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Power-hungry Australians will soon have more lower-cost, high-performance BMW 'Pure' models to choose from.
The badge was reserved for full-on BMW M models like the M3 and M4, before the reveal of the Australian-specific M550i xDrive Pure.
2020 Audi RS5 coupe and Sportback facelift unveiled
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UPDATE, July 15 2020: Australian pricing for the updated 2021 Audi RS5 models has now been announced. Details here.
The updated Audi RS5 coupe and Sportback have been revealed, sporting a few minor design updates to bring them into line with the A5 coupe and liftback.
Visually, the RS5 range gains a wider and flatter single-frame grille, and redesigned side sills, rear diffuser and front bumper.
Reckon the McLaren 600LT is still too soft for you? McLaren has come to the rescue with the debut of the 620R, a road-legal version of its 570S GT4 race car.
Mounted behind the passengers is the same 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine used by the core line-up and ‘regular’ GT4 car, though the lack of racing regulations mean it’s allowed to produce a stonking 456kW of power – or 620PS, thus its name – and 620Nm of torque. (Two reasons to call it a 620R...)
UPDATE: Some glamorous new Australian-market photos have been added to this article. You can read our first drive review of the 2019 McLaren GT here.
August 30, 2019: McLaren has this week given its latest creation, known simply as the GT, its Australian debut in Sydney.
