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As if rotaries were not loud enough already, a mad scientist by the name of Patrick Huu decided he was going to make a hybrid electric RX-7 using a jet turbine instead of the previous rotary donk. We received a few pictures of the contraption from a friend who recently attended 'Radwood', an ’80s–’90s car show held in Anaheim, California. After we saw that, we just had to do some digging to find out details about this weirdly wonderful Mazda.

If there were ever a car that embodies Toyota boss Akio Toyoda's passion for sports cars, this is surely it. Say hello to the GR Super Sports Concept, a powerhouse hypercar developed by Toyota's motorsport arm Gazoo Racing (hence the 'GR' in its name). Looking every bit the Le Mans 24 Hour entrant, the GR Super Sport is driven by a 2.4-litre twin-turbo V6 and a set of electric motors to deliver a huge 735kW of power.

While at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, we shared a garage area with a number of absolutely insane time attack cars. One of which was impossible to miss, as it was literally shooting flames everywhere and making enough noise to rival a military jet fly-over. Arrival of the car into the pits sent the crowd either running for cover or towards the beast to snap a quick video while it was still brapping away. That car was none other than the Rama Racing 20B triple-rotor Mazda RX-7.

Update: We've updated the image gallery with more high-resolution images This is the 2019 Ford Edge ST. We'll know the Edge as the Ford Endura, but while Oz gets a family-focused diesel powertrain, the American market's new hero model will be packing a powerful petrol engine tweaked by Ford Performance.

Update: Ford has revealed the 2019 Edge ST this afternoon - get the full story here Ford Performance has released a preview of a new ST model heading for the 2018 Detroit motor show next week. The 25-second clip shows British stunt driver Ben Collins and another gentleman browsing some of the current Ford Performance portfolio, including the new GT supercar, the F-150 Raptor ute, and the Shelby GT350R Mustang.