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With the assembled media, sponsors and lucky fans numbering in the hundreds, Red Bull Racing Australia today unveiled their new look Car of the Future to the excited crowd and national audience in the historic surrounds of Carriageworks in Eveleigh, Sydney.

The matching VF Commodores were driven out into the main hall by Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup who as you'll see from our video, weren't shy about letting their fans hear the noise their new rides make.

Red Bull Australia MD Jason Sargent spoke of the brand's four decades of motorsport associations beginning way back with Gerhard Berger and expanding through Formula 1, MotoGP and beyond and added that he hoped the partnership with Triple Eight Race Engineering would be the start of a long and successful relationship.

The lines of the new VF Commodore are somewhat masked by the bright livery and sponsor decals but certain aspects such as the headlight and taillight treatment are obvious differences to the VE.

Enduro co-drivers Paul Dumbrell and Warren Luff were on hand at the launch. We caught up with Warren before the unveil who told us that he couldn't wait to drive the new car.

The revised front grille features an enormous carbon intake funnel.

Craig Lowndes was characteristically the happiest dude on the planet. And with a brand new toy like this to steer, who can blame him?

The rear end of the VF Commodore has been the topic of much discussion since it was unveiled by Holden earlier this week with many calling into discussion the revised taillights.

Energy drink slogan pun features on the giant carbon wing.

Another change for the Car of the Future is the move to an 18in wheel having used 17in wheels for an age.

The noisemakers still deliver the sweet smell of E85 ethanol blended racing fuel.

Other key changes for the new car include moving the fuel tank inboard of the back axle, a swap from live axle to IRS and the relocation of the gearbox to the rear in a transaxle arrangement.

Crew helmets look the business.

Control AP Racing brakes live behind the new 18in wheels and will no doubt be a topic of much discussion in the coming season.

All-carbon interior including the repositioned driver's seat (moved further inboard) and control ECU, data logging and wiring harness.

LED brake lights on the parcel shelf and a GPS transponder for the boot lid.

Another Red Bull star, 'Mad Mike' Whiddett was on hand to give his approval. He told us he dug it but that, "It'd need a lot more steering lock to drift properly!"

The first outing for the new Red Bull Racing Australia cars will be this Saturday at Sydney Motorsport Park.