Motoring
The Wolf of Wall Street Lamborghini is up for grabs
The rare car features prominently in the infamous Quaaludes scene, wherein a heavily inebriated Leonardo DiCaprio, playing financier Jordan Belfort, struggles to drive home.
- by Hannah Elliott
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Brisbane Airport cancels plans for billion-dollar auto mall and motor circuit
Brisbane Airport’s hyped $1 billion Auto Mall, announced with much fanfare in 2015, has been scrapped, leaving a 51-hectare site in need of a new purpose.
- by Cameron Atfield
Speedsters put the record straight at salt lake race city
Kylie Gray, 13: “I’m going to keep racing. I’ve got the need for speed.”
- by Tim Barlass and Dean Sewell
High-tech speed cameras catch 66,000 motorists using phones
Had police been able to dish out fines and demerits during the point-to-point cameras trial about 2000 people would have lost their licence
- by Hamish Hastie
2023 Drive Car of the Year revealed
Although vehicle manufacturing has wound back, Victoria still had a role to play in this ute’s success.
- by Joshua Dowling
Tax breaks drive EV savings but there’s a long wait for cars
Tax concessions could save some buyers tens of thousands of dollars at the same time as supply shortages may make electric vehicles hard to get hold of in the near future.
- by Rachel Clun
EV revolution lost on Australia’s politicians as they cling to petrol cars
Just three of Australia’s 227 federal MPs have chosen fully electric vehicles as their taxpayer-funded cars.
- by Cameron Atfield
Forget electric, BMW boss says hydrogen will be ‘hippest thing’ to drive
BMW chairman’s hydrogen dreams could even extend to the group’s crown jewel, Rolls Royce.
- by Hannah Elliott
The little-known billionaire steering the car sector and the Roosters
In this episode, we delve into the life and times of Nick Politis, the 80-year-old powerbroker who shows no signs of slowing down.
Motor industry pushes back against federal government’s electric vehicle plans
Car manufacturers have questioned the government’s strategy to increase electric cars on the road by 2030.
- by Laura Chung
History of the little car that was good enough for Elvis
Driver and passenger step over the sides to get into the cockpit, there’s room for luggage and a top speed of 65mph (104 kph).
- by Tim Barlass