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2021 Porsche 911 Turbo v Eildon-Jamieson Road
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Ready, aim, fire with Porsche’s 427kW 911 Turbo rocketship

We take Porsche’s twin-turbo terror for a drive on one of Victoria’s most demanding roads

2021 Mercedes-Benz E350 review
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Australian first drive: 2021 Mercedes-Benz E350 review

Mild-hybrid EQ Boost debuts in E-Class. But does the electric-boosted turbo-four heartbeat offer the right blend of performance and refinement befitting Mercedes-Benz’s esteemed luxury nameplate?

2021 Kia Carnival Platinum diesel review for Australia
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2021 Kia Carnival Platinum diesel review

Nudging 70 grand, the top-spec Carnival Platinum is a lot of money, but then again, the big Kia is a lot of car

Modern Classic 1973 Volkswagen Superbug L feature
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Why is Superbug the definitive VW Beetle modern classic?

The last hurrah for a global automotive icon took the original formula and reworked it for the ’70s

Alfa Romeo Giulietta discontinuation feature
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Driven to Extinction: Alfa Romeo Giulietta

Stylish, fine-driving Italian hatch endured while its FCA stablemates stumbled

DBA Mini Remastered Oselli Edition review
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DBA Mini Remastered Oselli Edition review

You can buy a memory. It just takes money. Lots of it.

MOTOR Archive: Nissan 350z v Holden Monaro CV8
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What happened in MOTOR 18 years ago? The Nissan 350Z battles Holden’s Monaro CV8 in a sports coupe showdown

With Nissan’s new 400Z on the horizon, we wind back the clock to our impressive first encounter with the then-brand-new 350Z

2022 Audi Q4 E-Tron review for Australia
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First drive: 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron

It’s billed as the mainstream offering of Audi’s EV strategy, but is the 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron any good?

2021 Lexus LX570 S drive review
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2021 Lexus LX570 S review

Does this flagship of the Lexus LX off-roader range add anything that justifies its price premium and ‘S’ badging?

2022 BMW iX vs competition spec comparison main
Comparisons

2022 BMW iX vs Tesla Model X vs Mercedes EQC vs Audi E-Tron vs Jaguar i-Pace: Spec comparison

We compare BMW’s upcoming iX electric SUV against major rivals from Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Jaguar. Before we can drive them all together, here’s how they line up.

2021 Cupra Formentor
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First drive: 2021 Cupra Formentor

What to make of the first bespoke Cupra? The coupe SUV concept is very zeitgeisty, so we drive the Formentor on UK roads to see if it’s any good

2022 Mercedes-Benz C300 international
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First drive: 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Touches of E- and S-Class trickle down to the new C-Class… but does it live up to Mercedes’ hype?

2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition first drive review
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First drive: Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition

Aston Martin has a new boss. And it shows

2021 BMW M3 v Alfa Romeo Giulia Q comparison review
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Can BMW’s new M3 eclipse Alfa Romeo’s sublime Giulia Q?

The Alfa Romeo Giulia rewrote the book on sports sedans and now the new M3 is here for the throne

Bentley Bentayga in Hutt River
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Revisit: Bentley Bentayga, fit for a prince

2016: It’s the Queen’s marque of choice, so surely Bentley’s big luxury SUV is the perfect car for our own outback monarch. We visit Prince Leonard in remote Hutt River to find out

2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI review - Australian track test
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Australian first drive: 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI track test

Does the eighth-generation VW Golf GTI live up to its legendary hot hatch status?

2021 Toyota GR Yaris v GR Yaris Rallye comparison review
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Track test: How much faster is the GR Yaris Rallye than the regular GR Yaris?

The GR Yaris left us a little nonplussed. Now that the Rallye version has landed it’s time to see what all the fuss is about. Cue some hard data

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First drive: 2021 Skoda Enyaq iV

Is the Skoda Enyaq iV a good enough electric SUV to tempt buyers away from waiting for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6?

1995 BMW E36 M3R
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How Australia got the ultimate BMW E36

You couldn’t buy this limited edition M3 unless you had a special racing licence

Toyota Kluger vs Kia Sorento vs Mazda CX-9 vs Hyundai Palisade spec comparison
Comparisons

New Toyota Kluger vs Kia Sorento vs Mazda CX-9 vs Hyundai Palisade: Spec comparison

The new Toyota Kluger is here, with a hybrid option for the first time. But how does it compare with key seven-seat SUV rivals for pricing, practicality, technology, safety, performance and fuel economy? Before we can drive them all together, here’s how they line up.

2021 Porsche Panamera GTS review
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2021 Porsche Panamera GTS review

Stuttgart distils two divergent disciplines into a single cohesive whole

Free-piston tech
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How free-piston technology could save internal combustion, but not as you know it

Forget almost everything you thought you knew about how an internal combustion engine works

2021 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport review
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Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Exceed review

Exploring Mitsubishi’s updated range-topping seven-seat SUV

2021 Hyundai Kona Electric Highlander test drive review
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2021 Hyundai Kona Electric Highlander review

High price brings high spec for Hyundai’s electric SUV, but is it worth it?