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9 Ed’s Letter

The Commodore’s not dead, but it’s a sad local farewell

10 The News

All the news and top reveals from Frankfurt 2017

20 The Vent

Our readers share their love for an Aussie icon

114 Geek Speak

The science behind Lamborghini’s active aero

116 Cool Kit

The best new auto-themed kit you need to buy right now

118 Garage

Our 86 meets its ancestry; we fall in love with the B58 donk

122 New vs Used

An AMG C63 S and a Hellcat walk into a bar...

123 Chart Attack

Coupes and convertibles buck passenger-car decline

125 Columns

Keen likes pies, Foges talks Holden, Morley googles

131 Hot Source

All the digits for the fastest cars you can buy Down Under

146 Hero Worship

A nose job and new engine sent the Monaro Stateside