Sydney Motor Show 2008 round-up

Sydney Motor Show 2008 Despite many big name brands dropping out, there was still a good amount of interesting metal and technology on display at this year's Sydney Motor Show.

It may have been shorn of some big name brands — we're looking at you BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Porsche — but the '08 Sydney motor show still had something in its arsenal. The stand-outs were the baby blue Ferrari California and GM's hybrid saviour, the Chevy Volt. We'll have features on these two cars in the coming days, but in the meantime sate yourself with the following photo galleries.

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  New Mazda3 hatch and sedan now both revealed

  Mazda has now revealed both the sedan and hatch versions of its popular 3, prior to it going on sale next year.

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  Cadillac's Aussie comeback mixes art and science

  Cadillac is returning to these shores from early next year but land yachts and seats fit for Elvis' waistline are off the agenda.

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  Pagani Zonda C12S Roadster

  If you think Ferraris and Lamborghinis are pretty out there, then the Pagani Zonda will reset your boundaries. And if you have a wheelbarrow of cash in the backyard you can now drive one on Aussie roads.

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  New Ford Fiesta is wired for sound

  Ford has finally given the Fiesta the styling vim to attract bright young things and, when it goes on sale in early 2009, it will be compatible with your favourite MP3 player.

• Koenigsegg CCX: Swedish craziness lands in Australia

  It's ballistic, mental and the most exciting thing out of Sweden since Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid. The Koenigsegg CCX is now available in Australia for a lazy AU$2.1 million.

• Honda jazzes up the City

  Honda will slot the smaller-than-Civic City sedan into its Australian line-up from 2009.

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  A little bit of (Ferrari) California in Sydney

  Ferrari is claiming that the California was the star of this year's Sydney Motor Show and, with quite a few car makers missing this year, we're inclined to agree.

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  Chevy Volt coming to Australia in 2012

  Holden has pulled another rabbit out of the hat: Chevy's range-extended vehicle, the Volt, is coming to Australia. In 2012.

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  Concept cars at the 2008 Sydney Motor Show

  Visions of the future or visions from the bottom of a brandy bottle? We take a look through the concept cars on show at this year's Sydney Motor Show.

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  New production cars at the 2008 Sydney Motor Show

  Motor shows are a great way of checking out everyone's wares without the stress of showroom pressure tactics. Here are the affordable newbies which debuted at this year's Sydney show.