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Reports from Europe have revealed that BMW is considering producing an X4, which would be a smaller version of the X6 off-road coupe. A source from within the German luxury car brand revealed to UK website Autocar that although it is yet to be given the nod for production, the X4 is indeed being looked [...]

According to Millward Brown’s BrandZ Top 100 survey, recent safety recalls have helped BMW to beat Toyota as the world’s most valuable car brand. Toyota’s brand value fell by 27 per cent in the survey, but still recorded a strong US$21.77 billion (AUD$23.46 billion). By comparison, BMW fell only 9 per cent following the economic [...]

The 2011 Hyundai Elantra (Avante in overseas markets) has been unveiled at the Busan International Motor Show in South Korea. The show car teams a six-speed automatic transmission with Hyundai’s 1.6-litre Gamma direct-injection four-cylinder engine for 103kW of power and 166Nm of torque. Hyundai is yet to reveal fuel economy or emissions figures but claims [...]

The 2011 BMW M5 prototype has been spied lighting up the rear tyres as it is put through its paces on the gruelling Nürburgring circuit. There is some method to this madness, with engineers likely using this track time to properly calibrate the stability and traction control of the new BMW M5. The beauty of [...]

If you thought Targa Tasmania (one of the most famous Targa Rally events in the world) was only for Lamborghinis, Porsches, Mitsubishi Evolution and Subaru STIs, you’d probably be right. However, in recent times everyday cars have began to enter the event. 2010 sees the multi-award winning Hyundai i30 CRDi turbo diesel on the grid. [...]