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The new Holden Astra sedan and Subaru XV have been awarded five-star safety ratings this week by independent crash-testing body ANCAP. Despite not offering autonomous emergency braking (AEB) anywhere in the range, the Astra sedan still managed 34.94 points out of 37, including a perfect 16 out of 16 for the side impact test.

With the coming launch of the Lamborghini Urus SUV, the Italian brand will have a three-model family that the brand’s boss says will carry it through until 2022-2023. Only then will the house of the raging bull seek to introduce a fourth model to increase its volumes to around 10,000 units per year.

Australian pricing and details for the new 2017 Mini John Cooper Works (JCW) Countryman have been revealed today, ahead of its June launch. The new model enters the local market from $56,900 before on-road costs, matched as standard to an eight-speed automatic transmission and offering a six-speed manual shifter as a no-cost option.

The next-generation BMW Z4 roadster has been spied again on the Nurburgring, with the spy photographers managing to nab high quality photos of the car's interior. Even with much of the dashboard hidden from view, we can see the new Z4 has a free-standing high resolution infotainment screen and an iDrive controller in the centre tunnel.

Local pricing and specifications for the updated 2017 BMW M4 range have been announced this week, bringing new technologies and new variants to the performance 4 Series line-up.