![Honda Aussie Racing Car](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--urKHrYx9--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1821/1.jpg )
Honda Aussie Racing Car
No V8 supercars for Honda, but it may dive into Aussie Racing Cars.
![Gran Turismo is go](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--QdMrfTu2--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1824/1.jpg )
Gran Turismo is go
BMW has confirmed what we already knew - that the 5 Series Gran Turismo is no longer a concept.
![Fast, fun, frugal - Nine car comparo](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--3VPprnl5--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1832/1.jpg )
Fast, fun, frugal - Nine car comparo
Want performance but don't want to bleed big bucks at the bowser? We rounded up nine hotties that sprint but don't slurp, then pointed them atboth track and servo forecourt...
![Seeing yellow](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--8FvrtitI--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1834/1.jpg )
Seeing yellow
UPDATED: Less is definitely more in the new 370Z, but an acceleration, braking and slalom exercise at the Zed launch revealed an unexpected problem ...
Go cheap
Is this the way to go? India's new budget Tata Nano has been an instant success and now Proton gearing up to offer Australia's lowest-priced sedan.
![NISSAN GT-R evolves ... again.](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--TlIWSWZZ--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1868/1.jpg )
NISSAN GT-R evolves ... again.
Nissan might have stunned the supercar establishment with the R35 GT-R but that doesn't mean the Japanese maker's content to rest on its laurels. Far from it ...
![Ferrari 430 Scuderia: Red roar](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--acXmDXFn--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2571/1.jpg )
Ferrari 430 Scuderia: Red roar
Ferrari's new 430 Scuderia spanks even the legendary Enzo around Fiorano. With ex-F1 driver Marc Gene at the wheel, we don't doubt that for even 60 milliseconds. Words and photos, John Lamm.
![Top of the charts](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--5uQGSaGf--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1881/1.jpg )
Top of the charts
Sales figures prove Honda's green Insight hybrid is far from a passing ideological fad. Peter Nunn reports from Japan ...
![Honda CR-Z](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--31-Cw5Ob--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1918/1.jpg )
Honda CR-Z
Honda's plan to take petrol-electric power to the mainstream looks logical ...
![Get this straight](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--h5kpLGZc--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1924/1.jpg )
Get this straight
Rolled your Roller? Mangled your Murcielago? Meet the man endorsed by the high-end Euros to turn trashed exotics back to treasure.
![Razor sharp GTR](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--qRIFPt2K--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1930/1.jpg )
Razor sharp GTR
Meet the Supercar born out of a group's love for an Audi.
![Fast, fun, frugal - 9th Audi A3](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--wu6pc52S--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2581/1.jpg )
Fast, fun, frugal - 9th Audi A3
Fast, fun, frugal - 9th Audi A3
![Fast, fun, frugal - 8th Merc C320](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--pcbrP-es--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2582/1.jpg )
Fast, fun, frugal - 8th Merc C320
Fast, fun, frugal - 8th Merc C320
![Fun'raiser - FR-1 concept](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--WET_Dg6t--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1957/1.jpg )
Fun'raiser - FR-1 concept
In a melbourne warehouse, a team of enthusiasts have hand-crafted a contemporary homage to the hot rod. Their aim? To showcase local talent and raise $5m for charity.
![Today in 1960: Ford powers on](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--KKKG7Bcn--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1975/1.jpg )
Today in 1960: Ford powers on
We dug up some pics from the Wheels archive for this date steeped in Ford production history.
![Road v Race: all-Aussie shootout](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--oosap_B7--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/1981/1.jpg )
Road v Race: all-Aussie shootout
How much quicker are V8 supercars than their road-going relatives? Strap in as we find out...
![Road v Race - Aussie battlers!](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--pUz-ypsd--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2584/1.jpg )
Road v Race - Aussie battlers!
The mantra 'win on Sunday, sell on Monday' was coined back in an era when race cars bore more than a cosmetic resemblance to road cars. But, we wondered, is there any strength to it today?
![Road v Race - HSV GTS](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--1zsmykAv--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2593/1.jpg )
Road v Race - HSV GTS
For half the W427's price, the GTS offers 90 percent of the performance.
![Badgeology - Pontiac](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--VpsGGxCo--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2513/1.jpg )
Badgeology - Pontiac
GM's big chief.
![Road v Race - FPV F6](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--YRlU7a0i--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2587/1.jpg )
Road v Race - FPV F6
It's a ton of turbo fun, but big boost makes this a tricky muscle car to master.
![Road v Race - FPV GT](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--BPT27Nb_--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2590/1.jpg )
Road v Race - FPV GT
It lacks the F6's titanic twist, but progressive V8 power delivery proves there's life in the GT yet.
![Road v Race - HSV W427](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--LkMjMRPf--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2596/1.jpg )
Road v Race - HSV W427
Price of admission is steep, but nudging V8 Supercar performance was never going to come cheap.
![Road v Race - HRT V8 Supercar](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--YTdGu2v3--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2599/1.jpg )
Road v Race - HRT V8 Supercar
Rather than a true racer, HRT's 'ride' car is the fastest passenger vehicle in Oz.
![Road v Race - FPR V8 Supercar](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--1BdBcNKV--/ar_1.5170212765957447,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/c_scale,w_300/v1/archive/Motoring/2014/01/13/2603/1.jpg )
Road v Race - FPR V8 Supercar
The only true racer on test was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the top performer.