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On November 17, Chevrolet revealed its new 'Corvette Daytona Prototype', choosing the appropriate location of Daytona International Speedway, Florida, for the reveal.

Bonhams' "Classic California" auction on November 12 auction featured a diverse collection of vehicles, from veterans to classics, late model performance cars to big dollar hot rods and customs, but the celebrity offerings were the highlights. In addition to the vehicles being auction at the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles, motoring memorabilia and genuine artwork from the likes of Von Dutch and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth were thrown into the mix as well.

While it's been largely forgotten now, Holden's Piazza was a car synonymous with the 80s. Filling the 'performance coupe' gap in GMH's lineup between the demise of the Torana and the arrival of the new Monaro, the Isuzu-sourced Piazza had its merits, but never really "found the love" with Australian drivers.

Jaguar's fastest and most-powerful open-topped GT ever built, the XKR-S Convertible blasts from 0-100km/h in a giddy 4.4 seconds. Its lightweight architecture belies exceptional torsional rigidity, making it the stiffest car in its class.

Fresh from Subaru's STI performance division, Subaru's BRZ Concept-STI (Subaru Tecnica International) sports car has been unveiled at the 2011 Los Angeles International Auto Show, a fortnight ahead of its scheduled production-version unveiling at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Audi has bagged this year's coveted "Golden Steering Wheel" award, with its Audi A6 business sedan winning the juried prize in the "Midsize / Luxury Class" category.

Toyota has announced it will make no less than five vehicle debuts at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, including its first showing of the prototype of its new compact sports car.

Bathurst's Mt Panorama race track was the scene for record-smashing speed last weekend when a Ferrari 458 GT3 broke the lap record. Driving the GT3, the racing version of the Ferrari 458 Italia road car, Allan Simonsen clocked a blistering 2:04.9560 time around the 6.2 km track during a practice session.

Proving that big cats can be efficient as well as powerful, an XF 2.2 Diesel has traversed North America from NY to LA averaging just 4.49 l/100 km over 4,641 km - making it the most efficient Jaguar ever created.

Bonhams' recent "Classic California" auction event, held at the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles, had a major touch of "Hollywood" about it, with cars from the movies amongst the consignments. Celebrity-owned cars were also part of the November 12 event, including a Cadillac originally owned by Elvis, and a Mercedes owned by Madonna.

After being postponed due to the Brisbane floods earlier this year, SPEED+STYLE+BEAUTY, a celebration of all things on wheels, is back, rescheduled for this coming November 25 - 27, at Brisbane's Portside Wharf at the Brisbane Cruise Terminal.

For Nigel Petrie, 'Engineered to Slide' really covers two things: what he does; and what he loves. Away from his full-time position as a fitter and turner, Nigel devotes time to building cars to compete in drifting competitions under the 'Engineered to Slide' name. Nigel's current drift machine is a Nissan 180SX, but a desire to create something different led him to start this impressive project, based around a Toyota Hilux utility. While still a 'work in progress', this project has already made a big impact in the drifting scene. Ahead of the recent 'DriftAttack' event at Victoria's Calder Park, Nigel took some time to explain more about his unique creation.

The Targa Tasmania run has been revised and expanded for the first time in five years, giving entrants an additional 70 kilometres and an extra night on Tassie's west coast.

Volkswagen's top-selling Golf Cabriolet has been reborn, and the latest generation includes a soft-top model that snaps open in just nine seconds. Then when it's shut, the versatile four-seater promises to encase driver and passengers in year-round practicality and urban sophistication.

One of the stars from the early days of Australian hot rodding, in the form of the ex-Dick Bushell 1933 Ford coupe, was recently offered for sale with JUST CARS. Given the significance of this vehicle, we thought it was worthy of closer attention, so we spent some time with the current owner, Rod Henderson, to discuss the history, acquisition and restoration of this important hot rod.

For a taste of the Outback, an interesting and relatively isolated region is the western extremity of Victoria where it joins South Australia. For much of the State border between the two States, a track - which four-wheel drivers naturally call the "Border Track" - runs south from the Murray River.

What does a swarm of over 125 Minis look like? Find out this Sunday, November 13, when the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, SA will host 'Minis at the Mill' a special celebration acknowledging 50 years of the Mini in Australia.

The 'Spartan' is an all-new, limited-production, Australian-made sportscar, powered by a Ducati V-twin engine, that is set to make its public debut at the Sydney Motorcycle & Scooter Show from November 25-27.

The Tasmanian was heading in to the final stage trailing Tony Quinn in his Nissan GT-R by 4 seconds. White knew he needed to pull out all the tricks with his Lamborghini on the final run up Mt Buller. The spectators and fellow competitors were expecting him to light up the mountain on the final run of the day, but never expected to see the flames from the rear of the Gallardo!

Love it or hate it, the 1959 Cadillac is one of those cars everyone is familiar with. Seen through modern eyes, it's a prime example of styling excess. To an extent, the same sentiment was expressed when the Cadillac was new.

Looks, luxury and off-the-dial performance are the promise of Mercedes-Benz's new super-sports SLS AMG Roadster.

With the third Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo season finished, Lamborghini have announced next year's Asia and Europe event calendars.

The Subaru BRZ Concept-STI will be unveiled to the public later this month at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

The BMW Museum has opened a year-long temporary exhibition in Munich which documents the eighty-plus years of BMW 6 Series development.