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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.

Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
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2009 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera review

Handgun on his hip, the Arizona sheriff leans through the shallow driver’s window of Lamborghini’s new hardcore track weapon.

Indecent exposure - Audi TTS v BMW Z4 v Merc SLK 350 v Porsche Boxster S
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Indecent exposure – Audi TTS v BMW Z4 v Merc SLK 350 v Porsche Boxster S

Who needs sunshine when you have four of Germany’s hottest convertibles ready to unleash in the Aussie Alps?

3 Kings - Chevrolet Camaro vs Holden Coupe 60 vs Holden Monaro
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3 Kings – Chevrolet Camaro vs Holden Coupe 60 vs Holden Monaro

We muster Holden’s oz-developed muscle-car royalty to find the coupe worthy of the pony-car crown.

Audi R8 Spyder
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Audi R8 Spyder

Top chopped, engine note cranked to V10

Review: Mini PAceman, brisbane, countryman, why, confused, Wheels magazine, new, fast
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Driven: Mini Paceman

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: Porsche 911 C4S, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Porsche 911 C4S

Is it a sign of the times that Porsche Australia reckons the typical 911 Carrera 4 buyer is motivated by its fatter stance and greater presence, not necessarily its extra grip?

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Review: BMW M6 Gran Coupe

Brings the speed, but not the pharmacology

COTY 2008 - Carmageddon
COTY

2008 Car of the Year: Carmageddon

Michael Stahl looks over the auto mania and mysticism that was Car of the Year 2008.

Ping!
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Ping!

You wrote to us about a problem with our 2008 Car of the Year, and we have responded …

2013 Wheels Car of the Year: Holden VF Commodore
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2013 Wheels Car of the Year: Holden VF Commodore

The search for the 2013 Wheels Car of the Year is on and we’re checking out the Holden VF Commodore

Wheels magazine, BMW X5, SUV, first drive
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First drive: BMW X5

The golden goose of the large SUV segment, the BMW X5 has been preened for yet greater refinement into 2014.

Lexus CT200h
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First drive: Lexus CT200h

Lexus introduces facelifted version of its smallest hybrid

Porsche Cayman GTS test drive
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First drive: Porsche Cayman GTS

Porsche makes its fabulous Cayman coupe even better

Audi S3 Sedan First Drive
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First drive: Audi S3 sedan

Audi’s hot small car gets a bootful of extra appeal

WIN Wheels Car of the Year
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WIN a Volkswagen Golf GTI

MOTOR is giving away a Volkswagen Golf GTI. Pick up a subscription and you could win!

1977 Renault RS01
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In Pics: the five greatest turbo F1 cars

F1 is in a state of turbocharged metamorphosis, and not for the first time. We list 5 heroes from the original turbo era

BMW M4 Cabrio
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Caught! BMW M4 cabriolet

Love the look of BMW’s new tyre-shredding M4 but want to feel the wind in your hair? This is the answer – the new BMW M4 cabriolet.

2013 Wheels Car of the Year Dinner Event
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2013 Wheels Car of the Year Dinner Event

Wheels Car of the Year is the most coveted motoring award in Australia. Meet our judges, see how they analyse each contender…and watch as the winner is unveiled at the COTY dinner….

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Wheels COTY: The gala presentation

We check out the venue for the 2013 Wheels Car Of The Year, and hand over the trophy! Check out the gallery.

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Wheels COTY: How the Golf won

It’s the most deserving winner in decades, but how exactly did the Volkswagen Golf win Wheels COTY?

Wheels magazine, motoring news, Wheels, Car of the Year, VW Golf, winner
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Why the VW Golf aced Wheels’ COTY

It’s one of the most worthy Wheels Car of the Year winners ever. But why did the Volkswagen Golf win? Read to find out why.

Wheels magazine, motoring news, Wheels, Car of the Year, VW Golf, winner
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Volkswagen Golf: 2013 Car of the Year Winner

After days of testing by the most experienced motoring journalists in Australia, VW has taken out the Wheels COTY for 2013 with its new Golf VII.

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GONE! COTY 2013 claims its first victims

It’s a sad but true fact that there can only be one winner of Wheels COTY. And with brutal efficiency, the cuts have already begun.