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Toyota Racing’s quest for the biggest prize in international sports-car racing culminates this month as it sets its sights on victory at the famous Le Mans 24-hour race classic.The team, campaigning two TS040 hybrid-powered race cars, aims to extend its World Endurance Championship (WEC) lead by surpassing its second placing …

BMW’s never ending quest to slot a model in every niche category it could find means the Z4 roadster needs a smaller companion. So far, the long rumored Z2 is everything but approved for production. But thanks to the digital age of computer rendering, we can now have a  first …

Lexus Australia has partnered with New South Wales Police to provide two hybrid powered high-visibility police vehicles for its Road Safe and Snow Safe campaigns. Launched as part of the kick-off to the official ski-season, Lexus GS and RX 450h models will patrol the state’s Southern Region, stretching from the …

Ford Performance Vehicles have released a few teaser images of the upcoming FPV GT F 351 that is set to be unveiled officially on 10 June. As reported previously, it will be the most powerful Falcon ever made and the last one to come out of the local factory which …

Audi has today officially revealed the updated 2015 RS 7 Sportback, following the unveiling of the A7 and S7 last month. The flagship RS model first launched in Australia in February this year. 2014 Audi RS 7 Sportback pricing and specifications The five-door bahn-storming sports coupé has been refreshed with revised …

The Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo has been released on “Gran Turismo 6”, available exclusively on PlayStation 3 as a special concept model. In the development of this virtual model, Mitsubishi introduced their design team, Advanced Vehicle Research and Development Group, and Aerodynamic Engineering Development Group into this …

Volkswagen has sure kept their apprentices busy. Not only have they created the mighty 235kW Golf Variant Youngster 5000, they have also been working on this Golf GTI Wolfsburg Edition – a one-off for the 33rd Wörthersee GTI gathering in Austria. The result of 12 talented apprentices, this sporty two-door …

Besides the spectacular Golf GTI Vision Gran Turismo concept, Volkswagen has also presented this Golf Variant Youngster 5000 at the 2014 Wörthersee gathering in Austria. Created by six Volkswagen apprentices from Zwickau, Germany, the Youngster 5000’s name actually refers to the one-off iPad-controlled 5,000-watt sound system installed in the skids …

Hyundai has today taken the covers off the Veloster Midship concept at the 2014 Busan International Motor Show. Developed in-house by Hyundai’s High Performance Team, who was also responsible for the i20 WRC in its initial form, the two-seater Veloster Midship concept is based on the road-going Veloster (pictured below) …

Volkswagen Group-owned Spanish brand, Seat, has taken the wraps off its Ibiza Cupster concept at the 2014 Wörthersee gathering in Australia. Based on the company’s most successful model, the Ibiza, the Cupster was created to celebrate the Ibiza’s 30th birthday. The open-top two-seater roadster is largely the same as the …

The all-new Lexus NX will come with a number of Australian and Lexus firsts when it launches this October with the NX 300h hybrid models. Lexus’ first turbocharged four-cylinder model, the NX 200t, will follow in early 2015. Shown overnight at the Good Design Australia awards, the NX will include Australian …

ANCAP has awarded Jeep its first 5 star ANCAP safety rating, with the 2014 Cherokee claiming the prize. The Skoda Rapid, Honda Odyssey and Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid have also scored top ratings. The new Jeep Cherokee, which is to launch in Australia next month, is the first Jeep rated by ANCAP to achieve all 5 safety stars. …

Fiat Australia today announces the arrival of the Abarth 595 ‘50th Anniversary’ model – the fastest and most powerful 595 so far. Only 50 examples of the global limited edition model have been secured for Australia and prices start at $45,000 excluding on-roads. “Without doubt the Abarth 595 is an …

Volkswagen has released its first official video for the GTI Vision Gran Turismo Roadster concept. Created exclusively for the Gran Turismo 6 video game, the two-seater concept sports an ultra-aggressive carbon fibre bodykit, a wide stance and slimline head and taillights. At the back, there’s also a sporty rear diffuser …