Australia

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.

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.

Australian Touring Car racing is quite simply some of the best racing you could ever watch. The V8 Supercars series features four-door, family sedans packing naturally aspirated, five-liter V8 engines. These send 645hp straight to the rear wheels. With some of the closest and most intense white-knuckle racing in the world, there’s little wonder it’s so popular.

One of the most successful elements in modern gaming was the introductions of achievements, or as they’re known on the PlayStation side of the fence: trophies. Some trophies are easier to win than others, but the elusive “Platinum Trophy” — only earned after a player has won all other trophies in a game — is always the most coveted.

Friday, October 20, signals the death of the mainstream automotive industry in Australia. After nearly a century of manufacturing, production will halt when General Motors closes its Elizabeth plant, its last in the nation.

The worldwide release of Forza Horizon 3 is weeks away, but those looking to venture into Playground Games’ rendition of the Australian Outback may not need to wait much longer.

Forza Horizon 3 had its big unveiling last month at E3 2016. While the presentation was full of salient details – widebody kits, a custom event creator, the return of the auction house and storefronts, drones in the sky – some unexpected surprises arrived in the various interviews conducted after. One that’s sure to interest fans of Aussie metal is the promise of an increased focus on the island nation’s exclusive creations.

One of the biggest announcements from Xbox’s E3 showing was the unveiling of Forza Horizon 3 – the latest installment in Playground Games’ open-world racing series – with the game taking center stage at the keynote conference on June 14th. The showing included an official reveal trailer and a small discussion about the game’s features. However, Microsoft may have teased (accidentally or intentionally) an unannounced manufacturer for FH3 as willbsn13 has spotted on the GTPlanet forums.