Detectives are examining a stolen car that was left lodged in the doors of a high-end Sydney designer store after a ram-raid this morning.

The gold-coloured Honda Civic sedan smashed through the front doors of the Gucci store in Castlereagh Street near Martin Place about 2.30am.

The stolen car shattered the glass doors and bent back a security grille, allowing the thieves to loot designer handbags, clothing, sunglasses, footwear and jewellery from the store before fleeing in another vehicle.

The Honda, which was reported stolen from Hunters Hill in January, was left lodged in the storefront with its motor running.

It was unusual for ram-raiders to leave a vehicle at the premises they had attacked, a spokesman for The Rocks police said this morning.

The Rocks police established a crime scene, and detectives and forensic officers will examine the abandoned car and store this morning.

Earlier this month, sledgehammer-wielding thieves made off with designer clothing and leathergoods from Sydney's Louis Vuitton store.

The gang of four men battered a hole in a side window of the designer outlet, which is also on Castlereagh Street, about 2.50am on March 14.

Anyone with information on this morning's ram-raid can call The Rocks police on 8220 6399 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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