Taking the wheel, tech key to new manufacturing horizon

By Nick Toscano and Eryk Bagshaw
Updated October 15 2017 - 8:28am, first published 8:24am
One hundred years of Australian car manufacturing comes to an end next month, as Holden shuts its last factory in Adelaide. The Age took a tour of the Lang Lang proving ground, which will remain part of Holden/GM's global network. Seen here Emissions Contollers Glen Thoonen and Peter Green hook up the next generation Commodore for testing. 27th September 2017. Photo by Jason South
One hundred years of Australian car manufacturing comes to an end next month, as Holden shuts its last factory in Adelaide. The Age took a tour of the Lang Lang proving ground, which will remain part of Holden/GM's global network. Seen here Emissions Contollers Glen Thoonen and Peter Green hook up the next generation Commodore for testing. 27th September 2017. Photo by Jason South
One hundred years of Australian car manufacturing comes to an end next month, as Holden shuts its last factory in Adelaide. The Age took a tour of the Lang Lang proving ground, which will remain part of Holden/GM's global network. Seen here Emissions Contoller Robert Acs works in a testing bay at minus 30 degree's. 27th September 2017. Photo by Jason South
One hundred years of Australian car manufacturing comes to an end next month, as Holden shuts its last factory in Adelaide. The Age took a tour of the Lang Lang proving ground, which will remain part of Holden/GM's global network. Seen here Emissions Contoller Robert Acs works in a testing bay at minus 30 degree's. 27th September 2017. Photo by Jason South

Rob Trubiani - or No.4, as they call him - sits in the driver's seat, eyes straight ahead. He courses off the bitumen onto an all-gravel track, charging at 135km/h, and getting even faster.

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