WHEELS NEWS

2017 Audi RS3 Sportback added to Australian showrooms
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2017 Audi RS3 Sportback added to Australian showrooms

The hatchback version of Audi’s potent RS3 sedan has arrived at a substantial saving to the booted version

Here is how modern car thieves can steal your car
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Here is how modern car thieves can steal your car

Video of tech-savvy car thieves tricking a Mercedes into unlocking its own doors has surfaced

Kia Ceed Shooting Brake to become production reality
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Kia C’eed Shooting Brake to become production reality

Are Korean cars morphing from sensible to sexy? Kia’s already changed many minds with its distinctive Stinger, but a compact shooting brake that’s expected for the showroom next year will be based on a showstopping stunner.

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Industry

Holden’s top secret proving ground gains $7m boost

More work means more investment as GM tips more money into Holden’s new-car research and development budget

Last truckload of Holden Commodores leaves the factory
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Last truckload of Holden Commodores leaves the factory

The apron at Elizabeth is now empty as the remaining stocks of Holden’s locally made large car head out to dealers

Bentley Bentayga Field Sports by Mulliner comes out guns blazing
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Bentley Bentayga Field Sports by Mulliner comes out, guns blazing

Latest Bentley Bentayga Mulliner special stuffs boot with booze, smokes and guns

Jamie Whincup wins the cup
Motorsport

Last-race battle hands Whincup the 2017 Supercars championship

Extraordinary scenes as Whincup plucks a seventh championship from the jaws of defeat on Newcastle’s mean streets

Britain taps diesel cars to pay for EV-driven future
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Britain taps diesel cars to pay for EV-driven future

The UK gets proactive about electric cars. Meanwhile in Australia …

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Lamborghini Urus leaked … by Lamborghini

Italian manufacturer reveals look of unreleased SUV in teaser video

Porsche Boxster Spyder returning to six-pot power
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Porsche Boxster Spyder returning to six-pot power

Polarising four-cylinder engine usurped by six-cylinder Porsche Boxster and Cayman hi-po specials

2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class interior teased
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2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class interior teased

Wheels gains an exclusive look at how the interior of Mercedes’ next-generation compact car is taking shape

Lamborghini Urus drive modes decoded
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Lamborghini Urus drive modes decoded

Latest Lamborghini Urus teaser instalment completes six-mode driving mode controller, requires translating

Citroen warranties halved by new Australian distributor
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Citroen warranties halved by new Australian distributor

Citroen warranties cut to three years. Peugeot and Citroen network realigned

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2018 BMW M5 to be available only as special editions

Australia snares five exclusive BMW M5 First Edition specials and 50 Launch Edition cars for 2018 production run

Kia Stinger exhaust upgrade announced
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Kia Stinger exhaust upgrade announced – $2.6K retrofit for more decibels, better note

Disappointed about the Stinger’s lack of aural drama? Kia Australia has developed a remedy for that

Virgin Australia Supercars Championship nw
Motorsport

2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Poll

Who do you think were the real stars of the Championship?

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2018 Aston Martin Vantage revealed

Next-generation Vantage charged with maintaining Aston Martin’s growth, boosted brand recognition

Customers hand over 66K for a ride in the new Tesla Roadster
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Customers hand over $66K for a ride in the new Tesla Roadster

It cost more than $60,000 to ride along in the Tesla Roadster 2.0 at the car’s launch

Holden special edition magazine – on sale now
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Holden special edition magazine – on sale now

One-off limited-edition magazine celebrates Holden after 69 years of local manufacturing

Mark Webber auditions to be The Grand Tours hotshoe driver
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Mark Webber auditions to be The Grand Tour’s racing driver

Australian World Champion in Porsche 911 GT2 RS tries out for Amazon TV show

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Uber buys 24,000 self-driving Volvos

Volvo will supply the hardware, and Uber its self-drive software, as the largest order for autonomous taxis drops

Australia takes lead on lightweight car technology
Industry

Australia takes lead on lightweight car technology

We may have lost our manufacturing industry, but researchers aim to keep Australia on the global car-making radar

Ford Endura twin-turbo emerges performance-honed, right-hand drive
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Ford Endura twin-turbo hero emerges in right-hand drive

The locally made Ford Territory replacement is about to gain a performance-honed variant, but will it come over the ditch?

Monaco-winning Ferrari breaks record at auction
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Monaco-winning Ferrari breaks record at auction

Driven by Michael Schumacher, it is now the most expensive modern-era F1 car sold at auction