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The team that claimed McLaren’s first-ever 24 Hours of Le Mans victory is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the historic win by building seven McLaren F1 GTR-inspired LM 25 Edition versions of McLaren's contemporary range. In 1995, a total of seven McLaren F1s were entered into the twice-around-the-clock endurance race. Four of those cars finished inside the top five, including the winning #59 car of Lanzante Motorsport, driven by Yannick Dalmas, Masanori Sekiya and J.J. Lehto.

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A new Audi Q8 is being offered up in the annual Audi Foundation Raffle, now into its fifth year of raising money for Australia charity programs. Worth more than $168,000 including luxury tax and on-road costs, the Q8 55TFSI is the big prize for entrants claiming a $50 ticket through the foundation's website.

The 2020 Fiat Professional Ducato has been announced for Australia, with a significant powertrain overhaul, and new safety features to help the Series 7 van catch up to newer competitors. Under the bonnet Fiat has switched to an all-new ‘Multijet 180’ 2.3-litre turbo diesel four cylinder engine, producing 130kW and 400Nm when matched to a six-speed manual, or 450Nm when paired with the new nine-speed automatic.

A one-off supercar inspired by the iconic Ferrari F40 could be about to be revealed, according to a report from The Supercar Blog. Sources have said Ferrari is getting ready to unveil the secret project, known internally as 'SP42'. Like the original Ferrari F40, the homage will use a twin-turbo V8 powertrain, thought to be the 3.9-litre engine borrowed from the Ferrari F8 Tributo.