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Following the passing of Sergio Pininfarina last July, the Italian coachbuilder and design house that bears his name will unveil a special tribute to the man at this March's Geneva Motor Show.

As part of the national "Build the Commodore" scavenger hunt, the first clues to the location of 101 pieces that make up the first image of the new VF Commodore were released today, with more coming over the next five days.

Erebus Motorsport has released images of the livery that will adorn its SLS AMG GT3 Gullwings at this weekend's Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Gone is the chrome livery that led to Erebus Motorsport being awarded 'The Most Beautiful Car' at the 2011 AMG Customer Sports Awards. In its place is a striking matte black combined with chrome and a highlight colour on each of the cars - yellow and purple.

V8 Supercars has announced the extension of its partnership with Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) until 2015, one of several new sponsorship agreements to be unveiled before the 2013 Championship commences.

On the back of record sales for the Challenger in 2012, Dodge released a new version at January's Chicago Auto Show - the R/T 'Redline'.

Adelaide's Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar carnival is already the biggest and best motorsport extravaganza in the country. So when it takes another quantum leap forward, that's really big news for fans.

The much-anticipated VF Commodore, will be pieced together by the people of Australia in a nationwide scavenger hunt that launched on February 1.

Given the overwhelming success of Toyota and Subaru's 86/BRZ sports coupe, it's unsurprising that a convertible version is expected to follow. A concept 86 convertible, dubbed the 'FT-86 Open,' is set to be revealed in March.

With the 2013 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour less than a fortnight away, Trofeo Motorsport have added a big gun to their lineup in the form of Greg Murphy.

Three rare Aussie muscle cars - including a sought-after HK Monaro GTS 327 'Bathurst' coupe - will be jostling for pole position on the auction block at Shannons Sydney Summer Classic sale on Monday, February 4.

Mecum Auctions' 10-day auction, held this past January 18-27 in Florida, reportedly exceeded all expectations. 2,610 cars, from a total 3,337 lots, crossed the auction block. A 70 percent sell-through rate was achieved and total sales for the event reached over US$71 million.

The worst-kept secret in Aussie motorsport has finally been made official, with Casey Stoner confirmed for a Red Bull-backed Dunlop Development Series drive in 2013.

Erebus Motorsport will roll out the heavy artillery for the upcoming Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour (February 8-10) headlined by five times DTM Champion, Bernd Schneider, FIA GT1 World Team Champion, Thomas Jaeger and V8 Supercar stars, Tim Slade and Lee Holdsworth.

One of the most iconic cars of all time, the original 'Batmobile' created by George Barris, sold at Barrett-Jackson's mammoth Scottsdale (Arizona) auction last week for an incredible US$4.62 million.

At this year's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Shelby American unveiled two new models, the 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake "Wide Body" and the 2013 Shelby Focus ST. While the Mustang continues the Shelby tradition, the "performance-tuned" version of the Focus ST is the first small car to be Shelby modified since the Dodge Omni-based 'GLH' from the 1980s.

A new NSX Concept, unveiled today by American Honda at Detroit's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), showcases the possible direction for the production NSX's interior.

Aston Martin marked the first occasion of its centenary as a company in 2013 with the unveiling, on 15 January, of a special edition Vanquish.

One of the most sought-after classic cars of all time, and certainly the most sought-after Ferrari, the 250 GTO is rarely sighted in more than single units, so the appearance of five of the 36 total GTOs produced is worth noting.

With the 2013 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour race less than a month away, Maranello Motorsport has confirmed they've signed ex-Formula 1 ace Mika Salo for the endurance event.

As the Corvette celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2013, Chevrolet have unveiled the 2014 model Corvette Stingray. Set for a US release in the third quarter of 2013, the seventh generation Corvette is described as the most powerful ever.

Rolls-Royce celebrated a sales record for 2012, delivering 3,575 cars to customers for the calendar year. This represents the highest annual sales total in the 108-year history of the prestige automobile company.

The 2013 running of the iconic Dakar rally is about to get underway. Along with a new route from Lima to Santiago, there will be a new challenger to 2012's dominant Minis in the form of a Red Bull-backed pair of buggys driven by Dakar veterans Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al Attiyah.

The Victorian Transport Association have released details on the 'Sandown Drive Days' event, which will take place at Sandown Raceway, Springvale, on March 7 and 8, 2013.

With the Dakar rally about to kick off, here are a few figures and stats covering this year's event - and the ones that preceded it.