V8
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2026 RAM 2500 Warlock on sale in Australia, HEMI V8 is back
The HEMI V8 is returning to the RAM lineup in Australia, with the new 2500 Warlock set to arrive in showrooms from October with a whopping 6.4-litre HEMI V8 petrol engine. It marks the first locally offered HEMI-powered V8 RAM…
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For Sale: 1973 Leyland P76 V8 with column-shift manual
The Leyland P76 remains one of the most fiercely debated chapters in Australian automotive history. Decades after the Zetland factory doors closed, the Giovanni Michelotti-designed wedge has evolved from an industry punchline into a highly coveted, deeply fascinating collector’s item.…
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Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung revealed, with V8
Mercedes-AMG has dramatically pivoted away from its recent downsizing strategy, pulling the covers off the hardcore, special-order CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung. Ditching the 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six found in the CLE 53, the bespoke coupe returns strictly to V8 muscle with a…
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2026 Land Rover Defender OCTA review – quick spin
We had a short drive of the beastly Land Rover Defender OCTA at the Mt Cotton Driver Training Centre in Queensland, covering both sealed and off-road sections. It was actually an ideal environment, because its ability to completely change character…
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Jensen reveals Interceptor GTX; 895kW supercharged V8 track weapon
A legendary British nameplate has officially returned, with Jensen International pulling the covers off the all-new Interceptor GTX. Debuting exactly 60 years after the original 1966 grand tourer, this clean-sheet, track-only prototype serves as a wildly aggressive proof-of-concept for the…
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2027 RAM 1500 TRX confirmed for Australia, adopts SRT badge
Got heaps of money and need a big, very powerful and very capable pickup truck? Good news, the 2027 RAM 1500 TRX is officially coming back to Australia. Yep, the supercharged V8 performance ute is due to return during the…
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Koenigsegg CCGT1 revealed as track-focused hypercar
Koenigsegg has officially unveiled the CCGT1, a track-focused hypercar conceived to celebrate the Swedish manufacturer’s ill-fated GT1 racing program of the early 2000s. The original CCGT race car was a ‘skunkworks’ project designed to convert the road-going CC8S and CCR…
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Walkinshaw tunes GMC Yukon Denali with 373kW supercharger kit
Walkinshaw Performance has expanded its local tuning portfolio, releasing a comprehensive suite of mechanical upgrades for the GMC Yukon Denali. The Melbourne-based engineering firm is targeting the American full-size SUV segment with a forced-induction package designed to significantly increase the…
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For Sale: 1971 Ford Capri ‘Cobra’ with 351 V8
Cast your mind back to the 1960s and ’70s and it’s easy to wonder why Ford didn’t follow Holden’s lead by putting a thumping V8 into something smaller like a Cortina or Capri. Someone else has clearly thought along the…