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The smallest Range Rover ever has a 380W Meridian sound system, voice recognition and DVD playback. Four-wheel drive is standard, for the moment.

Behind the headline names of the Ferrari F1 team there’s a small army of people, including Shell’s fuel and lubricant chemists, that make the team tick.

Checking out the FJ Cruiser at your Toyota local dealership may tell plenty about the car, but it’s hard to imagine what it would look like in the real world and you certainly won’t be able to check out all of its components.

The smallest of the company’s “fluidic” sedans, the new Hyundai Accent joins the i20 hatchback late Q3 2011.

Some of the high-tech features offered overseas, like automated reverse parking, might not make it here, but thankfully the sweet styling is non-negotiable.

We had a chance to have a quick first look at the new Hyundai Veloster coupe-slash-hatch when it was on limited display at the Sydney Opera House.

At the Sydney Opera House last night, the YouTube Symphony Orchestra wrapped up its 2011 season with a mixture of classical music, improvisation and digital art on the building’s sails.

When Ferrari launched its latest Formula One car a few weeks back there was a naming furore. Now, in the lead up to the 2011 Melbourne Grand Prix, Aussies will get the chance to get up close and personal with the race car.

The FJ Cruiser mixes modern four-wheel drive mechanicals with a body that reprises the FJ40 LandCruiser that did duty on the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Step up to the Elite-level ix35 and you’ll gain four-wheel drive, a choice of a 2.4-litre petrol engine or 2-litre turbo-diesel, automatic headlights, keyless entry and start, 17-inch alloys, leather steering wheel and part-leather seating.

This 4.3-inch GPS comes with the usual features, like lane guidance, traffic messaging and Bluetooth hands-free, as well as voice recognition and automatic screen orientation.

Every person who Facebook “likes” the Like My Ride website promoting the soon-to-be-released FJ Cruiser will knock AU$5 off the price of said car.

On sale in late March 2011, the FJ Cruiser harks back to the iconic FJ40-series LandCruiser. Although that car never had iPod compatibility, a five-speed auto, in-ceiling speakers or rear-hinged doors.

Near the shore of Lake Geneva, the world’s car makers are unveiling their latest creations, from impractical supercars and flights of fancy to electric visions of the future and the more mundane conveyances we’ll actually end up buying.

Taking cues from the Sesto Elemento concept car, the Aventador can propel itself from zero to 100km/h in 2.9 seconds while the passenger punches in a destination on the nav system.

From the end of March, the Cruze switches to local production. The top-of-the-range SRi-V gains a new 1.4-litre turbo engine, sat nav, 7-inch screen, DVD playback and 10GB hard disk.

Headlining Smart’s display at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show will be an electric two-seater that does without windows and wet weather protection.

A new Australian company, EV Engineering, has embarked on the task of developing an all-electric version of the Holden Commodore. The current end goal isn’t production, but rather seven proof-of-concept vehicles.

French comedian Remi Gaillard has recreated elements of the video game Mario Kart on the streets and in the supermarkets of Paris.

Nissan’s luxury brand, Infiniti, is set to launch in Australia in 2012 and a hatchback similar to this concept car could one day spearhead a challenge against its German and Japanese opposition.