” is coming our way as Hyundai looks to build on the success of i30 N

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Emissions cap would empty showrooms, new-car industry warns

If Australia moves too fast on setting tougher emissions standards, car makers would have to drop models from sale, FCAI says

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Industry body supports tariff cuts to make new cars cheaper

Peak body representing car importers adds its weight to a call to carve up to $2000 from the price of new cars to up the safety game

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Road safety expert slams Black Spot Program

National Road Safety Strategy chairman and trauma surgeon Dr John Crozier says the government needs to rethink its ‘Band-Aid’ approach to making our roads safer

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Holden Astra tops December 2017 passenger car sales

A trade ute may have won the overall sales title, but there’s life yet in the traditional passenger car

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Toyota reveals plans to ‘raptor’ the Hilux

A buyer surge at the top end of the tradie segment has Toyota keen to tap its potential