Articles by Mike Ryan

The family of Sir Jack Brabham have accepted the Queensland Government's offer of a State Funeral for the three-time Formula 1 World Champion.

In a money-can't-buy experience and the ultimate foot in the door for young talent, two Victorian automotive design students scored the first two-week internship at the Ford Design Centre as part of an annual Ford Internship Program.

Backed by Just Auto's Auto Trader brand, the Kids Under Cover youth homelessness support charity is already well known for its 'Donate Your Car' program. Recently, the charity has been boosted by an additional supporter, who is offering a unique experience for four lucky people.

Sure, Melbourne has held some epic car shows, however nothing like the highly-anticipated Meguiar's MotorEx Melbourne 2014, which comes to Victoria's capital this July 19 - 20.

Forget the doom and gloom about the Aussie car industry. We are in the Second Great Aussie Muscle Car era, a time when factory big-inch V8 sports sedans are the best they've ever been, from turbo six-pot Falcons and 6L SS-V Commodores, all the way to the top dog, HSV's 580hp supercharged GTS.

Melbourne has been starved of a Motor Show since 2011, but that's set to change next year, when an all-new "Motoring Festival" will make its debut.

Australia's three-time Formula 1 World Champion and motor sport racing legend, Sir Jack Brabham, has died.\n

Volkswagen have launched their first ever worldwide Design Contest , a competition to discover young automotive designing talent.

More than 50 years after they first appeared, the legendary competition-spec 'Lightweight' E-Type Jaguar racers are back, with the British luxury carmaker committing to build six units to the same specifications as the originals.

Audi have unveiled the 'LMX' version of their R8 supercar. Inspired by Audi's LeMans racers, this version of the R8 is notable as it'll be the first production car in the world to use 'laser' headlights.

When Ford committed to producing a limited run of 1,964 '50 Year Limited Edition' GT Mustang coupes last month, a convertible version wasn't on offer. But one will be produced, making it an ultra-exclusive item.

To mark the 30-year anniversary of the BMW M5, BMW has come up with an exclusive, special-edition version of the current, fifth-generation model boasting performance that sets it apart from its stablemates.