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Modern cop cars are stunning vehicles, with their light bars and hi-vis paint jobs. But inside the cabin looks more...
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Peter McKay started in journalism writing about rock music, then motor sport, before easing into general motoring at a Holden Sunbird launch in 1976. Not a great start. But went on to edit Motor magazine ever-so-briefly before starting an unbroken freelance career in 1981, around the time of his first of seven Bathurst 1000 starts. Byline has lobbed in Wheels, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Sun-Herald, Sunday Telegraph, The Australian, Top Gear, Australian Penthouse, Motor Trend, F1 Racing, Men’s Health, Inside Sport. Still admits he prefers driving cars to dissecting them.
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It’s hard to believe. Forty years ago this week, a crazy, crunching, dusty adventure-cum-contest known as the Repco Round Australia...
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Nissan reckons its new LEAF will take front and centre as a disruptive electrification game changer — but is anything...
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Nissan’s new LEAF has got a lot going for it, but the most important attribute is that it’s fun to...
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The Genesis luxury brand has been launched at a buzzy, celebrity-laden occasion at its glamorous flagship retail showroom – aka...
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A new book about the epic 10,000-mile London to Sydney Marathon opens with sensational claims that the race leader Lucien...
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