Volkswagen

Volkswagen fronts Nurburgring with 5-cylinder Golf

Chris Harris A Volkswagen Golf with more power than most V8s will take on the grueling Nurburgring 24 hour race in Germany.

Unmasked: Porsche’s baby SUV

Porsche Macan

Richard Blackburn Spy cameras have snapped the German maker’s all-new softroader undisguised.

Geneva's most glamorous

A Infinity Emerg-E Concept car

Ferrari's pulse-quickening F-12 Berlinetta, was one of a raft of glamorous vehicles at this year's Geneva Motor Show.

10 things your next car might not have

Barry Park There are some classic pieces of motoring machinery that are not long for this world.

Women better at parking than men, says study

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Martha Linden Women are better at parking than men, according to new research from Britain.

Safety ratings on a crash course

Crash test

Joshua Dowling Some cars that earned five stars overseas don't meet the higher criteria in Australia.

Cars of 2012: Performance cars

BMW M5

A guide to the performance car developments for 2012.

Mercedes wins Car of the Year

Winners List

Stephen Ottley If you think diesel is only for truckies, think again. A diesel-powered car has won Drive’s Car of the Year award for the first time.

The 'bad driver' LED display

Bad driver feedback display.

Chris Harris A designer’s rear window LED sign offers 'friendly' advice to drivers who misbehave.

Autopilot cars set for take-off

Autonomous car

Stephen Ottley As autonomous vehicles loom, opinions are split over the human touch.

Bugatti unveils $2.2m sports car with a porcelain caviar tray

Bugatti

Andreas Cremer The special edition Veyron Grand sport takes luxury motoring to new heights.

Drive into the sky

Audi Hydron

Mark Russell Three decades after movies depicted flying and amphibious cars, prototypes that can do both - and more - are being touted as vehicles of a future where climate change has altered the landscape.

Bentley recall over ornament injury risk

Bentley hood ornament.

Luxury carmaker Bentley says it's recalling 820 cars worldwide over fears that its famous "Winged B" hood ornament could injure people.

Porsche's Spyder could become its costliest car

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With a return in demand for luxury cars, Porsche may make its costliest car yet.

Revealed: World's most valuable car brands

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Jez Spinks Toyota has reclaimed its position as the world's most valuable car brand, according to the latest annual BrandZ study.

BMW to unveil baby roadster

2012 BMW Z2

Richard Blackburn BMW has confirmed it will reveal a small open-top sports car concept at the Geneva motor show next month, but will it drive the front or rear wheels?

Audi's $29,900 luxury car

Audi A1

Jez Spinks Audi goes head-to-head with BMW's Mini with its most affordable model ever.

Porsche rejects VW merger offer

Porsche, the heavily indebted maker of German luxury sports cars, has rejected a merger offer by Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker.

Germany has stopped looking at Porsche aid request: ministry

The German government says it has stopped examining a request for public aid by luxury sports car maker Porsche, which insisted talks were still being pursued.

World's fastest VW scorches

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Jez Spinks, drive.com.au The fastest Volkswagen production car in the world has landed in Australia.