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LAUNCHED: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder

Open season in the bullpen? It’s a roar deal.

Now with maw - Mazda 3 SP25
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Now with maw – Mazda 3 SP25

The gaping grille is the first indication that Mazda’s tighter, punchier new SP25 has an even healthier appetite for performance.

DOWNLOAD: Mazda6 vs Honda Accord Euro
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DOWNLOAD: Mazda6 vs Honda Accord Euro

Wheels Road Test Annual 2009 – Facing off here are the second generation of two of Japan’s best mid-sizers.

Rare 4WD Falcon honoured by Trax
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Rare 4WD Falcon honoured by Trax

Not everyone will remember the early seventies four-wheel-drive version of the XY Falcon ute.

LAUNCHED: Nissan GT-R Spec-V
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LAUNCHED: Nissan GT-R Spec-V

Ultimate Godzilla loses weight, adds bucks.

LAUNCHED: Audi Q5
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LAUNCHED: Audi Q5

Ingolstadt looks to shake up the SUV establishment.

Perfecting the pony
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Perfecting the pony

Wheels’ US correspondent John Lamm tests 599 Fiorano’s superior handling package.

Hummer, Chinese style
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Hummer, Chinese style

GM has announced the potential buyer for its Hummer brand.

Class struggle - Alfa 159 v Peugeot 407 v Renault Laguna v VW Passat
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Class struggle – Alfa 159 v Peugeot 407 v Renault Laguna v VW Passat

Jostling beneath the lofty rung occupied by the premium Germans is a second tier of Euro wannabes. Question is, do any of them deliver a case persuasive enough to tempt you out of an Audi, Benz or BMW?

Design accolade for VE Sportwagon
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Design accolade for  VE Sportwagon

Holden’s slick Sportwagon takes out the 2009 Wheels Automotive Design Award.

LAUNCHED: Kia Soul
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LAUNCHED: Kia Soul

Doin’ it for the kids.

Fatter, bigger, more comfortable, more stylish ...
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Fatter, bigger, more comfortable, more stylish …

It’s a bigger car for a big country. Here’s our first local drive of BMW’s next-gen Z4.

LAUNCHED: Audi A6
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LAUNCHED: Audi A6

Blown V6 leads facelifted charge.

Blood brothers - GT-R R32 v GT-R R35
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Blood brothers – GT-R R32 v GT-R R35

Mark Skaife was instrumental in creating the legend of the original R32 Godzilla. Who better, then, to compare it with the current R35 beast-master?

Chevy Camaro is out of time
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Chevy Camaro is out of time

Holden helped develop it, but now GM looks set to deprive us of Detroit’s best 21st century pony car.

Honda Aussie Racing Car
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Honda Aussie Racing Car

No V8 supercars for Honda, but it may dive into Aussie Racing Cars.

Ssangyong Actyon
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Ssangyong Actyon

Cheap, but with the dynamics of a truck.

Gran Turismo is go
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Gran Turismo is go

BMW has confirmed what we already knew – that the 5 Series Gran Turismo is no longer a concept.

Fast, fun, frugal - Nine car comparo
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Fast, fun, frugal – Nine car comparo

Want performance but don’t want to bleed big bucks at the bowser? We rounded up nine hotties that sprint but don’t slurp, then pointed them atboth track and servo forecourt…

LAUNCHED: Nissan Murano
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LAUNCHED: Nissan Murano

Silky soft-roader has its priorities right.

Seeing yellow
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Seeing yellow

UPDATED: Less is definitely more in the new 370Z, but an acceleration, braking and slalom exercise at the Zed launch revealed an unexpected problem …

LAUNCHED: Mazda MX-5
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LAUNCHED: Mazda MX-5

Revvier, rortier, more refined. It even looks happier…

Hyundai i30 CRDi Long Termer - May 2009
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Hyundai i30 CRDi Long Termer – May 2009

Cruise gremlins miss deadline.

Go cheap
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Go cheap

Is this the way to go? India’s new budget Tata Nano has been an instant success and now Proton gearing up to offer Australia’s lowest-priced sedan.