AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

Nissan GT-R MY11
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Nissan GT-R MY11

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

Review: Audi R8, Limited Edition, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Audi R8

The R8 supercar is the best thing that has ever happened to Audi.

Audi, A3 Sedan, 2013, Hungary, review, price, test drive, specs
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Audi’s mini limo

Wheels went to the international launch of Audi’s A3 Sedan in Hungary this week and met the first entrant of what is in many ways is a new type of segment – the luxury compact sedan.

Wheels magazine, Holden Barina RS, hatch, first drive
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FIRST DRIVE: Holden Barina RS

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

Nissan X-Trail
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First drive: Nissan X-Trail

Aussie SUV favourite finds refinement and offers seven-seat option

LAUNCHED: Hyundai i30cw
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2009 Hyundai i30cw review

Hyundai’s expanded i30 is more than just a hatch with a bigger boot…

Positive spin - Toyota Prius
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Positive spin – Toyota Prius

Geeks and greenies will love it unconditionally, but can Prius III also woo drivers?

LAUNCHED: Alfa Romeo Mito Sport
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LAUNCHED: Alfa Romeo Mito Sport

Feisty baby blends sporting cachet with character.

Range Rover Sport
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Range Rover Sport

New engines crank up the volume, designers tone down the butch

2011 Audi A7 Review
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2011 Audi A7 Review

Audi joins four-door coupe party. Mind your head

Review: Audi Q5, Golf GTi, BMW, Audi, Wheels magazine, new, fast
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Review: Audi Q5

LIKE A weary Goldilocks in search of a bed, a parent’s pursuit of the perfect family car is a quest for that ‘just right’ moment, when you open the door, like what you see, picture the billy lids safe and happy in the back seat and realise that this is the one.

Review: Mercedes-Benz CLA, Limited Edition, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Mercedes-Benz CLA

Thinking of the CLA-Class as a baby brother to the CLS is right and wrong.

Audi, A3 Sedan, 2013, Hungary, review, price, test drive, specs
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Review: Audi SQ5

Be warned, we are on a slippery slope of sound manipulation.

Wheels magazine, BMW X5, SUV, first drive
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First drive: BMW X5

The golden goose of the large SUV segment, the BMW X5 has been preened for yet greater refinement into 2014.

Lexus CT200h
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First drive: Lexus CT200h

Lexus introduces facelifted version of its smallest hybrid

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
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2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 review

New 5.2-litre V10 heralds a meaner, leaner – yet greener – baby Bull.

Trued grit - Mazda 3 MPS
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Trued grit – Mazda 3 MPS

The second-gen of Mazda’s wild-child hot hatch is as wickedly potent as the first, but chassis changes have reined in the manic torque steer, and helped deliver handling that’s no longer a handful.

LAUNCHED: Audi TT TDI
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LAUNCHED: Audi TT TDI

The diesel sports car has landed.

Mercedes E500 Coupe
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Mercedes E500 Coupe

CLK successor makes a class distinction

Review: Infiniti, G37, Red Bull Racing, Wheels magazine, new, fast
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Review: Infiniti G37

Who do you think you are, Infiniti? That’s a reasonable enough question, seeing as the ‘new’ G37 (born 2007, actually) might be deemed an upstart against its pedigree (if equally aged) BMW 3 Series, Audi A5 and Mercedes C-Class opponents.

Review: Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, Limited Edition, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

Excess, as AMG well knows, equals success.

Review, MAserati, Quattroporte, S, 2013, Hungary, review, price, test drive, specs
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Review: Maserati Quattroporte S

Lift the bonnet of the new Quattroporte S for a glimpse of Maserati’s future.

Wheels magazine, first drive, Alfa Mito, small hatchback, Italy
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First drive: 2014 Alfa Romeo MiTo

Only months before a new-generation Mini Cooper launches in Australia, Alfa Romeo has put its Mini challenger – the Mito – through a ‘Series II’ enhancement program.

MINI Cooper S
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First drive: MINI Cooper

Sharper performance, handling – and price – for new Mini