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Formula One world champion Jenson Button has claimed another record at Australia’s Mount Panorama circuit. The 2009 winner and reigning Super GT champion drove Honda’s Civic Type R to set the fastest lap for a front-wheel drive production car at the 3.86-mile track.

McLaren is continuing to tease us with glimpses of its new car. We’ve seen it in various camouflaged guises in recent weeks, including at the Geneva Motor Show, but now the dazzle wrap has come off.

Finding an original film car is something special. More often than not, the cars are crushed or traded away only to end up on a ranch in New Mexico. So when one turns up it’s pretty cool. It’s even cooler when that car is the original Lamborghini Miura P400 from the film The Italian Job.

Serious racing game players have some serious set-ups. We’re not just talking about a driving wheel clamped to a desk in a spare bedroom either. No, we mean full-on Gran Turismo driving pods, and half of an Opel Astra.

At this year’s Baikal Ice Motor Sports Festival, Jeep proved that its Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is the fastest SUV in the world. Well, on ice at least.

Aston Martin has revealed the new, higher performance version of its entry-level Vantage — and, importantly, its manual gearbox.

It should come as no surprise to anyone to learn that the Porsche 911 GT2 RS is fast. A sub-seven-minute lap of the Nurburgring is not within reach of many cars, but the GT2 RS blows that mark out of the water.

Toyota has a bit of a love affair with the Nurburgring. It’s far from alone, but when it tags its top tier sports cars with the “Meisters of the Nurburgring” badge, you know it means business.

Last year at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mopar wowed the crowd with its Hellephant crate engine. However, one thing FCA left off the spec sheet was the price. Now we know just how much a 1,000 Mopar ponies will run you.

There’s nothing quite like a convertible Aston Martin, and the brand has just unveiled its fastest ever example of the type.

It’s tough to reconcile the love of performance cars with an environmentally friendly mindset. You can whir along in an electric car with daft performance figures, but for many of us that just doesn’t match up to the feelings offered by the visceral best of dino juice.

The already sporty Kia Stinger is getting an even hotter version. Debuting at the New York Auto show Kia is adding the limited edition Stinger GTS to its lineup.

The Z car isn’t the only Nissan to get an anniversary model at the New York Auto Show. To mark its owned 50th anniversary, the famed GT-R is also getting a special edition model too.

In 1969, Nissan debuted the very first in its long line of Z cars. Now, 50 years later it’s celebrating its golden anniversary with a special edition 370Z.

Lotus has used the Shanghai International Auto Show to give the world a first peek at its first all-new car in over a decade.

For years the worst kept secret in the automotive world was the Toyota Supra. Now that it’s finally here, there’s a new contender for the category: the next generation Corvette. However, in a few months, we will finally get a chance to see what all the fuss is about.

Every spring thousands of off-roaders descend on the small Utah town of Moab for the Easter Jeep Safari. Alongside the flock of Jeeps, FCA also brings a fleet of concept vehicles to show off to all the Safari goers. This year is no exception either with the brand bringing six concepts and one-offs to the event.

Do you know what the world needs? Another crossover that fits into a very specific market segment. That’s why Ford is dusting off its Puma nameplate to slap on its latest compact utility vehicle.

After its initial reveal last month, McLaren has taken the faux body panels off its upcoming grand tourer. The unnamed car is set for a full reveal next month.

Day one editions and pre-orders are things we typically associate with video games. But Jeep is taking this concept and applying it to its upcoming Gladiator truck.