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The Drive Five: BMW i3 to be discontinued in Australia and the other stories you might’ve missed – 15 July 2021

Gemballa's rally-raid 911 Turbo S and Carlos Ghosn's BBC interview headline today's top Drive stories.


As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive.

If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive.

Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!



1. BMW i3 electric car to be discontinued in Australia

The zero-emission hatchback – which has been sold locally since 2013 – will reportedly be superseded by BMW's iX3 SUV and i4 sedan later this year.

William Davis

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2. New Gemballa Marsien is a modern-day Porsche 959 Dakar rally car

Marc Phillipp Gemballa has twisted and transformed a Porsche 911 Turbo S into an ambitious, all-terrain capable supercar.

Tom Fraser

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3. Hyundai N performance arm to transition to electric vehicles – report

There is a battery-powered Hyundai N car on the way, and spy photos suggest it won't be a long wait.

Ben Zachariah

Click here to read the full story.



4. Video: Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn speaks on escape from Japan

Carlos Ghosn's mission to flee Japan sounds like something out of Hollywood, but the story isn't over yet.

Ben Zachariah

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5. Porsche 911, Cayenne and Panamera models to receive Android Auto and wireless Apple CarPlay

Improved Apple Music integration and access to beta-version apps included with the 'PCM 6.0' update.

Justin Narayan

Click here to read the full story.

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Alex Misoyannis

Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family.

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