AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

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, 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

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, 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 Superleggera
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2009 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera review

Handgun on his hip, the Arizona sheriff leans through the shallow driver’s window of Lamborghini’s new hardcore track weapon.

Indecent exposure - Audi TTS v BMW Z4 v Merc SLK 350 v Porsche Boxster S
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Indecent exposure – Audi TTS v BMW Z4 v Merc SLK 350 v Porsche Boxster S

Who needs sunshine when you have four of Germany’s hottest convertibles ready to unleash in the Aussie Alps?

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.

Audi R8 Spyder
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Audi R8 Spyder

Top chopped, engine note cranked to V10

Review: Mini PAceman, brisbane, countryman, why, confused, Wheels magazine, new, fast
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Driven: Mini Paceman

We’ve all felt it. That ball-clenching, stomach-churning moment of turning into a corner too fast, of feeling the tyres slip, the horror of knowing you’re about to crash.

Review: Porsche 911 C4S, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Porsche 911 C4S

Is it a sign of the times that Porsche Australia reckons the typical 911 Carrera 4 buyer is motivated by its fatter stance and greater presence, not necessarily its extra grip?

Review, BMW, M6, 2013, Hungary, review, price, test drive, specs
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Review: BMW M6 Gran Coupe

Brings the speed, but not the pharmacology

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

Grand re-opening - Porsche Boxster S
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2009 Porsche Boxster S review

Wholesale powertrain upgrades deliver a Boxster S that’s not just better, it’s brilliant…