Around the tracks: An influencer scandal surrounding the Toyota GR Yaris

When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand new, others have been online for a while. Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?

Old country Holden dealership converted into a residence, offered for sale

A former Holden dealership located in country NSW – which has been converted into a stylish home, complete with an office and workshop – is being offered for sale. The site of the former Mackaness & Avery dealership was converted into a residence for the current owner, with a wood-panelled office/showroom, bedrooms, living room, kitchen and dining, and a large workshop with two hoists.

Gallery: 2021 Audi E-Tron GT

After a lengthy drip-feed of teasers, leaks and official information, the 2021 Audi E-Tron GT made its full debut earlier this week, looking near-identical to the concept of the same name unveiled at the Los Angeles motor show (remember those?) in late 2018.

2021 Ford Transit Custom Sport 320L LWB DCIV review

The Ford Transit Custom van is enjoying the benefits of a midlife facelift in 2019. While this generation of Ford Transit went on sale locally in 2014 – and in Europe in 2012 – it still has a few years left in it yet. Commercial vehicles such as utes and vans tend to have 10-year model cycles, whereas passenger cars and SUVs switch to completely new models in about half that time. So, although this facelift is a couple of years old, in the van world it’s relatively recent.

Rare Mercedes-Benz 300 SL toolkit for sale

Owning a classic car often means wanting to maintain total originality. And one of the most classic cars of all time is the iconic Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, which was available as either a convertible or its more famous twin, the ‘Gullwing’ Coupe.

Speed cameras are nothing more than cynical revenue raisers

I was interested to learn this week that since the NSW government’s plan to remove all warning signs from mobile speed cameras, the number of speeding fines issued had tripled resulting in a near quadrupling of revenue.

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown rules: Your car questions, answered – UPDATE

Victorians remain in the grips of ongoing coronavirus restrictions, relying on often-confusing weekly announcements from Premier Daniel Andrews to learn of the changes in both Metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. Below, we've answered some commonly asked questions about Melbourne's latest coronavirus lockdown rules and how they pertain to drivers. If we've missed anything, let us know in the comments section.