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Tesla owners have a new easter egg to play with after the electric car maker added an "Emissions Testing Mode" to its vehicles via an over-the-air update. At present there are seven fart options to choose from, all named after a product from one of Musk's companies or a recent Musk-related controversy: Not a Fart, Short Shorts Ripper, Falcon Heavy, Ludicrous Fart, Neurastink, Boring Fart, and I'm So Random, which is a random mix of all of the above.

Subaru is getting ready to launch a track-ready WRX STI in the USA, in the form of the S209. At the moment, the only preview for the car is a video published by Subaru America, dubbed From Japan with Love. It shows a heavily camouflaged WRX STI hammering around Virginia International Raceway, suggesting whatever is getting ready for release will be meaningfully different to the stock STI.

2018 is officially over. It’s time for sunshine and (a sometimes rose-tinted) reflection on the year gone by. Here at CarAdvice, we’re taking the chance to look back at some of the most interesting, exciting and downright strange stories published this year. Here's a look at the CarAdvice team's hits and misses for 2018. Hit: Ford Ranger Raptor

2018 is officially over. It’s time for sunshine and (a sometimes rose-tinted) reflection on the year gone by. Here at CarAdvice, we’re taking the chance to look back at some of the most interesting, exciting and downright strange stories published this year. Here's the top five comparisons this year. Which of these top-selling SUVs would you pick? It's Japan v Japan. Who's got your vote? Watch the video (in collaboration with YouTube personality Joe Achilles) here

On this week's episode of CarAdvice, Trent Nikolic and Paul Maric look at fuel prices in Australia, and chat about the CarAdvice Winners Circle. First up, Mercedes-AMG has set a new Nurburgring Nordschleife lap record for SUVs, but how relevant is that time to the average consumer? Skoda wants to double its Australian sales in the next five years. The company is selling strongly Down Under, but has high hopes for the future.