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The updated Ford Focus four-door sedan has been officially unveiled, as it prepares to make its debut at next week’s 2014 New York International Auto Show. The debut of the new Focus four-door sedan and the Focus Electric in New York follows the Geneva Motor Show debut in March of …

Mazda’s family-sized flagship, the Mazda6, has received a series of upgrades aimed at boosting its appeal in the highly competitive mid-size sedan segment. The availability of new i-ACTIVSENSE safety technology across the entire range and a new colour option gives Mazda6 buyers more choice than ever before. The Mazda6 Sport …

Land Rover is developing a rather novel technology that gives drivers a digital vision of the terrain ahead by making the front of the car ‘virtually’ invisible. Cameras located in the vehicle’s grille capture data used to feed a Head-Up Display, effectively creating a ‘see-through’ view of the terrain through …

The Volkswagen Golf GTI line-up in Australia has been joined by the Golf GTI Performance. Sporting an extra 7kW of power, the GTI Performance can be distinguished from the standard GTI by its GTI logo on the front brake calipers. The brake package for the car has also been upgraded, …

The DS brand is Citroen’s answer to luxury and style. Created in 2009 as a premium brand for the mass market double Chevron marque, the DS’ objective is not only to redirect customers with fat wallets from Mercedes and BMW, it also marks the reincarnation of the DS line. First …

Honda’s Jazz-based urban runabout, the Honda City, has been introduced with a sharp starting price of $15,990 excluding on-roads for the City VTi with manual transmission. The new city car, one of the most spacious in its class, is powered by a 1.5 litre SOHC i-VTEC engine with Honda’s environmentally conscious …

Our friends with the long lens have caught the highly anticipated Mercedes-Benz AMG GT undergoing final testing. The new model, expected later this year, will reportedly be powered by a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 that generates around 387kW (520 bhp) of power. Said to be built exclusively as a coupé, the …

BMW Australia presented the refreshed BMW X1 that now boasts updated styling and enhanced specifications. From March 2014 production, the BMW X1 will updated with select exterior and interior features, increased levels of standard specifications and revised options and packages. According to Toni Andreevski, general manager of Marketing for BMW …

Endurance fans at the qualifying race for the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (DE) will be witness to a world first on Sunday: after BMW announced the first-ever use worldwide of laser light technology in a production vehicle, BMW Motorsport is now also the first manufacturer to compete at a …

Audi has spiced up its A5 Coupe range with a new ‘S line Competition’ model. Limited to only 50 examples for Australia, the A5 Coupe S line Competition is an exclusive purchase. “This S line Competition model is a special highlight of one of the most attractive vehicles in the …

While nothing is official, it would only be a matter of time before BMW rolls out an M2 coupé to sit at the top of the 2 Series range. Rumour is the new model will hit the market sometime in 2016. As no prototypes have yet been caught so far, …

The Ford Focus RS has been delayed, Ford’s European chief, Stephen Odell announced. Set to be launched in 2015, Odell told British publication, Autocar, that the company has “nothing to talk about” regarding the Focus RS’ launch. He was quoted to saying: “It’s great that we have a proud past …

Infiniti is pressing ahead with the evaluation of the Q50 Eau Rouge high-performance sedan, releasing a video showing the potential M5 rivalling model hitting the track for real world testing. The brand is set to show footage of the prototype testing, at the hands of Infiniti’s Director of Performance Sebastian …

Volkswagen’s latest modular platform, the MQB, is in full swing with another upcoming model adopting the shared modular construction used in the company’s front-engined, front-wheel drive vehicles. The next generation Passat benefits from the flexible architecture in the sense that its engineering time is significantly reduced. The new platform is already appearing in the …