AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

Hyundai Veloster Turbo race car test drive review
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First Fang: Hyundai Veloster Race Car

The angry rasp filling the cabin offers a strong clue that this isn’t your typical Hyundai

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer first test drive review
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First Drive: BMW 2 Series Active Tourer

It’s a BMW, but not as we know it. Think practical, spacious … and not particularly sporty

Kia Soul first drive test review
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First Drive: Kia Soul

Hidden somewhere inside this spearmint Tic Tac is the fountain of youth

2014 Honda Jazz VTi-S
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First Drive: Honda Jazz

Honda hits a higher note with third-generation Jazz city runabout

Nissan Navara D23 first drive test review
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First Drive: Nissan Navara

A smaller engine and a shorter wheelbase but still a big performer

BMW X4 test drive review
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First Drive: BMW X4

Sporty Bavarian compact SUV arrives with more practicality than expected

Peugeot RCZ-R test drive review
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First Fang: Peugeot RCZ-R

Peugeot’s new RCZ-R provides plenty of substance to match the style

Renault Megane GT-Line 130 test drive review
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First Drive: Renault Megane GT-Line (2014)

New-look Megane benefits from specification upgrade and dual-clutch transmission

Audi RS5 TDI concept
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First Drive: Audi RS5 TDI Concept

Ponch drives an audacious and innovative Audi RS5 diesel prototype in Sweden

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate test drive review
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First Drive: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate

Coming Mercedes-Benz C-Class shows it’s also a class above the opposition in wagon form

2014 Nissan Qashqai
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First Drive: 2014 Nissan Qashqai

Get used to saying Nissan Qashqai (pronounced ‘Cash-kye’) as the hot-selling crossover has been given a shot in the arm

Mazda2 prototype
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First Drive: Mazda2 prototype

Carey’s sneak preview of bigger next-gen 2 reveals a potential light-car class leader

Renault Clio RS200 Cup Trophy vs Subaru BRZ S
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Head2Head: Renault Clio RS200 vs Subaru BRZ

Subaru’s must-drive BRZ goes up against Renault’s practical performer

Audi A3 Sportback e-tron test drive review
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First Drive: Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

Audi plays catch-up with its first plug-in hybrid showroom model

Lexus NX first test drive review
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First Drive: Lexus NX

Lexus turns the RAV4 into a Euro-worthy compact SUV

Volkswagen Golf Mk IV GTI vs Mk VI GTI comparison main
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Volkswagen Golf Mk IV GTI vs Mk VI GTI comparison review

We put VW’s early and late-’00s hot-hatches up against each other to get an accurate look at how far the GTI has come.

Peugeot 208 GTi main
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Peugeot 208 GTi review

Peugeot has resurrected GTi badge and has created a cracking compact hot hatch worthy of wearing it.

2009 Porsche Boxter
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2009 Porsche Boxster review

So how has the Boxster fared over its first full decade? Rather nicely, in fact.

Mercedes-Benz, 2014 E500 Cabriolet, E-Class, Motor Magazine
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Mercedes-Benz E500 Cabriolet 2014: Review

Mercedes-Benz has no excuses for not being at the top of the four-seat convertible game. It’s been at it for more than 100 years and its 2014 E500 Cabriolet is now cleaner looking, faster, more economical and far, far safer.

FPV Super Pursuit vs HSV Maloo R8
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FPV Super Pursuit vs HSV Maloo R8

Blue-collar chic has never been as potent as these tray-backs on steroids

Audi S3 vs BMW M135i vs Mercedes A45 AMG
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Audi S3 vs BMW M135i vs Mercedes A45 AMG: Comparison review

Gentlemen, start your engines for a two-day no-holds-barred 2013 shootout between the Audi S3, the BMW M135i and the Mercedes A45 AMG.

HSV R8
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2009 HSV Clubsport R8 review

The big-selling Clubby has grown in size, power and poise. But is it really better?

Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2013 review
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Review

Call it facelift is you must, but the “new generation” Mercedes-Benz E-Class range has just lobbed into Oz with a bold new look, gutsier and more efficient engines, richer updated interiors, higher levels of standard equipment, better value and a raft of cutting-edge tech that brings (albeit very limited) autonomous driving to local terra firma. It’s a direct response, Merc-Benz says, to customer wants of more aggression, power and technology in their Es.

2010 Porsche Panamera turbo front
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2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo review

It ain’t pretty, but the Panamera means business