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Infiniti teased us with the Q50 Eau Rouge at the 2014 North American Motor Show, a concept aimed to gauge public response for a hardcore Infiniti compact executive hunting for the likes of BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. For a start, it looks all business. Based on the standard …

This year, the FIA Formula One World Championship is set for a raft of radical technical changes. From 2014, the most technical motor racing championship in the world will ditch the 2.4-litre V8 engines and their Kinetic Energy Recovery System for an entirely new design. The cars will be powered …

It seems the days of the Volkswagen Golf R as the ultimate Golf is numbered. According to an Auto Express report, Volkswagen is planning to introduce a “more extreme” version of the Golf R at the Beijing Motor Show in April. Likely to be called the Volkswagen Golf R Evo, …

Jaguar Land Rover has recently put in an application to trademark the name ‘Landy’, pointing to a possible future urban SUV. Submitted last month, the application is intended to cover everything from vehicles and associated accessories to scale models, franchising for vehicle dealerships and clothing. While it is unclear whether …

Audi’s latest S model, the 169kW (230HP) Audi S1 quattro will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March, according to a report by Auto Express in the UK. Citing a source within Ingolstadt, the publication said the S1 quattro will be powered by a detuned version of the …

The Honda CR-V Diesel has landed in Australia, featuring a 2.2 litre turbo diesel engine delivering 110kW of power @ 4000rpm and 350 Nm of torque @ 2000-2750 rpm. The range now extends to two new diesel variants – DTi-S and DTi-L. “The arrival of this new diesel engine to our …

Kia’s face lifted Optima is now on sale in Australia with more equipment and a slightly higher price. The most prominent feature for the 2014 refresh is the sedan’s front fog lights that are made up of a pod of four LEDs. Its LED daytime running lights have also migrated …

While the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is hardly anaemic, that doesn’t stop Chevrolet specialist, Callaway Cars from squeezing more power from the American muscle car. Called the SC610, the tuning package extracts an extra 85kW (115HP) of power and 130Nm of torque from the Corvette, for a total of 449kW …

Mercedes-Benz design boss, Gorden Wagener, has described the upcoming Mercedes AMG GT as “the most beautiful car we’ve ever designed.” He told British publication, Autocar, at the Detroit Motor Show: “You’d think it was hard to top the SLS, but I believe it [the AMG GT] is the most beautiful …

BMW Australia has announced details of its second even digit model, the BMW 2 Series Coupé. The successor to the 1 Series Coupé promises to deliver an even higher level of dynamics and improved occupant comfort. Three models are available from launch – the 220i, 220d and M235i. Priced from …

Alfa Romeo has revitalised its MiTo coupé with a competitively priced range, updated styling, and new features. MiTo Series 2 is headlined by the introduction of the new entry level model featuring the 2011 International Engine of the Year – the turbocharged, 875cc, twin-cylinder TwinAir. This characterful unit produces 77kW …

Of all the Subaru STIs produced over the years, the 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STI is probably the most sort after and rarest model the brand has ever produced. With only 424 units made worldwide and offered only in widebody coupé guise, a well-kept, low kilometre example could fetch almost …

Check out this extremely clever roof folding mechanism for the new Porsche 911 Targa. While this modern Targa may hark back to its predecessors from the 1970s in terms of styling, its state of the art roof storage mechanism is one of the most ingenious we’ve come across. Unlike the …

Following last week’s photo leak, the 2015 Subaru WRX STI has been officially revealed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The new high performance sedan is powered by a turbocharged 2.5-litre Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine developing 227 kW of power at 6000 rpm and 392 Nm of torque …