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Mercedes-Benz Australia has recalled select Sprinters built in October and November 2017, over concerns some spot welds may not have been applied. According to the company, some spot welds on the front-side wall linking the door frame with their hinge reinforcements mightn't have been applied, on either the driver or passenger side of the car. In an accident, the missing welds could compromise the crash safety, leading to a greater risk of injury.

Nissan has released a new set of images of the limited-run GT-R50 by Italdesign this week, ahead of a public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month. Estimated to cost around €900,000 ($1.418 million), and limited to just 50 units, the GT-R50 celebrates the 50th anniversaries of both the GT-R (2019) and Italdesign (2018).

The updated Audi TT RS has been spied again, this time during hot weather testing ahead of an anticipated launch later this year. It appears this mid-life facelift will be a rather mild procedure, limited to some revisions to the grille and bumpers, though those details are currently concealed by swirly black-and-white camouflage.

The current Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe looks as though it will have a short life, with its replacement snapped this week for the first time. The "coupe" in showrooms today was only revealed in late 2014, just ahead of the updated ML-Class, now known as the GLE. In terms of design, the next-generation GLE Coupe and GLE models both sing from the same base hymn sheet, although from what we can see the two vehicles will not share many exterior panels.

The Renault Megane RS280 has only just been priced for Australia, but the RS range is already doing the rounds on European roads. That means any hotshot with a few cameras and access to an autobahn can test out the claimed top speed. That's exactly what AutoTopNL has done, taking advantage of a quiet stretch of derestricted motorway to put the new French hot hatch through its paces.