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Nissan and Russian production company LAV have set out in a joint attempt to break the world land speed record on natural ice in a production car. The choice of car is of course the Nissan GT-R. To demonstrate the GT-R’s all-terrain performance, there is no better place to do …

  Nissan has added a new diesel variant to the Dualis range. The Dialis TS, featuring the R9M diesel engine producing 96kW of power and 320Nm of torque, is priced from $29,990 plus on-roads. It is mated exclusively with a manual transmission that drives the front wheels. Average fuel consumption …

This Renault Megane Trophy V6 is any car enthusiast’s wet dream. Packing 295kW (400hp) and 422Nm of torque driving the rear wheels, and looking more like a supercar than a hot-hatch, it has been seen terrorising the streets of Paris last month. A few very lucky, but probably also very …

With the Mk7 Volkswagen Golf launching this month and the next-generation Golf GTI revealed and scheduled to go on sale later this year, the next model roll out is arguably, the most anticipated. We are talking about the mighty Golf R. With prototypes already out testing (pictured above), work is …

The Lexus LFA has just become more exclusive as a white LFA has crashed in China. This is the first irreparable LFA crash, dropping the number of ‘surviving’ LFA around the world to 499 units. Details of the crash is still unknown but the AU$750,000 supercar is now nothing but a …

Citroën has taken the wraps off the DS Wild Rubis Concept, the company’s potential luxury SUV for the Chinese market. Due to bow in at the 2013 Auto Shanghai later this month, the concept measures 4.70 meters long, 1.95 meters wide and 1.59 meters tall, with a 2.9 meters wheelbase. …

The Audi RS4 Avant’s bigger brother, the RS6 Avant is scheduled for a local launch in November 2013. Boasting an incredible 412kW of power and 700Nm of torque from its naturally-aspirated 4.0-litre V8 engine, the latest RS6 Avant will storm from a standstill to 100km/h in just 3.9 seconds. Like …

The all-new Audi S3 Sportback will arrive in Australia in December 2013. The third-generation S3 delivers more power from its 2.0-litre four-cylinder TFSI engine than before, churning out 221kW of power and 380Nm of torque. Yet it is significantly more fuel efficient, returning 6.9L/100km when mated to the 6-speed S …

The 2013 Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI R-Line has launched in Australia (read our review here), starting from $112,990, making it the most expensive model in the manufacturer’s local line up. The most powerful Touareg is powered by a 4.2-litre diesel V8 shared with the Audi Q7 4.2 TDI. It produces …

The local arm of Fiat has launched the Freemont SUV today (read our review here), priced from $25,990, making it the cheapest mid-sized SUV on sale in Australia. Based on the Dodge Journey, the Fiat Freemont is offered in two new powerplants – a 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol generating 125kW of …

Porsche is reportedly planning to launch a four-cylinder Boxter/Cayman at the end of this year. According to Flat-6 News, the flat-four engine is likely to be unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. It is said to be based on the 3.8-litre flat-six that is found in the …

After numerous renderings and leaked images that have surfaced on the internet in the past few months, the 2014 Maserati Ghibli is finally revealed in all its glory ahead of the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show later this month. The Ghibli slots beneath the larger 2013 Quattroporte as a more compact …

Volvo’s performance tuning house Polestar has released a short teaser video of the S60 Polestar Performance, a limited edition model that could be coming to Australia. The video shows the tweaked S60 drifting around a snow bank in slow motion. First unveiled in June 2012 as a concept, the S60 …

Renault unveiled today the Twin’Z Concept, the company’s take on an electric supermini with rear-wheel drive layout. Measuring 3,627mm long, 1,705mm wide and 1,506mm tall, with a 2,495mm wheelbase, the Twin’Z Concept is powered by a rear-mounted electric motor delivering 50kW (68hp) of power and 226Nm of torque. Energy is …