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AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

Opel Zafira Tourer
Though it doesn’t quite feel like it’s running on rails, the Zafira Tourer is smooth and stable at a 180km/h cruise on the unrestricted autobahn outside Munich.

DRIVEN: Hyundai i40 Tourer
Maybe the i40 Tourer suggests Hyundai also realises the clock is ticking, because this mid-size wagon is just about the most interesting mainstream car the big Korean has launched in Australia.

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.

BMW M3 Pure Edition
OF ALL the marketing-bullshit-soaked labels BMW hurls around ‘Pure’ is by far the most meaningful for drivers

Skoda Fabia RS
Skoda’s Fabia RS may look like a Suzuki Swift Sport gone wrong, but it drives like a VW Polo GTI done just right

Mercedes C-Class
AT FIRST glance the 2011 Mercedes C-Class looks much the same

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder review
Removing the LP560-4’s roof merely adds to its allure

2008 Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI long-term review
Ged does a quick swap ‘n’ go model change from the petrol C200K to the oil-burning C220

Mercedes-Benz E500
We genuinely liked the last (W211) E-class and not just for the mad AMG versions that came with it

FIRST DRIVE: BMW 760Li
Wheelsmag’s US correspondent John Lamm plays chauffer for the day in the biggest Beemer sedan.

LAUNCHED: Porsche 911 GT3
Bigger engine, even more brilliance.

LAUNCHED: BMW Z4
Roof now hard, but character is softer.

Cruze control
The small-car segment is now Australia’s largest, and Mazda and Toyota are hogging the sales fast lane. Can Holden’s new globally developed Cruze redirect the traffic flow?

LAUNCHED: Skoda Superb
Despite the self-indulgent name, Skoda’s new luxo limo flagship has finally arrived offering a tonne of metal of the money.

Strip show – 370Z v HSV R8
Game Zed brings V6 knife to heavyweight V8 gunfight.

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.

LAUNCHED: Honda Odyssey
Almost-sexy seven-seater with substance.

Slide tracked – 370Z v Evo X
Zed plays the power card against Evo’s traction.

LAUNCHED: Nissan Maxima
New model worthy of more than just a blip on buyers’ radar.

Tiers of joy – Mazda 3 SP25 v Golf 118TSI
Moving down one level from GTI and MPS still brings miles of driving smiles.

The joy of VI – Golf GTI
More mid-range punch, better fuel economy, trick diff and impeccable DNA all cement the sixth-gen GTI’s status as the complete hot hatch.

LAUNCHED: Ferrari 599 HGTE
‘H’ for handling pack; ‘G’ for greatness.

LAUNCHED: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder
Open season in the bullpen? It’s a roar deal.

Now with maw – Mazda 3 SP25
The gaping grille is the first indication that Mazda’s tighter, punchier new SP25 has an even healthier appetite for performance.















