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2023 GWM Haval Jolion long-term review: Introduction

Not-so-small compact SUV arrives in top-spec hybrid Ultra spec to makes its value case

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Automatic for the people: The story behind ZF’s eight-speed gearbox

Heard about the transmission used by Bentley AND Rolls-Royce? Audi AND BMW? Here’s how ZF bridged some intense rivalries

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2023 Honda Civic Type R vs Hyundai i30 Sedan N comparison review

The Honda Civic Type R costs over $72K. The Hyundai i30 Sedan N is a mere $49K. Should you pay 48% more for 14% more power? We answer the question

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2023 Honda Civic Type R review: Aussie first drive!

With two-year wait list and eye-watering price hike, can the sleeker, faster Honda Civic Type R actually live up to the hype? Spoiler alert: yes

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2023 Corolla Cross GXL Hybrid AWD review

Mid-spec ‘E-Four’ (all-wheel drive) Corolla Cross should be the pick of the bunch but the price premium over a front-drive one might put you off

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Hybrid SUVs compared: 2023 Nissan X-Trail E-Power vs Toyota RAV4 hybrid

Toyota’s dominant RAV4 is comprehensively pipped by Nissan’s clever new hybrid X-Trail E-Power – and not just because you can get one sooner

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Development prototype

This Outlander plug-in hybrid development car has seen some things…

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2023 Mitsubishi Delica review: Should it come to Oz?

With a few spare minutes at our disposal, we had a brief spin in Mitsubishi’s quirky off-road minivan

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2023 Hyundai IONIQ 6 review: Australian launch

Can Hyundai’s ‘electrified streamliner’ make the Tesla Model 3 look like yesterday’s news? We drive it and find out

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2023 Mercedes-Benz EQB350 EV review

Merc’s quirky GLB goes electric but loses the third seating row in up-spec 350 form

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2023 Subaru WRX RS review: Maybe CVT is best?

The most focused WRX has a bit of an identity crisis – blasphemously, we’d go CVT instead of manual…

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2023 Nissan X-Trail vs Mitsubishi Outlander comparison

‘SYNERGY’ is a terrible buzzword, overused and often misused. In a manufacturing sense, though, it’s something carmakers strive for.

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2023 LDV Mifa 9 review: Electric people-mover driven

Electric people mover offers style, space and surprisingly decent dynamics, but is undone by a colossal price tag

Features

In profile: Meet Toyota’s sales chief, Sean Hanley

Reflecting on an auto career so far spanning more than 40 years, Sean Hanley joins Wheels for a look at what’s been, what is and what’s still to come for Toyota

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2023 Volkswagen Polo Style review

Volkswagen’s long-standing light car is more expensive than ever, but loaded up for the modern world

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2023 Nissan Qashqai ST+ review

Want the sharpest-driving baby SUV? Nissan’s latest Qashqai is a great place to start looking

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2023 Chery Omoda 5 review: First Australian drive

Chery’s comeback kid is a mostly decent small SUV hobbled by insufferable driver assistance tech

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2023 Subaru Forester 2.5i-S review

Subaru’s quiet achiever is still a segment fave for many good reasons

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Toyota GR Corolla GTS vs Cupra Leon VZx vs Subaru WRX RS comparison review

We had GR-eat expectations for Toyota’s hottest Corolla, but how does it stack up against a European upstart and the latest in a long line of rally-bred royalty?

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2023 Tesla Model Y Performance vs Kia EV6 GT comparison review

You’ll lose your licence in less than four seconds, but are these electric SUVs really deserving of their performance car marketing?

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2023 Tesla Model Y Performance review

The fastest version of Tesla’s popular electric SUV has landed in Australia at long last, but can the Model Y Performance justify its circa-$30K premium over the base version?

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2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N review: Prototype drive

With a brief to make the most fun-per-dollar electric car, Hyundai’s N Division boffins are confident enough to let us loose in a prototype IONIQ 5 N – on ice!

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2023 Volkswagen Tiguan R Grid Edition review

Pared-back Grid Edition diminishes little of the Tiguan R’s lovely liveability

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2023 Land Rover Defender 130 review: First drive

Bigger is better, right? The Defender now comes as an eight-seater