Sports Car Reviews

LAUNCHED: Audi TT TDI
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LAUNCHED: Audi TT TDI

The diesel sports car has landed.

Jaguar F-Type, 2013, review, price, test drive, specs
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First Aussie drive: Jaguar F-Type

Associate editor Westerman’s worried. He’s driven Jaguar’s F-Type through Spain’s mountainous north, and in the July 2103 issue, given it bigger raps than Jay-Z and Tupac. But has he got it right? Does European brilliance translate to Aussie awesomeness?

LAUNCHED: MX-5 facelift
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2009 Mazda MX-5 review

The MX-5 still represents enormous bang for buck in a tight little package.

3 Kings - Chevrolet Camaro vs Holden Coupe 60 vs Holden Monaro
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3 Kings – Chevrolet Camaro vs Holden Coupe 60 vs Holden Monaro

We muster Holden’s oz-developed muscle-car royalty to find the coupe worthy of the pony-car crown.

Porsche, 911, turbo, S, Germany, first, drive, fast, new
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First drive: Porsche 911 Turbo S

An outward display of raw fear is not an attractive quality in a man, so it’s a good thing I wear a strong poker-face.

Audi R8 Spyder
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Audi R8 Spyder

Top chopped, engine note cranked to V10

Wheels magazine, first drive, Jaguar, F-Type, coupe, Spain
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First drive: Jaguar F-Type R Coupe

Jaguar’s F-Type Coupe is stiffer, sexier and more sensible than the Convertible with which it shares much in common. But what’s it like to drive?

Nissan GT-R MY11
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Nissan GT-R MY11

Now the monster is even angrier. Everyone’s happy, then

Wheels magazine, first drive, Jaguar, F-Type, coupe, Spain
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First drive: BMW M235i

Never in the history of automotive journalism has a road loop done less justice to the launch model.

Wheels magazine, first drive, Porsche 911, 911 cup car, motorsport, 991 cup
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First drive: Porsche 991 GT3 cup racer

‘The Stahlmeister’ tries out the latest 991 Carrera GT3 Cup race car.

Porsche 911 Turbo
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First drive: Porsche 911 Turbo

Through six generations, the Porsche 911 Turbo has meant one thing above all else – stunning performance

Review: Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 2013, wheels, magazine, review, price
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Wheels Review: Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

I’ve just had an hour I’ll never forget, on a road I just can’t believe in a car that I’ve just fallen madly, hopelessly in love with.

Wheels Review: Mini Paceman
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Wheels Review: Mini Paceman

MINI has a problem. It’s a problem Porsche faced and overcame, and now Mini is beginning to do the same.

Wheels Review: Mazda MX-5
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Wheels Review: Mazda MX-5

Wheels’ admiration for the MX-5 is well-documented; you don’t win two COTY awards by fluke. But there’s very little substance in the latest update, and while the roadster’s sporting essence is still evident, its shine is definitely fading.

BMW Z4 20i/28i
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BMW Z4 20i/28i

IT MAY be overstating the local arrival of BMW’s turbocharged, four-cylinder N20 engine as a ‘new dawn’ for the Munich brand, but its debut in the Z4 roadster took place at Mt Warning in north-eastern NSW.

Toyota 86 drive
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Toyota 86 drive

An all-too-brief drive in the new Toyota 86 today at Fuji speedway revealed a sweet-handling, beautifully balanced little front-engined, rear drive coupe which will no doubt be a huge success for Toyota.

Jesse Taylor reviews Porsche's new 991 911
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Wheels: Jesse Taylor reviews Porsche’s new 911

Two days ago I asked myself whether Porsche’s new 991 911 would crack my all-time top 10. After a day of hard driving in the mountains around Santa Barbara, California, the answer is yes and no.

LAUNCHED: Porsche 911 GT3
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LAUNCHED: Porsche 911 GT3

Bigger engine, even more brilliance.

LAUNCHED: BMW Z4
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LAUNCHED: BMW Z4

Roof now hard, but character is softer.

Strip show - 370Z v HSV R8
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Strip show – 370Z v HSV R8

Game Zed brings V6 knife to heavyweight V8 gunfight.

Nissan 370Z v HSV R8, Evo X, Cayman S
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Nissan 370Z v HSV R8, Evo X, Cayman S

Not content to have stung Porsche with its upstart GT-R, Nissan widens the front with a Zed-led assault.

Slide tracked - 370Z v Evo X
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Slide tracked – 370Z v Evo X

Zed plays the power card against Evo’s traction.

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

Ultimate Godzilla loses weight, adds bucks.

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.