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Nissan Australia says it will request as many examples of the 400Z sports car as it can get its hands on, because it believes the new model will be more popular than ever. While the arrival timing and pricing for the Nissan 400Z are yet to be announced, there is widespread speculation it will be in showrooms next year with turbocharged V6 power, which is likely to make it an instant smash hit among performance enthusiasts and the drifting community alike.

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.

Australian F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has spoken about his future in the sport, following news that another three events have been removed from the 2020 calendar. Prior to his signing with McLaren for the 2021 season, Ricciardo spoke with UK publication AutoCar about his future in Formula One and how he still believes he can finish on top.

Emails dating back to February 2018 may have exposed moves by Nissan executives to dethrone the CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, CEO Carlos Ghosn, to stop Nissan being merged with the conglomerate, according to news agency Bloomberg. The series of emails allegedly show senior Nissan executives plotting the removal of Ghosn, and has been corroborated by those with inside knowledge of the plot, the report claims.