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Opinion: The Super5000 series will be irrelevant

The whole idea of Super5000 – recycling existing 5.0-litre V8s in a single-seater sideshow – remains flawed

2017 HSV Gen F2 GTSR
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2017 HSV Gen-F2 GTSR review

What a car. W1? What’s that again?

2018 Hyundai Genesis G70
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2018 Genesis G70 review

Look out Germany, Korea is coming to get you

1989 Holden Commodore: VN Commodore - Car of the Year
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1989 Holden Commodore: VN Commodore – Car of the Year

It was a tight contest, argued for an agonisingly long time. But the VN Commodore is a fitting winner of the prestigious silver anniversary COTY, the world’s longest continual magazine award.

2018 Kia Stinger GT 1548 main
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2017 Kia Stinger GT review

Range-topping rear-drive V6 shows promise of more to come

2018 Kia Stinger GT drive
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2018 Kia Stinger GT review

Kia proves there’s life in the rear-drive sports sedan yet

2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio review
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2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio review

There’s a lot riding on the shapely shoulders of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio – the first SUV for the Italian marque.

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk on road
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2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk review

Hellcat-powered SUV is the ultimate automotive juxtaposition

2018 Holden Commodore V6 AWD prototype
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2018 Holden Commodore V6 AWD prototype review

An early taste of the next Commodore sports model

1988 Holden Commodore: Always a Commodore - VN first drive
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1988 Holden Commodore: Always a Commodore – VN first drive

What’s the VN like from the driver’s seat? After two days at the helm, Peter Robinson reckoned Holden’s parts-bin solution has worked well.

2017 Ford Focus RS 2.j
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2017 Ford Focus RS: Winner Overall

This is one of the best performance cars Ford has ever made

The Holden VF Ute
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The Holden VF Commodore SS Ute Nürburgring lap record

In 2013, Holden shipped an SS Ute over to Germany to set a lap record on the Green Hell

2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C coupe review
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C coupe review

Mercedes-AMG’s GT C brings more power to the growing two-seater range wrapped up in a tractable coupe package

HSV V8 Supercar vs HSV W427 in the garage
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HSV W427 vs V8 Supercar: Classic MOTOR

We compare road and race HSVs and crash the road car!

1987 Holden Commodore: The Blacksmith and the Boffin
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1987 Holden Commodore: The Blacksmith and the Boffin

The high-tech Commodore Turbo against the latest from the traditional school, a Group A V8

2017 Mercedes AMG A45
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2017 Mercedes-AMG A45: 2nd Overall

AMG’s bargain bullet is yet to claim the top prize

Ford Fiesta ST
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2017 Ford Fiesta Range Review

Sharp steering and small dimensions make the Ford Fiesta an easy city car. But it also handles highways with ease, and rides as comfortably as cars a size bigger.

2017 Range Rover Velar review
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2017 Range Rover Velar review

With concept-car styling and a knock-out interior, the striking Range Rover Velar fills a lucrative gap in Land Rover’s premium model line.

2018 Genesis G70 review
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2018 Genesis G70 review

Korea goes premium in a quest for a slice of 3 Series and C-Class action

1986 Holden Commodore: No looking back
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1986 Holden Commodore: No looking back

The point about the VL Commodore is not its abandonment of the Australian-made six. That is in the past. The VL is about Holden and the future

2017 BMW M140i
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2017 BMW M140i: 3rd Overall

There’s a reason we wanted one as a long-termer

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2017 Land Rover Discovery Range Review

The new-generation Land Rover Discovery can seat seven in comfort and feels much like a luxury car to ride in – while remaining very capable off-road. Auto braking is standard.

2018 Mazda CX-9 GT AWD quick review
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2018 Mazda CX-9 GT AWD quick review

We drove the second-from-top-spec CX-9 GT variant to see how it has benefitted from a recent upgrade

2017 Kia Stinger pre-production review - Sharpening Its Barb
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2017 Kia Stinger pre-production feature drive

It’s the most hyped Kia since, well, ever. A muscular, turbocharged sports sedan touted as a successor to our local rear-drive stalwarts. We take two pre-production Stingers on an exclusive Aussie drive to see if it’s worthy