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Friday rant car teaser
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Friday rant: Just stop teasing!

Car companies are taking the slow release of information about new models to ridiculous extremes, and we’ve had enough

Mazda 3 XD Astina review
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First drive: Mazda 3 XD Astina

Wheels drives the Mazda3 diesel that promises more performance and better economy than its petrol-powered siblings ahead of its Australian launch in September

FPV GT-F 351 test drive
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First drive: FPV GT-F

FPV 351 GT-F is a cracker, even on first impressions

Porsche Macan test drive
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First drive: Porsche Macan

New Porsche SUV is sporty, but it’s no sports car

LeFerrari at Fiorano
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First drive: La Ferrari

Robbo takes Ferrari’s remarkable new hybrid supercar to the limits at Fiorano

Porsche 911 GTS spy shots
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Spy Shots: Porsche 911 GTS

One of the last atmo 911s snapped testing at the Nurburgring

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate
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First look: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate

The new Mercedes C-Class Estate looks set to become the most desirable wagon in the compact premium segment

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Fully 6 (December 04)
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GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Fully 6 (December 04)

FPV F6 Typhoon v Chrysler Valiant Charger E49 v Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec

Right of way
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Right of way

Samoa switches to right-hand drive.

Volvo could to be added to the Chinese menu
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Volvo could to be added to the Chinese menu

Ford tags Geely as its preferred bidder for the Swedish brand. But would you buy your herrings from a Chinese restaurant?

Strange things we do in traffic
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The strange things we do in traffic

When freeways are clogged, and the back streets are worse, strange things happen can happen.

Audi’s Urban Mobility Concept
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First look: Audi’s Urban Mobility Concept

First look: Audi’s Urban Mobility Concept

Top 10 track-day cars
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Top 10 track-day cars

Now is the perfect time to begin track day preparations and the trading of circuit chariots. Here are 10 top track day cars in time for the start of the season.

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Extravagant celebrity car gifts

Extravagant celebrity car gifts

Alfa Romeo 4C
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Caught! Alfa Romeo 4C

A production-ready Alfa Romeo 4C has been caught testing in Italy ahead of its Geneva Motor Show reveal.

Mercedes-Benz, A45 AMG
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Merc reveals pocket rocket

Mercedes-Benz has released official images of its much anticipated A45 AMG.

Jaguar XJR
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Jag’s new bruiser, but where’s BMW?

Meet the new high-performance, super-luxurious Jaguar XJR.

Volkswagen, Golf, Up!, test, fuel, economy, green, environment, think blue, challenge
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Driving economically. The VW way

What’s the most stressful way of driving a car? Weirdly, it’s driving economically.

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President does donuts to prove he’s alive: here are other notorious dictators’ cars

Turkmenistan president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov isn’t the only one to use a car as a public statement… Here are the cars fit for a dictator

Caterham Se7en
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The most extreme Caterham ever!

Looks aggressive doesn’t it. But the Caterham Se7en you see here is much more than muscular good looks – it’s the most extreme car ever produced by the British company.

Wheels magazine, motoring news, Wheels, Volkswagen Golf R, Haldex, ice driving
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ICE DRIVE: Volkswagen Golf R VII

John Carey samples the latest Volkswagen Golf R on a frozen Swedish lake.

Corby's rant: Who listens to the radio?
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Corby’s rant: Who listens to the radio?

What is it about the act of sitting in a car that so massively lowers the IQ of the average human being?

Jack Brabham Nurburgring Germany 1966
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The Repco-Brabham miracle

How Sir Jack Brabham made world motor racing history for Australia

Skoda Fabia
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2009 Skoda Fabia review

Polo sibling to bring Czech values to supermini market.