PORSCHE HAS made a big thing out of its four-door Panamera, and now news has come through that the German supercar manufacturer will offer V6 and hybrid versions of the currently V8-only super saloon in 2010.

Porsche is working to bring a hybrid version of the Cayenne SUV to market, using an Audi-sourced 3.0 litre V6, [...]

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Maserati has revealed details and images of its newest track-only model, the GranTurismo MC Corse Concept.

Designed to deliver uncompromising circuit-ready performance, the MC Corse (Corse means “Racing” in Italian) features a number of mods that enable it to accelerate faster and grip harder than the road-going GranTurismo S it’s based on.

The GranTurismo S’s 4.7-litre V8 [...]

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Stefani Jelić is The Motor Report’s female conscience.  Unfortunately, she’s as much a car enthusiast as the rest of us, so she’s rubbish as an inner voice.

Living a life where a love affair with a $400 pair of Jimmy Choos can equal the love of a well-tuned engine on the side, what’s a [...]

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By Daniel McCoey

With the price of regular unleaded topping $1.60 in Australia this week, protests breaking out across Europe at the price of fuel and an emergency oil summit being organized by a bunch of disgruntled nations, it seemed appropriate to look at ways you can stretch your fuel dollar further. Of course you could [...]

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Nissan revealed the newest version of the Teana luxury sedan in Japan this week, giving Australian motorists a preview to what will most likely be the next generation of Maxima.

Based on Nissan’s new D platform, the 2009 Teana sports an exterior that is a lot more subdued than that of the American Maxima, which [...]

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Mitsubishi will be officially unveiling their refreshed 2009 Galant sedan at the Chicago Auto Show next week. Following the now requisite image leak, Mitsubishi have released the official images and press release to give us all a taste of what to expect. The North American Galant has mirrored our own Mitsubishi 380 in much of [...]

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Ford have released details and images of their new Explorer America concept prior to its 2008 Detroit Motor Show debut. It may be “just” a concept but this is the first real indication of where Ford’s Explorer SUV will be heading in the coming years and if the styling is anything to go by, then [...]

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Honda’s new Accord V6 is being built in Thailand and has been confirmed for a February 2008 launch in Australia. The interesting bit of news concerning the new Accord V6 is Honda’s unique, high-tech Variable Cylinder Management (VCM), allowing the car to run on six, four or three cylinders depending on road speed and load [...]

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With production of the 2008 Viper SRT10 just getting underway Dodge haven’t wasted any time letting another V10 bullet off the chain, this time in the form of a purpose built, street-legal track Viper dubbed the American Club Racer (ACR).

The ACR version of the Viper features the same 8.4-litre 447kW/600hp as found in the “standard” [...]

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It’s been a big year for Jaguar with their pending sale by Ford and the unveiling of their XF Saloon and while the XF has polarized opinion the flagship XJ continues to keep the traditionalists happy. Jaguar have announced this week that they have upgraded the XJ for the 2008 model year including a range [...]

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We struggle to understand the point of cars like the Prius when a good diesel will achieve the same goals, usually for significantly less up front cost and no weight penalty. So it piqued my interest when Toyota announced yesterday that they are intending to halve the price and just as importantly the size [...]

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Maserati have sent us some wonderful pictures from their display at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where they are celebrating the past, present and future successes of the company.

Their display includes the historic Maserati 250F which Juan Manuel Fangio piloted to what has been described as the greatest Formula One victory in the history of the [...]

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