Articles by Mike Ryan

Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic Auction has a number of desirable European cars consigned, including a pair of restored Mercedes-Benz SLs, an ex-Vern Schuppan Audi quattro, Porsche 911T Targa and Ferrari Mondial coupe.

Japanese drift star Daigo Saito won the Achilles Formula Drift Asia season opening round at Calder Park on the weekend. Saito triumphed over a strong field saw international competitors from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and New Zealand, as well as Japan, all battling it out with each other and a group of Aussies.

Audi is using this May's Volkswagen event at Worthersee in Austria to unveil a new TT concept - the TT ultra quattro - which combines minimum weight with maximum performance.

With the 50th Anniversary of Ford's Mustang drawing ever closer, Ford has released the second in its range of licensed anniversary items - a limited edition watch created in partnership with Detroit-based luxury goods manufacturer, Shinola.

Chevrolet has announced US pricing information on the seventh generation Corvette Stingray launched earlier this year.

A sedan, ute, SUV and cabriolet all in one car? That's the claim made by Toyota with their new 'ME.WE' concept, which was unveiled this week in Paris, at the company's 'Le Rendez-vous Toyota' showroom on the famous Avenue des Champs-Elysees.

A trio of interesting and collectable performance Commodores, straddling the HDT and HSV era, have been consigned for Shannons Melbourne Autumn Classic Auction on April 29.

Round one of the Achilles Formula Drift Asia Championship event kicks off at Melbourne's Calder Park this weekend, and one of the stars of the event is expected to be Norway's Fredric Aasbo.

With renewed interest in the Mercedes-Benz derived C 63 AMG machines thanks to their adoption by Erebus Motorsport in V8 Supercars this season, Mercedes-Benz Australia have announced pricing and initial details on the C 63 AMG 'Edition 507' range, which is set to be available locally from September.

Twenty five years after the Z1 first made its impact, BMW have unveiled details on their current compact roadster - the Z4 - with the latest model boasting new styling, a raft of equipment and interior appointments, and a new entry-level model, the sDrive 18i.

Shannons Melbourne Autumn Classic auction has something to appeal to just about every car fan, but for those who appreciate Aussie muscle, there's something special in the form of a well-presented 1974 Ford XB Falcon GT coupe.

If the M6 wasn't exclusive enough for you, BMW Group Australia has released details of an even more luxurious version in its high performance M6 range - the new M6 Gran Coupe - which joins the standard M6 coupe and M6 convertible.