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The WAGs of Formula 1

The WAGs of Formula 1

Top 12 cars of 2012, wheels, magazine, review, price
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Top 10 cars of 2012

Hundreds of cars passed through our hands last year, some indelibly etched their tyre tracks in our mind. Here’s 10 we remember with particular fondness.

HoldenCommodore, 2013, 35 anniverary, history, new, pictures, video, unveiled, released, review, test drive, driven, interior, badge, engine, wheels, speed, price
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35 years of Commodore – an evolution

The new VF Commodore has landed, but 2013 marks another historical moment for Holden’s hero car. It’s turning 35.

future, airless, tyres, polaris, america, US, military, self-driving, road, wheels, future, 2013, Geneva, Motor, Show
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Reinventing the wheel: The airless tyre

Throw away your jacks, spares and puncture repair kits. The future is here.

CTP, insurance, changed, different, new, cheaper, worse, NSW, government
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CTP now cheaper, but is it worse?

Think you understand your CTP (compulsory third party) insurance? Think again.

Pagani Zonda Revolucion
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Revealed! Pagani Zonda Revolucion

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

Vladimir Putin, car, limo, russian president, new, design
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Vladimir Putin’s new ride

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, needs a new set of wheels and it looks like the internet has given him the answer.

Wheels magazine, motoring, Top 10 2013, Mercedes-Benz A45, AMG
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Top 10 2013: Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG

We take a look at the cars that moved us in 2013, including the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG.

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507 Albert Park
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Albert Park AMG Hot Lap

Take a lap around the Albert Park GP circuit with V8 Supercar driver David Russell in a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507

New Kia Sorento due later this year
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New Kia Sorento due later this year

The Kia Sorento SUV has received its first upgrade and the new model will appear in Australian showrooms in the third quarter of this year.

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: Holden, Cruze, Sportswagon, brisbane, countryman, why, confused, Wheels magazine, new, fast
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Review: Holden Cruze Sportswagon

DOES anyone else out there think wagons are pretty sexy looking?

Review: Subaru, Outback, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Subaru Outback

You can be certain of one thing when you show up at a Subaru launch. Japan’s most idiosyncratic car maker won’t be offering the same stuff as everybody else.

Review, Renault, Captur, 2013, Hungary, review, price, test drive, specs
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Review: Renault Captur

Last year was all about zombies, but that’s all undead now. This year’s all about the … um, sub-compact SUV? Baby crossovers? Light-car cross-dressers? Whatever.

COTY 2008 - Subaru Forester
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COTY 2008 – Subaru Forester

Once-sharp SUV loses its edge, despite being safer and more spacious.

WCOTY 2011: Guest judge Eric Bana
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WCOTY 2011: Guest judge Eric Bana

Sadly Jay Leno wasn’t available, so we let Eric Bana tag along. Here’s what he thought of the final six…

Porsche, 911, turbo, S, Germany, first, drive, fast, new
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First drive: Porsche 911 Turbo S

An outward display of raw fear is not an attractive quality in a man, so it’s a good thing I wear a strong poker-face.

W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
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First drive: W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

BMW and Audi need to up their game enormously if the 3 Series and A4 are going to out-class the new C-Class

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Warp Factor: HSV GTS-R v BMW M3 v Nissan Skyline GT-R
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GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Warp Factor: HSV GTS-R v BMW M3 v Nissan Skyline GT-R

Is the M3 twice as good as the GTS-R? And the Skyline three times better? Michael Stahl unscientifically measures added fun against the steep, steep price of quicknology.

A sense of Liberty
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A sense of Liberty

Will the new Subaru Liberty break cover at the New York Auto Show? Wheels’ Japan correspondent Peter Nunn reports from Tokyo.

Skoda cuts loose with revised RS Octavia
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Skoda cuts loose with revised RS Octavia

It’s fast fun, with VW standards.