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PEDAL TO THE HOT ROD METAL

There are pedal cars, and then there are miniature, mechanical works of art. A series of nine radical, custom pedal cars have been produced by some of America's coolest hot rod builders to be auctioned by the Peterson Automotive Museum at next week's RM Auctions event in Monterey, California.

DROP AND GIVE ME 2012!

Czech artist David Cerny has brought his vision of the Olympic Games in London to life, for the 30th summer games.

Sinister Spanish supercar from Asipid: the GT-21 Invictus

Obscure Spanish manufacturer Asipid has unveiled the production version of its upcoming supercar effort: the GT-21 Invictus.

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster launched

The bellowing howl of Aston Martin's mighty V12 Vantage can now be enjoyed in surround-sound stereo as the firm launches an open-top Roadster version of the charismatic two-seat sports car.

Pininfarina's greatest car designs

Pininfarina's greatest car designs

STAYIN' ALIVE WITH A DISCO BALL MIRROR

An exterior rear-view mirror that its creator claims eliminates the driver’s ‘blind spot’ has received a U.S. patent. The subtly curved mirror, invented by Drexel University mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks, dramatically increases the driver’s field of view with minimal distortion.

Can you drift an electric car?

We've seen 'Will it blend?' and now thanks to our colleagues at UK motoring mag Autocar comes 'Will it drift?' — the first instalment of which features a 12.5kW electric-powered Renault Twizy.

Carroll Shelby tribute

THE July issue of Street Machine is one sale now and features a tribute to the late, great Carroll Shelby.

This is your new top-of-the-line Mercedes Benz

Mercedes' flagship car — the SLS AMG — is soon to be dead. But don't think for a second that the car boffins of Stuttgart would leave us without a fire-breathing, tire-shredding Ferrari and Lamborghini rival to fawn over — because here is its replacement: the SLS AMG GT.

Mercedes-Benz's new seven seater: 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds

If you're not having enough trouble with young children being sick in the back of your car then perhaps the new Mercedes GL63 AMG is what you need.

The 10 ugliest concept cars ever

The 10 ugliest concept cars ever

Cars driven by rock stars

Cars driven by rock stars

BMW Zagato Coupe revealed

BMW has debuted an amazing road-ready coupe show car built in association with legendary Italian styling house Zagato. The BMW Zagato Coupe debuted this weekend at the posh Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este car show in Italy.

The most annoying car features ever

The most annoying car features ever

MOTOR MAGAZINE: BMW M hits the big 4-O

Far from the trauma of a mid-life crisis, BMW’s M (for Motorsport) division is proudly celebrating four decades of high-performance road and racing cars wearing the now famous single letter badge.

Porsche's hybrid Ferrari-killer revealed

Porsche has released another batch of official 918 Spyder prototype pictures — this time with complete bodywork and ultra-cool 917 racing car inspired camouflage. It's also confirmed the 566kW super-hybrid is still gunning for 3.0L/100km.

How to outsmart car thieves

Not everyone owns — or can afford — super-safe cars. And with the latest data showing that a vehicle is stolen every ten minutes in Australia and one in every 120 households fall victim to vehicle theft, it helps to know some rudimentary ways in which you can prevent your car from being broken into and stolen.

V8 NIKI!

WHENEVER someone runs a list of the worst-ever cars, the FSM Niki usually makes it. Built in Poland and sold in Australia in the early 90s, it featured a 650cc, two-cylinder air cooled engine, which made just 17.7kW.

Fastest MINI ever announced

MINI has announced a new version of the MINI John Cooper Works GP special edition, which will go on sale later this year in limited edition form. Said to be the fastest MINI ever built, production of the new John Cooper Works GP will be limited to 2,000 cars, revealed the brand, as it unveils the car publically at the MINI United festival in France this weekend.

BMW 3 Series Touring revealed

BMW has revealed the new 3 Series Touring station wagon version of the highly acclaimed new F30 3 Series range. BMW is already claiming the new model, which goes on sale later in 2012, "sets the benchmark in this segment" for load capacity and practicality.

Could you live with a supercar?

Could you live with a supercar? If asked that question by a man dangling the keys to a Day-Glo orange Lamborghini Aventador, most reasonable people would automatically respond with a breathless 'yes' — possibly while scanning the room for something to bash him over the head with.

Street Machine: Bionic Build

ANY Street Machine Of The Year award is a top accolade. This earth-shattering Chevy Nova scored the Goodguys SMOTY title in 2011 and if you don’t know, that’s American so it’s a pretty big deal.

The cars most driven by cheating husbands

Doing the image of BMW drivers no favours at all is a new survey from “extra-marital” dating site IllicitEncounters.com which suggests that cheating husbands are twice as likely to drive a BMW than any other car brand.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche

With the automotive world mourning the loss of Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche who passed away over the Easter weekend aged 76, we thought we’d nominate our ten favourite 911s from the last 49 years.