2016 Ltd Edt Ford Falcon XR8 Turbo and XR6 Turbo Sprint

Full details on the new limited-edition 2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint and XR8 Turbo Sprint sedan models have been revealed this morning, just hours after first leaking onto the internet.

We road test the New 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC220d

The 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC is the latest in an ever-growing portfolio of capable off-road vehicles that also features the driving refinement of a passenger sedan. Based on the widely acclaimed C-Class platform, the GLC’s all round ability and ride quality is really no surprise.

Is the New Mustang any Good ?

Few cars claim to be iconic, and fewer still can back it up.

There are a handful along the lines of the Mini Cooper, Land Rover Defender, Porsche 911 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class considered to be significant models that helped shape the motoring landscape

Ford’s Mustang is one of them, a car that elicits imagery few models can match.

THE 2016 JAGUAR F-PACE HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY REVEALED!

THE 2016 JAGUAR F-Pace will get its official reveal on 14 September at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. Marking, Jaguar’s 80th anniversary, the brand has released a teaser video for the Chengdu Motor Show which kicks off on the 9th September, showing the 2016 F-Pace without its pre-launch camouflage.

Jaguar has already, more or less, shown us the F-Pace but the thing has always worn some form of camouflage. This profile photo is the first undisguised pic we’ve seen.

Jaguar describes the F-Pace has a “performance crossover designed for those who love driving”. We can’t wait to find out if it’s right…

Toyota to unveil fourth-generation Prius at the Frankfurt Motor Show

The next Frankfurt Motor Show will be the occasion to check out the fourth-generation Prius, set to go on sale in early 2016. Lexus, the luxury division of the brand, will also present its new revisited GS model.

Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce Roadster revealed

If you need to feel the wind absolutely tearing – not just rustling – through your hair, Lamborghini has the thing.

It’s the fastest open-topped car in its history, with a 350km/h top speed – that’s 217 miles-an-hour in pre-metric measurements – and the potential to fire itself to 100km/h in just 2.9 seconds.

There’s just one thing – it’s going to cost you $916,950 in Australia.

Chinese LDV V80 van gets two stars for safety

One of Australia’s cheapest vans has been slammed by safety experts after scoring a “poor” two-star rating out of five in a crash test.

First ever Peter Brock Holden Commodore up for sale

First ever Peter Brock Holden Commodore up for sale almost 33 years to the day since it was first sold.

The first ever Holden Commodore built by the late racing legend Peter Brock will be auctioned by Shannons in Sydney today (Monday August 10).

It is likely to fetch $85,000 to $95,000, even though the car it’s based on cost just $9600 when new in 1980.

Unlike other Brock Commodores, this is the car the race ace used to test all the performance parts before he did his first 500 limited edition models, which led to a series of fast personalised road cars for more than a decade before his acrimonious split with Holden.

Middleton spent the next 17 years meticulously restoring 001.

Unlike 499 of the 500 vehicles in that first batch which were all red, black or white, car 001 was two-tone green because it was a former Holden company car given to Brock to start the project.

The car, which has “001” engraved on the steering wheel, was bought by a Holden dealer in Pennant Hills, 33 years ago this weekend to the day.

Holden used-car salesman Jim Middleton sold it to a family friend in August 1982 after it sat on the lot for just one day.

But Middleton bought the vehicle back 11 years later, and then spent the next 17 years meticulously restoring it.

Middleton finally got car number one on the road five years ago but has decided it’s time to sell.

“I’ve owned it for 22 years now, I’ve done the rounds of car club shows, it’s just time to move on,” said Middleton.

“To my knowledge, this is 001,” he says. “I’ve kept my ear to the ground and been searching for another 001 for the better part of 30 years and it’s never surfaced. No-one has ever come forward with 001 in red, white or black. We know where 002 is, it’s a red car. But to my knowledge, and according to the HDT bible, number 001 is listed as being green.”

The other one that got away

Commodore enthusiasts will recall there is another early Commodore, a light blue car, that Brock used as a test bed and dubbed “000”.

It was never issued with a numbered steering wheel but decades later Brock put his signature to a handwritten “000” on the glovebox.

The blue car was originally loaned to Brock by one of the founding Holden Dealer Team dealers Vin Keane from Adelaide (other founding HDT dealers included Laurie Sutton and Les Vagg from Sydney and Warren Smith in Melbourne).

Having experienced a hard life, the blue VC surfaced a few years ago in Melbourne but its current whereabouts and condition are unknown.

2015 Volvo XC90 review

Volvo has released the first all-new XC90 in 12 years — and the first vehicle developed under the ownership of Chinese car-maker Geely.