The 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI GTI, launching in Australia later this year.

REPORTS ARE CIRCULATING that Volkswagen is preparing to unveil its most powerful Golf model yet at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

Dubbed the Golf R, this new model will become the performance flagship of the Golf range, taking over from the outgoing R32 as the [...]

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It’s been in the offing for a while, but now it’s close. Real close. Volkswagen has announced that it intends to take the wraps off the highly-anticipated Scirocco R at the Nurburgring 24-hour enduro later this week, where it will share the limelight with its proper race-going cousin, the Scirocco GT24-CNG.

The Scirocco R will also [...]

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Mitsubishi Motors Australia has announced that the 2009 Pajero is now available and on sale nationwide. Featuring a host of refinements, including a slightly reworked interior and exterior, and a larger towing capacity, the new Padger offers more grunt but, in the diesel model, a decreased thirst for fuel.

The Pajero’s 3.2-litre turbodiesel four now packs [...]

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Spanish automaker SEAT has announced the release of the sporty Linea R variant of its popular Leon hatchback. The VW Golf-based Linea R gets an updated range of diesel and petrol motors, a bold new design and a smattering of other cosmetic enhancements to take it into 2009.

For starters there’s a new front bumper that [...]

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