Motoring
Inside the battle to save Sydney’s rooftop go-karting track
A clash between entertainment and Sydney’s obsession with parking has left 156 jobs in the balance at the Entertainment Quarter.
- David Barwell
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Made-in-China electric vehicle crowned Drive Car of the Year
Game-changing technology – it comes with the option to add a full-self-driving driver assistance package – helped this model take the honours.
Ferrari is opening a new showroom. There won’t be a single car in it
Luxury car companies are hitting the high-end fashion road to drive a lucrative merchandising side-hustle.
- Andrew Chesterton
Climate chief hails cheap Chinese EVs as Labor cops flak over anti-dumping rhetoric
Australia’s top climate adviser says cheap Chinese cars can drive Australia to a lower emissions transport sector to meet the nation’s emissions target.
- Mike Foley
Race winner falls from roof of car and breaks collarbone
It was a painful victory celebration for NASCAR race winner Connor Zilisch.
Ferrari is looking less like a carmaker and more like Hermes
But will it thrive in the electric age?
- The Economist
Cook thinks he can win over Burswood racetrack critics as consultation opens
Residents haven’t been won over, however, with conveners of the Save Burswood Park group more fired than before.
- Hamish Hastie
Motorists play petrol lotto as stations pump up prices in big cities
A motorist advocate says there’s no reason why petrol is so much more expensive in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne than in other cities.
- Mike Foley
Corolla, Commodore or Falcon? The most popular cars in your postcode
Use our interactive to discover the top 10 car models in your postcode and see the map revealing the numbers across Melbourne.
- Angus Delaney and Craig Butt
‘Which one’s the loudest?’: Robert’s doctor delivers the best medicine – in a Porsche
The 46-year-old mechanic had a final wish before cancer takes him. His sports car loving oncologist granted it.
- Tony Wright