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Nissan Z Car – photos of all generations
Sebastian Vettel drives Nigel Mansell’s Williams at Silverstone
Four-time Formula 1 champion Vettel bought Mansell’s 1992 championship winning Williams FW14B two years ago and drove it for the first time ahead of the British Grand Prix earlier this month.
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Watch the Prodrive P25 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022
Significant features
– Commemorates 25 years since Prodrive entered its first two-door Subaru Impreza in the World Rally Championship.
– Draws inspiration from the Subaru Impreza WRX 22B STi road car.
– Powered by a 2.5-litre turbocharged flat four engine, with outputs of 300kW and 600Nm.
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Toyota unveils two-seat GR Corolla
– The high-performance GR Corolla two-seater is set to join the five-seat variant in Australia in 2023, with limited allocation for the first year of production.
– Weight reduction, revised suspension, stiffer chassis and more torque than five-seater.
– Ordering for the GR Corolla to commence in Q4 2022.
BMW M4 CSL Australian pricing and features
Significant features
– Released to mark the 50th anniversary of BMW’s M Division.
– Follows in the wheel tracks of successful special-edition models from earlier generations of the BMW M3/M4, most notably the BMW M3 CSL from 2003 and the BMW M4 GTS unveiled in 2016.
– Priced at $303,900, with Australian introduction set for Q4, 2022.
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Toyota GR Supra gets manual gearbox
Toyota’s iconic GR Supra will be available with a manual transmission when it arrives in Australia in the final quarter of 2022. The newly developed six-speed manual gearbox has been specifically developed to match the performance characteristics of the 285kW/500Nm 3.0-litre straight six.
Nissan MID4: The forgotten mid-engined supercar
Nissan produced a mid-engined concept car many don’t know about called the MID4 (abbreviation for Mid-Engine Four-Wheel Drive), designed to compete against the Honda NSX and the best from Porsche and Ferrari.
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Lotus Emira I4 First Edition and Base Editions: Australian Pricing
Customer demand for the Lotus Emira V6 First Edition has exceeded expectations, with the entire Australian allocation of 120 cars sold out. Demand for the I4 First Edition
has been equally strong with 70% of the anticipated Australian allocation already deposited.
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Hyundai i20 N review
Hyundai’s N division is certainly flourishing in 2022, with the new i20 N joining the i30 N, i30 Fastback N, i30 Sedan N and KONA N. The i20 N is the first light hot hatch from the acclaimed N Division and is offered in a single feature-packed grade. The car is on sale now from $32,490 before on-road costs.
Test driving cars
In this guide, I’d like to share with you the steps that I’ve taken to obtain different press cars, since starting my website Automotive Torque. I’ve found that there generally isn’t much help in this area for those starting out in automotive journalism in Australia and would like to give some guidance based off my own experiences.
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