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Toyota C-HR to gain plug-in hybrid technology

The Chinese version of Toyota’s compact SUV soon won’t have to use a drop of fuel for short commutes

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News

2018 BMW M850i will pack a 390kW twin-turbo punch

BMW says this is the closest you’ll be able to get to driving a fully fledged M car without paying for the whole hog

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Haval tech drive to narrow rival brands’ lead

Haval targets greater share of foreign markets with big technology investment

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Brabham BT62 to cost $1.8 million

The reborn Brabham has already claimed a significant hypercar benchmark– it will cost a bomb

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Industry

Aussie to head up GM’s Canadian carmaking industry

Travis Hester, a former Holden engineer who cut his teeth on the VT Commodore, moves on to bigger things

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Ford handed $10m fine over PowerShift complaints

Carmaker to review customer complaints over shifty shifters after Federal Court sides with consumer watchdog and affected owners

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Vaughn Gittin Jr drifts a Ford F-150 around the Nordschleife

It was too wet for the drift master’s bonkers Mustang, so he slid a Raptor instead

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Events

2018 Beijing Motor Show: BMW iX3 Concept revealed

Underneath BMW’s Sport Activity Vehicle is the start of the German luxury brand’s volume electric car program

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Events

2018 Beijing Motor Show: Lexus ES revealed

Lexus ditches the V6 for its seventh-gen ES, but turns up the wick on dynamics

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News

Six things Holden would prefer you didn't know about the ZB Commodore

In this special report, the confidential Commodore files reveal what might've been...

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News

Lamborghini to arm next-gen supercars with hybrid atmo V10, V12 tech: report

Petrol-electric hybrid systems will allow Lamborghini to keep selling its V10 and V12 atmo engines

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News

Auto braking systems not smart enough to help cyclists: research

AEB systems need to cast their gaze wider than just in front of the grille if carmakers want to look out for two-wheeled commuters

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Industry

GM Korea keeps doors open, adds ‘new’ compact SUV

A last-minute rescue plan has saved GM’s South Korean factories, and flagged a potential new SUV for Australia

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Motorsport

Volkswagen’s I.D. R is set to silently dominate Pikes Peak

Purpose-built hill climber capable of accelerating faster than an F1 car heads to Colorado

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Motorsport

Scott McLaughlin gets out the broom to sweep Phillip Island Supercars round

DJR Team Penske driver dominates weekend to snatch championship lead in emphatic fashion

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Events

2018 Beijing Motor Show: Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury has an unexpected reveal

Mercedes-Benz’s uberluxury division flags it will soon make a move into the high-end SUV segment – with a twist

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News

Variety Bash rally kicks off for 2018

Get involved with the legendary Aussies who have been doing their bit to help out for more than 30 years

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Motorsport

Madman registers a Porsche 917 for road use in Monaco by stealing another car’s identity

Identity theft of the good kind results in iconic Porsche prototype being registered for road use

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News

2018 Porsche 911 GT3 RS cuts sub-seven minute Nurburgring laptime

One very green car, putting down a very fast lap, at a very green track

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Brabham reveals 522kW atmo V8 for its BT62-badged Senna fighter

The car that will wear the name of Australia’s three-times Formula 1 champion has revealed it will tap super-GT levels of performance

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Kia eyes one-tonner ute market

Dual cab ute likely to join Kia line-up by 2021

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News

2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet teases 8sec 1/4-mile brag

Ford Performance reckons its purpose-built Mustang drag racer will be the quickest pony car ever

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News

Aston Martin DBS Superleggera range-topper announced

It’s lights out for the Vanquish as the DBS badge takes centre stage once more

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Events

2018 Beijing motor show preview: What to expect

Luxury cars, digital dashboards and Sino-specials abound at China’s premier automotive showcase