AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

Suzuki Baleno
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2016 Suzuki Baleno review

After a period of absence, Suzuki says it is back in the small-car game with the Baleno, a curiously compact hatch that actually straddles the B-segment supermini class as well.

2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years
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2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years Quick Review

Volkswagen has deployed almost every high-performance-tuning weapon in its Golf arsenal to create a fitting GTI flagship in celebration of 40 years of the hot hatchback. In this more purposeful-looking 500-only special, the GTI’s all-rounder qualities co-exist with some new driver – and track – focussed features

2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years review
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2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years review

The Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years is a limited edition version of the Golf GTI celebrating 40 years since the arrival of the genre-defining 1976 Golf GTI.

Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years review
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2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years review

German hot hatch blows out birthday candles, gets powerful present

2015 Honda Civic VTi-L Hatch
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2012-2016 Honda Civic Review

The 2012-2016 Honda Civic is a well-built small car with an appealing engine, from a Japanese brand with a superb reliability record. It was superseded in June 2016.

Holden SS-V Redline vs Ford Falcon Sprints vs Ford Mustang GT
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Holden SS-V Redline vs Ford Falcon Sprints vs Ford Mustang GT

Ford’s fittest take on Holden’s stonking 304kW SS-V Redline

Porsche Cayman 718
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Porsche 718 Cayman: 7 Things you didn’t know

Porsche is tagging its 718 Cayman as the brand’s new entry-level sports car. If the words Porsche and entry-level strung together gets your spidey senses tingling, Nathan Ponchard details 7 things about this latest Porsche that you’ll want to know

Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 review
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2016 Lamborghini Huracan LP580 2 review

Rear-drive, finger-biting Lambo flat out at Phillip Island

Aston Martin DB11 prototype review
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Aston Martin DB11 prototype review

Aston Martin’s long-awaited DB9 replacement, the twin-turbo DB11, has been worth the wait

Holden Spark
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Holden Spark Review Video

The Spark, previously known as the Barina Spark, is Holden’s entrant to the micro-car class. Unlike its predecessor, the newest sub-Barina includes more tech and better engineering. It is one of the more expensive options in its class.

BMW M3 Competition
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BMW M3 Competition Pack Quick Review

The current BMW M3 has been on sale since 2014 and this is the first major change to it. The new M3 Competition Pack brings more power and slightly firmer suspension designed to improve its pace and performance, particularly on a race track.

BMW M3
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BMW M3/M4 Competition pack: 12 things you didn’t know

Eager to capitalise on our hunger for all things M series, BMW unveils its M2 and M3 competition-spec variants. Toby Hagon explains what sets the Competition series apart from others in the M range.

BMW M3 and M4
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2016 BMW M3/M4 Competition pack review

MORE power and sharper dynamics make for a worthwhile addition to the M3 and M4 family

2016 BMW M4 Competition review
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2016 BMW M4 Competition review

BMW Australia builds its own M4 Competition, giving it more herbs and – crucially – a chassis rethink

Audi Q2
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Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI Quick Review

There’s a lot to like about Audi’s new roomy and entertaining-to-drive Q2 SUV – especially if you’ve been priced out of the Audi Q3 market.

Jaguar F-Pace S 35t review
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Jaguar F-Pace S 35t review

The Jaguar F-Pace fuses performance and exceptional design in its new family-friendly, yet driver-focused SUV, without compromising its traditional car-making principles

Audi Q2
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Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI: 8 things you didn’t know

The Audi Q2 is Audi’s foray in to the premium small SUV market. Here’s 8 things John Carey’s found that sets it apart from other Audis and its segment competitors.

Porsche 718 Cayman
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2016 Porsche 718 Cayman Quick review

Porsche returns to its roots with the flat-four 718 Cayman. But this re-imagined entry-level sports car is more than just a terrific new engine.

Jaguar F-Pace
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Jaguar F-Pace 35t Quick Review

The F-Pace series marks an interesting shift in Jaguar’s thinking. Ryan Lewis explains where JLR got their foray into the uber-competitive SUV market right and where they may have gotten things not-so-right.

Porsche 718 Cayman review
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2016 Porsche 718 Cayman review

Sampling Stuttgart’s new turbo sports car

Porsche 718 Cayman
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2016 Porsche 718 Cayman first drive review

The poor man’s 911 gets a new role as Porsche’s entry-level sports car via a flat-four heart transplant and a personality all of its own

2017 Audi Q2 review
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2017 Audi Q2 review

Another remix of VW Group’s fine MQB component set, the Audi Q2 stands out from the premium small SUV crowd for the right reasons. It makes the Q3 look dumpy, dull and done-for…

Mercedes-AMG GT3
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2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 review

Toby Hagon takes one of the fastest racers in the world – the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 for a lap or two around Eastern Creek

Audi RS6 Avant Performance review
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Audi RS6 Avant Performance review

Because the kids won’t fit in an R8