The week’s top news stories, February 18

The automotive news wheel is always turning. If you're not constantly checking CarAdvice – which you should be doing, by the way – it can be easy for some headlines to slip through the cracks.

To make sure you haven't missed anything important, we've gathered what we reckon are the hottest news stories from this week, right here. Check them out, and let us know what caught your eye.

The new Mustang will start at $49,990 – $4000 more than before – and run all the way to $74,709. That's a hefty jump for all variants, although buyers do get more power, sharper looks and much more tech than before.

Get the full story here.

The waiting will end soon! Toyota is bringing a race-prepped 'concept' version of the Supra to the 2018 Geneva motor show. We've only got a shadowy teaser to work with at the moment, but previous concepts and spy-shots are enough to know this will be something special.

Read more here.

Last week was all about Ranger Raptor, this week was about the hottest Colorado. The SportsCat (yep, still a silly name) will be priced from $60,790 when it arrives, but you'll pay $66,790 for the top-spec car.

All the details are right here.

The 'new' Mercedes-Benz C-Class was unveiled this week and... it looks just like the old one. Sure, it's just a facelift, but the changes are very, very subtle with this one.

See if you can spot them.

God we're a boring bunch. Almost half of the cars sold in Asia Pacific last year were white, with black coming in second place.

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Ford is talking tough on the new Ranger Raptor, and hopes the hyped-up pickup will help extend the slight sales lead it holds over Toyota in hotly-contested dual-cab 4x4 sales race.

Check the story out here.

BMW Australia managing director and CEO, Marc Werner, has once again taken aim at the federal government over our non-existent electric subsidies – but not everyone in the industry agrees with his point-of-view.

Check the full story out.

Wagon lovers, prepare to drool. We're not going to bother wasting your time with details right now, hurry up and get the full story here.