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Subaru has updated the 2014 Subaru Outback with a more rugged look and a minor price increase. Subaru Australia Managing Director, Nick Senior, said: “We’ve had a lot of customer feedback suggesting owners would like a slightly tougher-looking Outback with greater body protection, which is especially useful on rural roads …

Here’s a piece of news that may come as a shock, or maybe not, seeing that it involved Top Gear. What you see here is what’s left of the Mazda Furai concept that wowed motor show crowds at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. It was the epitome of the Nagare …

Nissan has confirmed it will preview the successor to the Nissan 370Z at next month’s Tokyo Motor Show with a brand new concept. This was revealed by Nissan’s development boss, Andy Palmer, to British publication, Autocar, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. According to Palmer, Nissan’s new sports coupé will be …

Citroën Australia has announced that it will entre a factory-supported two-car team in the 2014 Australian Rally Championship. Team Citroën Australia will race two specially prepared DS3-R3s in the 2014 ARC. One car will be driven by Tony Sullens with co-driver Julia Barkley and the second car will be driven …

No motor show is complete without some sizzle from the aftermarket tuning world. Joining the long list of international debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show is the TechArt Porsche Cayman. Renown for its customised aero body kit, the German tuner has fitted the Porsche Cayman with a front apron, rear …

Ford is planning to have another go at offering premium trimmed products under a sub-brand, much like it did with burning turning Ghia into the company’s top of the range badge at the turn of the millennium. This time, it’s called Vignale. Like Ghia, Vignale was once an Italian coach …

Lexus has taken the wraps off its LF-NX compact SUV concept at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The LF-NX is powered by a new variation of the Lexus Hybrid Drive full hybrid system, tuned for SUV performance. It combines a 2.5-litre, four-cylinder Atkinson cycle petrol engine with a power electric …

Honda has today released first details of the highly anticipated new Civic Type R at the ongoing 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. Powered by a direct injection turbocharged 2.0-litre engine, the new Civic Type R will deliver at least 280 hp (206 kW). That puts the Type R in direct competition …

The Suzuki iV-4 compact SUV has bowed in at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Building on its long lineage of SUVs since the LJ series in 1970, the iV-4 hints at one of Suzuki’s future SUV model, likely to be the replacement for the ageing Vitara. The iV-4 concept remains faithful …

Nissan has taken the wraps off the new X-Trail compact SUV at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. Set to replace the current model in 2014, the new Nissan X-Trail, also called the Nissan Rogue in the US market a built on the new jointly-developed Nissan/Renault Common Module Family (CMF) platform …

BMW has unveiled the new i8 at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The BMW i8 is the second model from the new BMW i brand and also the first plug-in hybrid for the company. Designed as a 2+2 sports car, the revolutionary BMW i8 gives focus on lightweight construction and …

Kia has taken the wraps off its dramatic new Niro urban-lifestyle concept. The car is a possible preview of a future B-segment contender. The Niro concept combines a robust and stylish body shape featuring a mix of contrasting materials in a compact dimension. Created by Kia’s Frankfurt Design Studio with …

The Lotus Esprit submarine car driven by James Bond in the 1977 film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ has sold at auction in London for nearly a million Australian dollars to, in best James Bond tradition, an anonymous telephone bidder in London  on Monday (9 September 2013) after a ferocious …

Renault has refreshed its Mégane line-up with the marque’s corporate styling to bring it up to date with the just launched Renault Clio 4. The change ensures greater unity between the front ends of the Mégane Hatchback, Estate and Coupé, which feature the same bumper and bonnet. Each model still …