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Audi Australia will reward every Australian Olympic medallist in the sailing team with an Audi R8 – to drive for a month. The announcement was made at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week cocktail party on Hamilton Island hosted by Audi Australia’s Managing Director, Uwe Hagen. The eight medellists of …

Mercedes has finally announced key performance figures of the new A45 AMG. Stuttgart’s answer to the BMW 1 Series M Coupe and Audi RS3 will be packed with 350 horsepower (260kW) and 450 Nm of torque (332 lb-ft). That’s a higher output per litre than a Porsche 911 GT3!  Power …

RenaultSport’s fastest Megane, the RS265 has landed in Australia to replace the RS250. With the crowded hot hatch market about to get hotter, with the imminent launch of Ford’s 184kW Focus ST and Volvo’s 187kW V40 T5, Renault has turned up the wick with the new RS265. As the name …

Tagged as one of the best handling cars of all time, it was only a matter of time before a track focused version of Toyota’s much lauded GT86 appears. The company’s German based motorsport arm, Toyota Motorsport GmbH, has done just that by unveiling their new GT86 CS-V3 race car. …

Suzuki Australia has revamped its Grand Vitara range by loping two cylinders off its engine and adding a two-wheel drive model. According to Suzuki Australia General Manager, Tony Devers, 2WD models now account for almost half of all SUV sales in the country. “The addition of a 2WD version of …

Toyota’s all-new 2013 Corolla has been officially launched in Japan. Called the Auris in Japan, the world’s most popular small car spots an all-new design with a longer, sleeker and sportier profile. The Corolla will be offered in a variety of four-cylinder petrol engines with capacity ranging from 1.5 litre …

BMW has unveiled the gorgeous Z4-based BMW Zagato Roadster at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Developed in just six weeks, this one-of-a-kind roadster is dressed in brilliant grey body colour that changes its hue to light silver depending on lighting condition. The car’s soft top is designed to echo …

The upcoming SRT (Chrysler Group’s Street and Racing Technology) Viper has been previewed ahead of its official debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California. The stunning SRT Viper GTS Launch Edition, to give it its full name, packs 640 horsepower (477kW) and 600 lb-ft of torque (814Nm) …

Mercedes has released more new photos of the all-new 2013 A-Class. Aimed to compete directly with the BMW 1 Series and Volkswagen Golf, the A-Class will be offered in three different variants – Urban, Style and the range topping AMG Sport. The A-Class is already launched in the UK in …

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US recently conducted a new crash test procedure, where instead of the normal 40 percent overlap with a 5-foot tall rigid barrier, cars are hurled towards the wall at 64km/h (40mph) with a 25 percent overlap. The institute said the new …

The Lexus IS-F has been a worthy alternative to the more established BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. Its beautifully tuned naturally aspirated 5.0-litre V8 is only a few tenths slower to 100km/h compared its Euro rivals, but is just as much fun to punt around the track. However, it …

McLaren is set to take the spotlight at the upcoming Pebble Beach Concours in California this weekend when it brings out the most track focused MP4-12C yet. The British marque will reveal the McLaren MP4-12C Cam-Am Edition racing concept, the first supercar to be built by McLaren’s new racing production …

At the risk of being accused of sexist, many of us with wives, girlfriends, female friends or all of the above would have heard of or even read the “50 Shades of Grey” trilogy. If you haven’t, ask someone of the fairer gender whom is quite likely to have a …

The 2013 Range Rover is expected to debut soon, but as always, the internet seems to trump the official reveal. The photos you see here are leaked onto the web today. The new Rangie is expected to be both lighter and more fuel efficient compared to its predecessor, thanks to …