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It’s no secret that Porsche product planners intends to create a smaller model to sit below the Boxster/Cayman twins (Boxster GTS shown), especially since the car maker is already in the advanced stages of developing its first four-cylinder engine that will potentially power entry-level versions of the Boxter/Cayman. Now, according …

Peugeot Australia has today launched the most powerful road-going car the brand has ever sold, the eagerly anticipated Peugeot RCZ R. The added performance in the RCZ R sees its price jumps $10,000 over the regular RCZ to $68,990. Only 35 RCZ Rs out of a global total of 500 are allocated …

Volkswagen has revealed the first technical details of the all-new 2015 Passat Sedan and Wagon, ahead of the cars’ official unveiling in July and their public premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October. The eighth-generation Passat will bring with it a range of new technologies and features. A highlight …

The Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge created a stir when it was unwrapped in Detroit and Geneva. Now the company has taken the M3/C63 AMG rival one step closer to production as the prototype has been built and track tested and that the concept was now officially an engineering feasibility study. …

Mercedes-Benz has officially unveiled the new C-Class Estate today. The new estate model will join the C-Class family starting September 2014. The dimensions of new C-Class Estate have grown considerably. With an 80?millimetre increase in the wheelbase (2840 millimetres) compared with the previous model, the vehicle is 96 millimetres longer …

The BMW Group celebrates the meeting of the time-honoured and the contemporary at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2014 with a very special concept: the MINI Superleggera™ Vision. The open-top two-seater was created by MINI and Touring Superleggera, the tradition-steeped design and coach building house based in Milan. Fusing the tradition with …

Nissan will unleash the GT-R and go head-to-head with Audi, Porsche and Toyota at Le Mans in 2015. The Japanese manufacturer will also contest the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship with a full factory effort of two LM P1 cars. Nissan’s LM P1 car will be called the Nissan GT-R …

According to Toyota Australia, Aussies snap up almost one out of every 10 Toyota 86 coupé (Cup Edition shown above) sold worldwide. With 10,363 customers since local sales began in June 2012, Australia is the biggest market for the 86 outside Japan (39,000 sales) and the United States (35,000). In …

It seems Volkswagen is taking its Design Vision GTI a step further with this striking Golf GTI Vision Gran Turismo. However, as you might have guessed from its name, unlike the Design Vision GTI, the outlandish Golf GTI Vision Gran Turismo only exists in the virtual world. Yes, gamers will …

Citroën has officially unveiled its facelifted DS3/DS3 Cabrio twins. Headlining the mid-life makeover is a new set of headlights combining LED and Xenon modules with sequential indicators said to be inspired by the Numéro 9 and Wild Rubis concepts. Citroën said the new headlights offer exceptional lighting performance in both …

Audi has unwrapped its facelifted A7 and S7 twin. Changes include a revised single-frame grille, bumpers, tailpipes and headlights, the latter now optionally available with Matrix LED as well as dynamic turn signals. At the back, the standard LED taillights now come with dynamic turn signals, while the revised bumper …

As the BMW M2 inches closer towards production, testing has also become more intensive. The performance flagship of the 2 Series range has been spotted undergoing more testing at the famed Nurburgring circuit recently, as our friends with the lens managed to photograph the half-camouflaged M2 in action around the green …

Volkswagen has released a few sketches of its eighth-generation Passat. While we know that sketches, like concept cars, generally look better than the end product, they do give us a pretty good idea of what to expect, minus the oversized wheels and shallower than practical glasshouse. So from that, it …

YouTube’s netizen, Cvdzijden, has caught the 2015 Audi R8 undergoing testing on the Nürburgring in Germany. Set to be 50 – 59kg lighter than the outgoing model, the new R8 will take on an evolutionary approach to its styling. There will be a more aggressive front fascia with more angular …