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Holden commodore SS, 2013, VF, SS, 2013, holden commodore, review, price, interior, wheels magazine, 2013
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Holden’s billion dollar baby

Holden’s new VF Commodore – which will contribute a staggering $2 billion to the Australian economy – is not even on sale yet, but work has already begun on its replacement.

A contender for world's fastest production car, McLaren's stunning P1
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Millionaires ‘not good enough’ for McLaren/Ferrari

Got a few million to spare? Fancy yourself a McLaren P1 or LaFerrari? Forget it.

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Rare $2 million Lamborghini hits the track

It’s one of the fastest Lamborghini’s ever made and finally, more than two years after it was unveiled, a Sesto Elemento has hit the racing track.

Pagani Zonda Revolucion
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Revealed! Pagani Zonda Revolucion

The hardest, fastest and most extreme Pagani Zonda ever has been unveiled overnight.

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Zagato reveals gorgeous, special edition Aston Martins

Astons Martins are many things, but one could never accuse them of being ugly. Just look at these beauties.

BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe
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BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe revealed

You’ve got to hand it to BMW – the German luxury brand knows how to fill a niche.

R.I.P. Lancer Evolution
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Friday Rant: Evolution in reverse

Mitsubishi is set to destroy its one exciting nameplate — and we’re not happy

New Lotus Exige S Roadster
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New Lotus Exige S Roadster

The current Lotus Exige with its 3.5-litre V6 motor from the Evora has gained great attention for Lotus, so the 2012 Geneva Motor show sees the unveil of the roadster version. If you can find it among the dozen other models on the stand!

Grand re-opening - Porsche Boxster S
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2009 Porsche Boxster S review

Wholesale powertrain upgrades deliver a Boxster S that’s not just better, it’s brilliant…

LAUNCHED: Mini Cooper D
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LAUNCHED: Mini Cooper D

Outstanding efficiency in cute-as-a-button packaging.

Mitsu workhorse Triton gets tougher for 2010
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Mitsubishi workhorse Triton gets tougher for 2010

Triton now has a new 131kW and 400Nm turbo-diesel and impressive safety gear. It’s all about being tougher than the opposition.

Subaru WRX STi Spec C
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Subaru WRX STi Spec C

Lighter, tighter, righter – for Japan, at least

Review: Hyundai Genesis, brisbane, countryman, why, confused, Wheels magazine, new, fast
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Review: Hyundai Genesis

We’ve all felt it. That ball-clenching, stomach-churning moment of turning into a corner too fast, of feeling the tyres slip, the horror of knowing you’re about to crash.

Review: 2013 Honda Civic DTi-S Diesel Hatch, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: 2013 Honda Civic DTi-S Diesel Hatch

Journalists, by nature, are cynics. So when Honda Australia declared its first ever diesel, fitted exclusively to the Civic hatch, is as refined and as quiet as its petrol offerings, I sniggered into my morning coffee.

Review: Ford EcoSport, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Ford EcoSport

I’m trying to remember the last time I was less surprised by a photo than this one of a Ford EcoSport on its roof.

Review, Fiat, 500, 1.2 Pop, Hungary, review, price, test drive, specs
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Review: Fiat 500 1.2 Pop

“It takes a lot of money to look this cheap!” singer/songwriter Dolly Parton once remarked. And then there’s this – Fiat’s ‘repositioned’ but otherwise unchanged 500. Now from $14,000 driveaway, it’s the least expensive way to look classy on four wheels.

GALLERY: The proving ground, COTY 2008
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The proving ground, COTY 2008

The proving ground, COTY 2008

COTY 2008 - Ford Falcon
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COTY 2008 – Ford Falcon

Falcon was expected to fly in 2008; instead, it made a shock exit after Stage Two.

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Electric shocks as Wheels Car of the Year finalists announced

There are more shocks than you’d get from licking a police Taser in the list of this year’s finalists for the prestigious Wheels Car of the Year award.

Jaguar F-Type, 2013, review, price, test drive, specs
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First Aussie drive: Jaguar F-Type

Associate editor Westerman’s worried. He’s driven Jaguar’s F-Type through Spain’s mountainous north, and in the July 2103 issue, given it bigger raps than Jay-Z and Tupac. But has he got it right? Does European brilliance translate to Aussie awesomeness?

Wheels magazine, first drive, Honda CR-V Diesel, SUV
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First drive: Honda CR-V Diesel

Honda finally brings the CR-V Diesel to Australia, and it’s got quite a lot going for it as our first drive reveals.

Skoda Yeti
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First drive: Skoda Yeti

Czech soft-roader returns with a new face and lower prices

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Goodbye Godzilla - Nissan GT-R
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GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Goodbye Godzilla – Nissan GT-R

We can’t say we’ve had a torrent of tears in the office, but there was definately an air of nostalgia as John Carey filed this salute to the brilliant Skyline GT-R. Vale Godzilla

The striptease continues - some Oz Panamera specs revealed
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The striptease continues – some Oz Panamera specs revealed

Porsche’s GT will hit in October with S, 4S and Turbo models, and start from $270,200.