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The 2021 Mazda BT-50 ute has been unveiled ahead of its arrival in Australian showrooms before the end of this year. The firstly completely new model in 10 years marks the end of a 48-year partnership with Ford and commences a new journey with Isuzu. As CarAdvice has reported earlier, the 2021 Mazda BT-50 is based on the yet-to-be-released 2021 Isuzu D-Max, after Ford and Mazda decided to go separate ways.

The 2020 Tesla Model S Long Range Plus has now been certified with a driving range of 647 kilometres, up from 629 kilometres. The additional eighteen kilometres might not sound like much, but that extra range represents an important milestone for the electric-car maker – translating to more than 400 miles of range. It makes it the first electric vehicle in the US to have achieved that milestone.

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 has been unveiled in the US, showcasing a track-focused, limited-edition pony car that cherry-picks from its stablemates. Reading more like a Greatest Hits album, the Mach 1 offers identical performance to the Bullitt, with a 5.0-litre V8 producing 357kW, but using the air intake and 6-speed transmission from the Shelby GT350, and the gear knob from the Bullitt. Many components have also come from the Shelby GT500.

The 2021 BMW M5 facelift has been leaked online, a day before the official unveiling. BMW's iconic performance sedan misses out on the oversized 'coffin-shaped' kidney grilles, as seen on the recent release of the 2021 BMW 4 Series Coupé and undisguised BMW M4 spy photo. The facelifted BMW M5 – referred to as the LCI in BMW parlance – appears to be shown in Imola Red and features the wider, sleeker headlights seen on the recent 5 Series model line-up unveiling.

Just when you thought the Chevrolet Silverado Goliath 6x6 couldn’t get any crazier, US tuning firm Hennessey has fitted a supercharger to boost the V8 to a mind-boggling 800 horsepower. The custom-built, road-legal six-wheel-drive monster truck costs in excess of $USD400,000 in North America, equivalent to about $AUD600,000 based on today’s exchange rates. Customers start with the ‘regular’ $USD375,000 version and then add a $USD30,000 supercharger kit and some other toys.