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Association football has a bit of an image problem at the moment. A number of high-profile instances of players receiving racial abuse during games has brought the issue of racism in the sport back to the front pages.

The Outback, Vegemite, and a population of overly venomous animals. These are just a handful of things Australia is known for. However, when it comes to the automotive world nothing is more quintessentially Australian than the ute. That’s why for this week’s Want we are heading Down Under with the HSV Maloo.

Every spring thousands of off-roaders descend on the small Utah town of Moab for the Easter Jeep Safari. Alongside the flock of Jeeps, FCA also brings a fleet of concept vehicles to show off to all the Safari goers. This year is no exception either with the brand bringing six concepts and one-offs to the event.

In what’s possibly the most Australian sentence ever typed, police have arrested four people over a gender reveal stunt involving a Ford Falcon burnout.

This May, the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 will see a familiar name back at the Brickyard.

The Volkswagen ID R is already a record-breaker, but the brand is hoping to add to its list of honors.

Do you know what the world needs? Another crossover that fits into a very specific market segment. That’s why Ford is dusting off its Puma nameplate to slap on its latest compact utility vehicle.

On March 29, 1974, the first VW Golf rolled off the production line. Now 45 years later, the Golf’s production number is over 38 million. To celebrate this milestone, we’re dedicating this week’s Want to the iconic hatchback. But just any Golf won’t do, which is why we’re taking a look at one of the strangest: the Golf Country Syncro.

After its initial reveal last month, McLaren has taken the faux body panels off its upcoming grand tourer. The unnamed car is set for a full reveal next month.

Day one editions and pre-orders are things we typically associate with video games. But Jeep is taking this concept and applying it to its upcoming Gladiator truck.

Ah, April Fool’s Day. The one day a year where automotive PR offices can ease back on the hard work of promoting their wares and let their collective hair down — and even poke fun at themselves.

How can we make autonomous vehicles safer? This is a question that engineers and researcher struggle to answer. But now, thanks to an experiment by Stanford University, an answer might be on the horizon.

In today’s automotive market, the idea of a performance SUV is not that strange. It seems like virtually every company has some sort of sporty version of its SUV or crossover — or coupe crossover. So where did it begin? For this week’s Want, we’re looking at exactly that, the genesis of the performance SUV, the GMC Typhoon.

Fangio and Maserati. Clark and Lotus. Senna and McLaren. Certain pairings of names are famous in Formula One, with one modern duo standing out: Schumacher and Ferrari. And come next week, we’ll see them together again.

Full-sized LEGO cars are cool, but there’s always been something a little… arty about them. You can look, but you can’t touch, and you certainly can’t get inside.

Ferrari has revealed the latest one-of-one from its Special Projects division. Dubbed the P80/C, it’s a track-only supercar inspired by Prancing Horse racers of the 1960s.

Aston Martin has revealed concept drawings of its new DBS GT Zagato, but if you want one there’s a very slight catch.

Brazil’s Igor Fraga is going to have a busy schedule this year. Not only will he be defending his title in the 2019 FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championship, he’ll be duking it out on track in a full-blown open-wheel race car.

If there’s one thing automakers know how to do, it’s eke every last drop out of the SUV trend. The latest company to join the party is Porsche with a new coupe version of its popular Cayenne SUV.

Hot on the heels of announcing a worldwide hard speed limiter earlier in the month, Volvo Cars has revealed the next stage of its safety mission.