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The mid-sized S-car still has four tailpipes, a more-aggressive nose and side skirts, but there is less of the obvious go-faster body bits.

The German make has also been more restrained in the engine room, according to Carparazzi sources, by removing the 5.2-litre V10 currently fitted to the S6. Next time around, judging from this car caught on a trip from Germany to Gothenburg in Sweden, the powerplant is a turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 that could also do double duty in a Bentley Continental GT.

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5. Look out, MG and GWM Ora: BYD won't be left out of Australia's raging EV price war after the BYD Dolphin has been displaced as the cheapest new electric car

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7. Toyota's $50k off-road bargain! New Toyota LandCruiser FJ to be half the price of an LC300 and way cheaper than a Prado: Reports

8. 2024 Ford F-150 in trouble again: Blue Oval forced to stop sales of its Ram 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado rivalling pick-up after falling foul of Australian regulatory requirements

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