Coupes under $50k
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Whether you’re just starting to drive or heading into a mid-life crisis, coupes appeal to all of us. Luckily, these days you don’t need to spend big money to enjoy the thrills of the swept-back driving experience.
While you are able to buy a Subaru BRZ or Toyota 86 for less than $40,000, choices start to expand once you’re shopping under the $50,000 so let’s start there.
Toyota 86
It is getting a little long in the tooth, but the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ combo still offers sports car thrills for an affordable price. Available in manual or automatic with a choice of specification levels, the Toyota 86 has stood the test of time despite external pressure to fill it with extra power.
Mazda MX-5
With the nameplate just celebrating its 30th birthday, there’s small wonder why so many flock to the Mazda MX-5 for an engaging top-down drive. Even if you’re more of a hard-top fan, Mazda now offers the RF version which includes a folding metal roof.
Hyundai i30 Fastback N
A relatively new player to the coupe game, Hyundai’s i30 N was transformed into a four-door coupe following the success of the hatchback. Sleeker styling marries with everything that made Hyundai’s first true hot hatch great
BMW reveals all-new M5
After more than a year of speculation and anticipation, BMW has finally lifted the lid on its fifth-generation M5
Random racecar sponsors
If a racing car sponsored by an automotive brand is logical, then these days food and drink brand sponsors aren’t unusual
AIMS 2011 to showcase Swift S concept
Suzuki has announced that its display will be headlined by the unique Swift S-Concept, following its debut in Geneva earlier this year
Mercedes C-Class
AT FIRST glance the 2011 Mercedes C-Class looks much the same
How to beat the car dealer
When it comes to buying a brand-new car one of the first questions we tend to ask ourselves is, “How can I get a good deal?”
Charlie’s Cool Cars
Charlie Sheen was earning $2 million dollars an episode on his top rating TV show and with that kind of money he could certainly afford a lot of nice cars
Audi’s Radical Le Mans Race Car
Audi’s new R18 TDI will be the manufacturer’s first closed-roof Le Mans challenger since 1999
Women’s World Car of the Year
BMW and Citroen have both won the 2011 Women’s Car of the Year award for the 5 Series and DS3 respectively
Cruze hatch caught!
A keen-eyed Wheels reader has snapped Holden testing its Cruze hatch range, due to go on-sale in October, spotted undisguised in Myrtleford
Ford XY Falcon GT HO vs FG Falcon XR6
We pit Australia’s greatest muscle icon, the GT HO, against today’s cheapy XR6. On strip. On track. The results? You better sit down for this…
Porsche Panamera diesel on sale in Oz
Porsche has added a specially tuned version of Volkswagen’s 3.0 litre V6 TDI diesel engine to its Panamera line-up – and it’s now available in Australia
Study: Envy drives our on-road decisions
A new study exploring the psychology behind our on-road decisions shows that envy and shame are two of the biggest factors in our attitude toward other drivers
2012 Honda CR-V delayed by Japan disaster
The fallout from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disaster continues to affect daily life for the beleaguered nation and the country’s auto industry
Alfa Giulia rejected
Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has ordered Alfa’s designers to try again with the new Giulia, the 2013 replacement for the 159 sedan and wagon
Report: QLD drivers ignore school speed zones
New research by Queensland insurer Suncorp shows that motorists are continuing to ignore restricted speed limits in the state’s school zones
4.0-litre 911 is coming…
Porsche is sending off its 997-series 911, the car will feature a 4.0L version of the current GT3 RS’s 3.8L naturally-aspirated flat six engine
Honda NSX successor in development
Honda’s NSX hero car is to make its fabled return to the supercar market after all, according to reports out of the Shanghai Auto Show
E63 AMG gets 410kW
Mercedes’ all-new 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 will power the E63 AMG sedan and Estate from 2012 – more powerful, torquier, yet less thirsty
Royal Rides
Royal Rides
Mazda 3 reaches for the Skyactive
Mazda has unveiled its facelifted 3 sedan and hatch range, which debuts an all-new direct-injected four-cylinder powertrain
Don’t be a crash-test dummy
It happened so quickly it seemed almost unreal. Chery’s J1 hatch has only just entered the Australian market, yet its crash safety was there being surveyed under the watchful eye of ANCAP.
Top Five Shanghai Motor Show Cars
Here is MOTOR Magazine’s top 5 cars from the Shanghai Motor Show 2011
Out to Impreza
Subaru’s jacked-up XV Concept will preview the next-generation Impreza hatch, due next year
Holden drives away to Malibu
141kW mid-sized Epica-replacement revealed
