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Jaguar's latest production concept, the C-X16 is a bold pointer to the marque's future direction in sports cars.

Rally Australia, the 10th round of the 2011 World Rally Championship, kicks off on Thursday, September 8, with the first full day of competition set for Friday, September 9.

BMW has expanded its Z4 range with the addition of a new TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder petrol engine.

Rally Australia, round 10 of the WRC, starts tomorrow, September 8, and Ford drivers will be looking to break the long winning streak of the Citroens in this year's championship.

Thanks largely to its combination of affordability and 'real' car features, the Austin Seven was a huge hit from its 1922 introduction - becoming the UK's equivalent of the VW Beetle and Model T Ford in providing "motoring for the millions". Production increased year on year to meet demand, and despite the onset of the Great Depression, Sevens continued to sell well in 1930, with production only decreasing by ten percent from 1929's total.

Amongst all the Aussie and American metal at the recent Muscle Car Masters event at Eastern Creek, some prime examples of Toyota's Australian motorsport heritage were also on display. Toyota Australia brought together more than a dozen classic race cars of noted history and achievements under the 'Toyota Motorsport Heritage Marquee'.

The World Rally Championship returns to Australia this week, with an all-new location on the NSW Coffs Coast and and all-new course that should be a test for all competitors, including the Citroen pacesetters and privateers.

Last weekend, Victorians got to experience the internet sensation that is the 'Ken Block Gymkhana' when Block and a team of Monster Energy sponsored drivers turned the Calder Park circuit into a hoon's paradise.

Audi will unveil its new, high-performance S models at the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA). The latest S6, S7 Sportback and S8 models combine power with fuel efficiency, utilising ground-breaking solutions such as 'cylinder on demand'.

The 1927 Morris Cowley Van from long-running Australian TV series, 'The Sullivans', is on the list of offerings at Shannons' upcoming Melbourne Spring Classic Auction on September 12.

More than a dozen classic and collectable vehicles will be offered with no reserve at Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic Auction this September 12.

Who could have guessed at the end of the 1960s that the Valiant's halcyon days had ended? The last year of that swingin' decade was the best ever with sales of 42,654. Translated into today's market that would put the Valiant at the top of the chart. But it was still the era of the Big Three and in 1969 the Valiant was a distant third behind the Holden and Falcon.

The Bosch Australian Rally Championship has announced new regulations for the future outright Championship cars starting in season 2012.

A 1927 Morris Cowley van that featured in the long-running Australian TV series, The Sullivans, will be offered at no reserve as part on Shannons' Melbourne Spring Classic Auction on Monday, September 12.

Before you head to the Coffs Coast for next week's WRC Rally Australia, call into Sydney's Pitt Street Mall this Sunday, September 4 - Fathers Day - for an autograph-signing session with six of the WRC's top drivers.

When the Alfasud was released in 1971 the world's media wrote of it in glowing terms. In their humble opinion here was the perfect example of a compact family saloon that embodied all the features deemed desirable - roomy interior, sparkling performance, amazing standards of road dynamics and a style that was distinctively modern.

An Indy 500 race winner, from back in the day when the brickyard was still all bricks, recently sold at Mecum's Monterey (California) auction for US$2 million.

A lavish, fully-functioning, licensed replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie car is coming up for auction.

Spectacular, original and famous, the "Pink Panther" car is going under the hammer in an internet auction.

From 2012, the popular Classic Rally Car category may have its own national championship, as the Australian Rally Championship takes control of the category's promotion and marketing.

Sunday, September 25 will see some of the finest machinery to emerge from the land of the rising sun go on show - and go into action - at Lakeside Park in south eastern Queensland for the second annual Japanese Nationals.

As featured, albeit briefly, in the iconic 1971 racing film, 'Le Mans', the Porsche 911S owned and driven by Steve McQueen recently sold at the RM Auctions Monterey sale for an incredible US$1,375,000.

Australia's legendary Outback mailman Tom Kruse has passed away aged 96.

Not to be outdone, specialist South African car tuner LupiniPower has launched a Chevrolet superUte following a year of testing and development.