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Snackable Review: Holden Cascada

Do you like to feel the wind in your hair as your tyres roll along the road? Are you on a budget? Maybe you should consider the Holden Cascada…

2015 Holden Insignia VXR review
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2015 Holden Insignia VXR review

The 2015 Holden GA Series II Insignia VXR is less about the car and more about brand rebuilding, especially in the medium class, where for generations the company has fielded flop after flop. So, if nothing else, this rebadged performance Opel is the anti-Camry.

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2015 Holden Barina and Spark Review

The Holden Barina is a low-priced city car that steers and handles reasonably well, and looks good. The Barina Spark is a smaller car that shares the badge.

Holden Cascada review
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2015 Holden Cascada review

The Opel sourced Astra hatch has just made a return to the Lion brand’s line-up, bringing with it the convertible Cascada

2015 Holden Astra GTC Sport, 2015 Holden Astra VXR
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2015 Holden Astra GTC Sport, Holden Astra VXR review

The Holden Astra GTC and VXR mark the start of Holden’s five-year European product onslaught, and follows GM’s aborted attempt in 2012 to relaunch Opel in Oz

Subaru Liberty v Falcon G6E v Holden Calais v Mazda 6 v Toyota Camry comparison review
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Subaru Liberty v Falcon G6E v Holden Calais v Mazda 6 v Toyota Camry comparison review

Five family sedans take five different approaches to the same challenges. Which works best?

Smart ForFour review test drive
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Smart ForFour review

The Smart ForFour has double the passenger capacity of the stubby ForTwo. But unlike Smart’s first attempt at a larger car a decade ago, this one sticks with the rear-engine and rear-drive layout

Craig Lowndes V8 Supercar Red Bull Racing test drive
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Red Bull Racing V8 Supercar Review

Red Bull racing dropped Wheels editor Glenn Butler into the Bull ring with half a million bucks of V8 Supercar

Holden Barina CD v Honda City VTi v Hyundai Accent Active v Mitsubishi Mirage ES
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Holden Barina CD v Honda City VTi v Hyundai Accent Active v Mitsubishi Mirage ES comparison review

Sexy they’re not, but light sedans are cheaper and (mostly) better than ever. Here are four of the best

Holden Trax
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First Drive: Holden Trax LTZ 1.4iTi

Holden’s baby SUV gains what it has always needed: mumbo

RS454 Wagon
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Holden Commodore SS V RS454 Sportwagon review

A Holden dealer has turned up the wick on the Commodore SS V Sportwagon’s 6.0-litre V8, offering 480kW and 920Nm of rubber-smoking, supercharged goodness

Review: Holden Cruze, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Holden Cruze

Difficult though it might be to believe, 2013 is not just about the VF Commodore for Holden.

Review: Holden VF Commodore, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Driven! Holden’s new VF Commodore

Does it matter how good the new VF Commodore is to drive?

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Review: Holden Malibu

Holden keeps its foot firmly on the gas with the launch of its all-new Malibu mid-size sedan, which arrives hard on the heels of the VF Commodore.

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FIRST DRIVE: Holden Barina RS

Holden introduces the RS badge to its diminutive Barina. But is it warm or hot?

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2009 Holden Calais review

Holden’s new Active Fuel Management system quashes the notion that a big V8 equals big fuel bills. Our run from Sydney to Melbourne on one tank provides the proof.

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Right Hook Chevrolet Camaro Review

Holden won’t import the thunderous Chevy Camaro (yet), but in this exclusive first Aussie drive courtesy of Queensland-based Performax, we’re able to unleash the wild horses of a bona-fide Pony Car

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Review: Holden Cruze Sportswagon

DOES anyone else out there think wagons are pretty sexy looking?

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First drive: Chevrolet SS

James Stanford drives the Chevrolet SS in Palm Springs.

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2013 Holden Trax Review

The world has gone small-SUV mad. In markets all over the globe, the satchel-sized Sport Utility Vehicle has become the hottest thing since sleeve tattoos and manufacturers can’t keep up with demand.

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2013 Holden Commodore SS-V Redline Review

So many performance Commodores over the last 20 years haven’t cut it as track cars. But those days are over.

Holden Commodore LPG
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Wheels Magazine: Holden Commodore LPG

Fuel economy has been the bane of Australia’s large locally-built rear-wheel drive cars, but Holden is hoping it will now become an asset courtesy of the new dedicated LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Commodore launched this week.

Holden Volt
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Holden Volt

WHERE to start with the Holden Volt? I’ll assume you know this is GM’s plug-in electric car with a range-extender petrol engine. So let’s kick off with a few disparate facts…

Beep beep, new Barina is $15,990
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Beep beep, new Barina is $15,990

After five years masquerading as an early-noughties Daewoo, the Holden Barina is out to restore its reputation with this Aussie-styled, Korean-built, and, crucially, Opel Corsa-platformed new model.