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Now in its fifth generation, the new BMW M5 combines pulse-racing track potential with the ease and functionality of a luxurious executive saloon.

A unique piece of Australian motorsport history is about to go under the hammer.

The all-new four wheel drive V12 Ferrari FF made a flying visit to Australia this month prior to its full launch in early 2012 so that prospective owners could view the unique supercar.

In 1959, the change from a 2.6-litre to a 3.0- (some call it a 2.9-) litre six cylinder engine marked the next evolution of the 'Big Healey'. The addition of a longer bodied version in the same year added a '2+2' alternative to the existing two-seater roadster. Each subsequent development added more performance and refinement, turning the car from an out-and-out sports roadster into more of a grand tourer.

Adolf Hitler's first major public function as Chancellor of Germany was the opening of the 1933 Berlin Motor Show on 11 February. He had been in the job less than a fortnight and he used the speech to announce his intention to support production of a People's Car.

UK car manufacturer Caterham Cars' first brand new addition to the Seven range in two years - the Supersport - is one of the purest versions yet of the iconic British sportscar.

There are Thunderbirds and there are woody wagons, and never the twain shall meet, right? Wrong, as evidenced by this stunning creation!

Scott Pedder, CEO of Bosch Australian Rally Championship, is pleased with the way things are progressing on the formulation of regulations to support ARC's soon-to-be-introduced competition categories for two wheel drive rally cars.

The Audi R8 GT Spyder high-performance sports car is headed to Australia in a limited-edition open-top version.

By the mid-1970s, the musclecar market in the USA was pretty much dead. Chevy's Corvette was still flying the flag for sportscars, but the once mighty Mustang, Charger and Camaro were shadows of their former selves. Pontiac, however, was arguably the sole manufacturer continuing to offer no-compromise horsepower with their Firebird Trans Am, but by the end of the decade even they had to face the realities of the times.

The most novel and colourful event on the calendar for the past 26 years, the NSW Variety Bash is set to make its departure from Sydney again on August 6th. Continuing the tradition of the Bash starting and finishing at a destination starting with the letter B, this year's NSW Variety Bash will leave from Baulkham Hills on Saturday August 6th and finish at Buccaneer Rock (Broome, WA) on August 17th.

The latest Lexus concept car, the LF-Gh, is coming to Melbourne as part of the 2011 Australian International Motor Show.

There are plenty of happy faces at GM Holden at the moment as the company celebrates its return to black, posting a $112 million profit for 2010.

The performance brand within Mercedes-Benz Cars has come up with a new dream-car: the SLS AMG Roadster.

Known as the Black Beauty, the smoking hot Chrysler Imperial at the centre of The Green Hornet movie made its first Australian appearance in Sydney this week.

When we think of our first car it not often we look back to our childhood and the collection of toy cars we had. The hours we spent playing on the floor pretending that one day we will have a life size car, just like the ones we had grown up with.

The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell vehicles are the cars that we are likely to be driving in the not too distant future, if authorities can get their act together to support this new wave of truly green motoring.

In 22 years the Nissan GT-R has evolved from the Skyline to an out and out supercar. Nissan raised the performance stakes in 2007 and now promises that the 2011 R35 series GT-R delivers more power, more grip and more excitement than its predecessors.

It's the ultimate in Ferrari exclusivity - a one-off car designed and built specifically to meet the individual desires of its owner.

By 1960, the Chevy Corvette had got over its initial teething troubles and established itself as "America's Sports Car".

In today's day and age when we think of mainstream motor racing, there is no doubt that we think of the V8 Supercars, but there was a time back in the eighties and nineties when turbo cars ruled supreme and they dominated racetracks around the country. Beginning in 1981 with former Australian rally ace George Fury competing in a Z18 powered Nissan Bluebird turbo that reset the Bathurst lap record in 1984 with a time that was never beaten prior to the introduction of Caltex Chase.

The Mazda 787B's incredible 4-rotor engine noise will be heard again around the Circuit de la Sarthe on June 11, before the 24-hour race begins

The first all-electric Audi will be built at the Neckarsulm site, with a small production run of the R8 e-tron sports car to hit the roads in late 2012.

Fiat Powertrain's revolutionary TwinAir engine has scooped the pool in this year's International Engine of the Year competition, garnering top awards in multiple categories.