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The hotly-anticipated 2020 BMW M3 looks likely to be offered with rear- and all-wheel drive, but it won't appear until 2020 as M instead focuses on its growing range of hotted-up SUVs. A new M3 is always big news, though the G20 could be bigger-than-usual, however, based on some of the rumours swirling about its drivetrain.

Mazda has recalled the 2016-18 BT-50 over two separate brake issues, following in the footsteps of Ford and the Ranger. Where Ford issued separate recall notices for the Ranger, Mazda has bundled the BT-50s affected into one basket. The first issue surrounds the front brake hose. If cars have covered more than 45,000km and have been used on roads requiring the full range of suspension travel, there's a risk a hose could rupture.

Whenever we recommend a Volvo product on any of our various outlets at CarAdvice, we always offer one caveat - keep in mind the cost of servicing relative to the competition. Volvo Australia, it seems, has been listening. Nick Connor, Managing Director for Volvo Cars Australia, has been in the game for a long time, and he knows that servicing costs are an issue in Australia.

What happens when you line up an Audi RS5, a Lotus Exige Cup 430, and a Porsche 718 Cayman GTS on a runway for a quarter-mile drag race? The UK's Top Gear decided to find out the answer, pitting the three very different performance cars against each other in a straight-line shootout. Power in the Audi comes from a Porsche-developed 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 shared with the Panamera sedan, making a healthy 331kW and 600Nm, good for a claimed 0-100 sprint in 3.9 seconds.

The Press Association claims it has seen a "post-sale integration document" that's making its way around Jaguar Land Rover. The document reportedly talks about cost savings which will be achieved after the British automaker is sold to the PSA Group, which currently operates the Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel and Vauxhall marques. One source told the Press Association "things are moving quickly behind closed doors".