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Thanks to Audi Sport Team Phoenix’s clever strategy, Mike Rockenfeller kept his cool in poor weather to extend his lead in the overall standings to 35 points at the Nürburgring.   Some 84,000 spectators watched the most thrilling DTM race of the year, after rain set in as the cars …

Citroën has launched the DS3 Cabrio in Australia as part of its product renaissance. Sporting a canvas roof that can be electrically opened in 16 seconds at speeds of up to 120km/h, the DS3 Cabrio is available in two models, the Dstyle Automatic at $30,990 and the DSport Manual at …

Spyker has revealed the B6 Venator Spyder concept at the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach, California, over the weekend. The Spyker drop top is the convertible version of the company’s Venator Coupe, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Spyker’s CEO, Victor R. Muller, chose The Quail as …

Honda has unveiled its entry for the 2014 Super GT championship, the NSX Concept-GT. Based on the all-new Honda NSX that will see production in 2015, the new machine will enter into the GT500 class of the 2014 Super GT series, racing alongside the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500 and Lexus …

Following the unveiling of the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500, Lexus has also taken the wraps off its challenger that will race alongside the Nissan GT-R and the Honda NSX Concept-GT in the 2014 Super GT season. Replacing the aging Lexus SC430 for the 2014 championship hunt is the new Lexus …

Nissan and in-house tuning and racing arm Nissan Motorsports International (Nismo) has unveiled the new-for-2014 rules’ compliant GT500-class SuperGT machine, the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500. The new race car will take part in the 2014 season of Japan’s SuperGT championship. From 2014, cars in the GT500 class of SUPER GT …

The Kia Cerato Hatch has joined the sedan range in Australia. Pricing and specifications are identical to the sedan, with the range starting from $19,990 plus on-road costs for the 1.8-litre Cerato S Hatch. Designed at Kia’s Seoul design centre under the direction of Kia’s Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, …

BMW has taken the wraps off the Concept M4 Coupé, a thinly disguised model that previews the upcoming production model. As expected, the most powerful BMW 4 Series sports an aggressive front bumper and power dome bonnet. Other M trademarks include ventilated front guards with ‘M4’ streak, an integrated boot …

Jaguar has announced the pricing and specifications of its flagship XJR sports sedan in Australia, the first ‘R’ model in the latest generation XJ range. The 404kW XJR is priced from $298,000 plus on-road costs and will arrive late this year. Powered by a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine developing 404kW …

Most new vehicles have been designed to protect humans in accidents. Almost all new cars are put through stringent crash testings to find out how well they protect their human occupants. However, most human occupants these days also have non-human companions – mostly dogs, which are part of the family. …

We all know that after we bid farewell to the Ford Falcon in 2016, the next-generation Ford Mustang will take over as Ford’s performance car. Some details of the pony car have now emerged out of its home market in the US. According to Edmunds’ sources, the new Mustang will …

Audi has confirmed that a successor to the 2010 Audi Quattro concept will debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Unlike its predecessor, which is based on the RS5, the 2013 Audi Quattro concept will sit on a significantly shortened RS7 platform. It will be motivated by the company’s 4.0-litre …

Following the release of a new teaser video for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz GLA earlier today, full details of the premium compact SUV have been officially released. As reported previously, the GLA is a small SUV built on the Mercedes A-Class MFA platform. The new SUV rounds off the extensive SUV …

With the production model nearing its debut, Mercedes-Benz has released a new teaser video that previews the 2014 Mercedes-Benz GLA. As reported previously, the GLA is a small SUV built on the Mercedes A-Class MFA platform. It also shares some of the hatchback’s styling cues, especially in the front fascia …