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Porsche 911R for sale for $1.2m

Driven to the racetrack on only one Sunday. And yours for more than you’ll drop on a brand-new Rolls-Royce

2017 Porsche Panamera
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Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid flagship revealed with 500kW

Porsche has lifted the lid on its 500kW range-topping Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, which will be the most powerful Porsche ever sold in Australia when it arrives in local showrooms.

2017 McLaren 720S
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McLaren 720S to blitz Ferrari 488 to 200km/h

McLaren promises more power, more torque and quicker acceleration for second-gen Super Series

2018 Ford Fiesta ST teaser video screencap
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2017 Ford Fiesta ST teaser vid revealed ahead of Feb 24 reveal

Ford is set to turn up the heat on its entry-level warm hatch

Range Rover Velar
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Range Rover Velar teased as missing link between Evoque and Sport

Range Rover to dip its toes into the world of fastbacked SUVs with the Velar, which will be revealed in full next week.

Order books close on Holden’s US export Commodore
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Order books close on Holden’s US export Commodore

More than an entire year’s worth Chevrolet SS sedans have found a home in dealers’ yards. Now they need to find buyers

tech-savvy speeding motorists
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Police go back in time to nab tech-savvy speeding motorists

Rozzers dust off the Digitector to roll out a blitz in inner Melbourne

V8 Supercars rules 2017
Motorsport

Everything you need to know about Supercars’ new rules

What was once V8 Supercars has a controversial new set of rules for 2017. Here’s everything you need to know.

Joey Mawson to drive in 2017 Euro Formula 3 championship
Motorsport

Joey Mawson picks up Euro Formula 3 seat

Is Australia’s latest young gun about to follow in Daniel Ricciardo’s and Max Verstappen’s footsteps to Formula One selection?

Lotus Elise concept
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Rival bidders line up for Lotus takeover

French and Chinese carmakers are about to make a takeover bid for Proton, the Malaysian carmaker that owns Brit sports car brand Lotus

2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class facelift
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2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class spied

Photographers have captured the facelifted sedan testing in Europe.

Williams Formula One race car
Motorsport

2017 Sauber F1 car revealed

The first of the 2017 Formula One cars has been revealed in the flesh

2017 Hyundai Genesis
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Genesis G70 prototype spy pics

A test mule of Hyundai’s rear-drive, coupe-styled 3 Series competitor has been spotted near Mt Hotham. But what’s it doing here?

Roborace driverless race cars
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Roborace crashes in first public display

It seems robotic race cars have as much of a habit of eating concrete as their human-driven equivalents

2017 Audi RS3
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Audi RS3 five-cylinder engine more important than power says Winkelmann

The balance of the car and not the horsepower is the most important things, says Audi Sport boss.

Ford manufacturing plant
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Why your next supercar could wear a “Made in Geelong” badge

Big advances in carbonfibre tech could fill the void left by Ford’s departure

2017 Toyota Prius
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Toyota Prius Prime PHEV update comes with optional solar charging

The 2017 Prius PHV is available with solar panel on the roof to top up its lithium batteries

2017 Koenigsegg Regera
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Koenigsegg Regera to be sold officially in Australia

New distributor Prodigy Automotive secures multiple Regera builds for Australian customers

Hail damaged Holden Commodore
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Sydney owners count the cost of violent hailstorm

Hail stones the size of cricket balls wrought havoc in Sydney over the weekend

Vinales fastest at 2017 Australian MotoGP testing at Philip Island
Motorsport

Yamaha’s new kid on top in Aussie MotoGP testing

Maverick Viñales blitzes all at Phillip Island; while Rossi only manages 12th

2017 Hyundai Ioniq
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Hyundai’s complete Ioniq trio for Australia

The Korean carmaker’s eco model will be coming here in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric variants

Volkswagen Golf badge
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Dieselgate? No, diesel death spiral

Inside VW’s plans to abandon its junior oiler as tiny turbo petrols show the way

McLaren Super Series gen 2 engine teaser
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McLaren Super Series Gen. 2 to get new 4.0-litre twin-turbo bent eight

McLaren’s new Super Series models have the Ferrari 488 GTB firmly in their gunsights, and a box-fresh four-litre twin turbo V8 will be their primary weapon.

Tesla Ute
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Tesla ute plan sparks interest from Aussie tradies

Tesla’s all-electric ute is still some distance from the showroom, but Australian tradespeople are already showing keen interest in the idea of a combustion-free workhorse utility