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Are current sports cars too quick for manual gearboxes?
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Are current sports cars too quick for manual gearboxes?

Why fast cars need a fast transmission

Entrepreneurosis Tesla model why?
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Entrepreneurosis: Tesla model why?

Tesla’s business model draws stark similarities to the failed Bricklin and DeLorean, what’s different?

The Jaguar XK140 and John Carey's sojourn of historical disappointment
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The Jaguar XK140 and John Carey’s sojourn of historical disappointment

Ask a journo what the best car they’ve ever driven is, and it’s hard to answer. Ask John Carey what the worst car he’s ever driven is, there is only one answer.

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The Insider: Is the rise of social media the downfall of new cars?

Car makers used to generate anticipation by building a genuinely great car, however these days they can just buy hype through social media.

Opinion: Teaching the next generation the joy of driving
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Opinion: Teaching the next generation the joy of driving

Stahly reminisces on the generational tradition of teaching our future drivers

Opinion: Road safety experts blinded by speed
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Opinion: Road safety experts blinded by speed

FOLLOWING UP on our Road Safety investigation, columnist Corby discovers some experts unable to talk about anything other than speed

Custom rego: ultimate accessory or waste of money?
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Custom rego: ultimate accessory or waste of money?

What do personalised registration plates tell other road users about you and your car?

Australia’s road death farce
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Australia’s road death farce

Why our fixation with speed needs to change

Wheels Investigation: The war on speed - Towards Zero Sense
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Wheels Investigation: The war on speed – Towards Zero Sense

We the public may soon more getting more cameras, more fines and lower speed limits, but are they really the answers to our road safety debate?

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Opinion: Why the C8 Corvette will not be a Holden

Hagon mulls over why the next-gen mid-engined Corvette will not be a Holden. In name, and in nature.

Is Honda making itself great again?
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Is Honda making itself great again?

Honda has lost much of the panache it had in its 1980s and 1990s heyday, but there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon…

Opinion: The luxury car tax is a pain, but it is here to stay
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Opinion: The luxury car tax is a pain, but it is here to stay

This financial year, the luxury car tax will add more than $600 million to the public purse. And it isn’t about to go away

Reflecting on the life of a legend - Opinion
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Reflecting on the life of a legend – Opinion

Michael Stahl reflects on how Gilles Villeneuve has impacted his life, 35 years after the F1 legend passed away

Opinion Why Holdens influence is slipping
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Opinion: Why Holden’s influence is slipping

Unexpected A$3.1 billion dollar sale of Opel shows decline of Holden influence in eyes of Detroit headquarters.

GTR Bathurst head
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Godzilla Redux – Nismo GT-R, Bathurst, and a nervous editor

Editor Inwood heads back to his old stomping ground of Bathurst behind the wheel of Nissan’s fearsome GT-R Nismo

Opinion: The mechanical seduction of the Mercedes-AMG GT R
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Opinion: The mechanical seduction of the Mercedes-AMG GT R

Getting up close and personal with the AMG GT Rs naughty bits gets Carey all hot and bothered

Defensive driving test should be mandatory to obtain a licence
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Defensive driving test should be mandatory to obtain a licence

I had one of the worst commutes of my life recently, and it had nothing to do with the long day in the office or biting post-dusk temperatures.

autonomous car Mercedes E-Class
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Opinion: End of the road for the autonomous car

Cars like the Mercedes-Benz E-Class show the race towards self-driving vehicles has already run as long as it needs to

Motor vehicle pollution
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Seeing clearly through the smog

Motor vehicle emissions make up as much as half of the organic chemicals that form smog. So what are we going to do about it?

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How the Electronic Stability Program was invented

IT’S a surreal and disarmingly intoxicating experience to sit across from someone who has saved the lives of thousands, if not millions, of people.

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What’s with idiots who can’t park properly?

There should be a special place in hell for people who think parking within the lines is optional.

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Warming up to an autonomous future

I feel I’m about to say something deeply unpopular here, and possibly deliver the editorial equivalent of kicking oneself in the plums, but I’ll take a deep breath and say it anyway: i’m genuinely excited about an autonomous future.

man looking at cars on internet
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Should you buy a car online?

I was buying shoes recently and started thinking about buying cars. Not instead of the shoes, although I do believe the car is the best invention ever, especially once you’ve compared it with walking.

Police officer with speed trap gun
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Speeding should be legal says US proposal

A US lawmaker has proposed changes making it legal to speed while overtaking. Meanwhile Australian authorities are discussing lower speed limits. Stephen Corby has something to say about that.