The latest in Golf R20T/GTI-R speculation suggests an official reveal at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show (15-27 September). Last month AutoExpress took a reasonable stab at how the car might look (above). And, while debate over the final badge remains, the good news is that it is now believed the über Golf will have an [...]

Last August when the Audi R8 GT3 sports car was revealed you probably giggled with the excitement of a six-year-old like I did. Well, I’m pleased to say you can giggle some more as news of these awesome looking machines starting to reach customers. Audi Sport Italia have been handed the keys to the Audi [...]

MINI, ever the masters of style, have allowed design gurus Republic of Fritz Hansen to give a Cooper S Clubman the once over. While the Danish design house were at it, they gave Airstream a call to build a rather nifty caravan. Or, in MINI terms, a Space Box. Both the MINI and the 22ft [...]

The Porsche Panamera four door gran turismo goes on sale in the United Kingdom in mid-September. Pricing starts at £72,266 for the Panamera S, £77,269 for the Panamera 4S and £95,298 for the top of the range Panamera Turbo. In Aussie dollars that equates to around $155,000, $165,000 and $203,000 respectively. Of course, when the [...]

Here are four videos showing the inner workings of the Golf VI production line at Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg. They are fascinating viewing. There is no commentary, but the sounds from the factory floor have been captured well and add to the experience. In the third clip you can even hear The Chemical Brothers pumping [...]

This viral ad for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes was just sent in by massive Lewis Hamilton fan Wes Stubbs. It takes us on a fictional journey from remote control car nerds right to the heart of the McLaren garage, and ends up with the current World Champion driving his F1 car via a Bluetooth equipped mobile [...]

The doors have closed on the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show. That brings down the curtain on individual shows for Melbourne and Sydney, with a new era set to begin in 2010. Around 160,000 visitors attended MIMS this year. That figure is down on other years, but Motor Show director, Russ Tyrie is talking things [...]

Usually when a press release from a manufacturer announcing internal awards reaches the AUSmotive inbox I’ll leave it be. But Audi Centre Canberra have been great supporters of this site, so it came as no surprise that they recently won Audi’s Provincial/Rural ‘Mark of Excellence’ award for the second year in a row. This is [...]

It’s not easy being green! At least, that’s what I imagine this poor Clio must have thought when it was revealed to the motoring world in Geneva a few days ago. It might be a great drive, it might be chock full of froggy cornering goodness™, but there’s no escaping it has a face like [...]

Just spotted on CarAdvice is news that Top Gear Australia has put out an audience call for its second series. The first recording date is just a few weeks away on Tuesday 7 April. A full list of filming dates is listed below. Series 2 will premiere on SBS Television on Monday 11 May. Of [...]

The BBC will be covering Formula One again in 2009 (no more James Allen, thank f***ing god!). For races held outside of Australia local television audiences will also see BBC’s return to F1 via Channel Ten’s coverage. To get you in the mood the Beeb have revived their old F1 theme, The Chain by Fleetwod [...]

The Volkswagen Scirocco is one of AUSmotive’s favourite cars. It is the wolf to the Golf GTI’s Little Red Riding Hood. This new bodykit, revealed by Caractere at the 2009 Geneva Auto Salon, certainly heightens the visual senses from the already stunning canvas supplied by VW. The possibility of the Scirocco coming to Australia is [...]

The crew at Image Engineers have provided us with a nifty timelapse clip from the floor at the 2009 Geneva Auto Salon. For some more really cool stuff, that is gigapan imagery, click HERE for a closer look at the Geneva show floor, or HERE for a much closer look at the Bugatti Veyron Bleu [...]

Mazda Australia is planning one of its biggest and best assaults on Targa Tasmania yet. They have signed 2008 winner, South Australian Steve Glenney, and thrown him the keys to a 205kW turbocharged RX-8 SP. “I’m excited to be chosen by Mazda Motorsport to play a role in the development of the Mazda RX-8, and [...]

With the launch of the new Mk6 Golf there has been some criticism that it is too much like the old model. Outwardly, despite sharing just one panel from the Mk5 (the roof), the Mk6 is a small progression from the previous model. Although, trainspotters, like myself, could spot the differences a mile away, the [...]