AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

Subaru WRX
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First drive: Subaru WRX

It’s still a WRX, but a more refined, better-handling, more involving iteration

Nissan GT-R First Drive
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2009 Nissan GT-R review

Godzilla returns to Australia, and it’s fully sick.

LAUNCHED: Lexus IS 250 Convertible
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LAUNCHED: Lexus IS 250 Convertible

Heavy metal strikes a serene chord.

2010 BMW X1 Review
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2010 BMW X1 Review

The niche-filling continues as Munich milks the X factor

Driven: Audi A8 4.2 TDI
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Driven: Audi A8 4.2 TDI

EIGHT-hundred Newton-Metres. It takes a lot longer to say it than to feel its full-bore rush when you stomp on the turbo-diesel version of Audi’s A8 limo

Review: Opel Corsa, 2013, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Opel Corsa OPC

There are a lot of emotions I expected to see on the face of the bloke getting out of the Opel Corsa OPC in front of me – bemusement, sadness, fear – but joy was not one of them.

Review: Subaru, Outback, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Subaru Outback

You can be certain of one thing when you show up at a Subaru launch. Japan’s most idiosyncratic car maker won’t be offering the same stuff as everybody else.

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.

Nissan X-Trail
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First drive: Nissan X-Trail

Aussie SUV favourite finds refinement and offers seven-seat option

2009 Audi Q5 3.2 FSI Review
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2009 Audi Q5 3.2 FSI Review

Ingolstadt’s mid-size SUV takes aim at X3.

Heir Triggers - Audi S4 vs BMW 335i
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Heir Triggers – Audi S4 vs BMW 335i

Can’t stretch to an M3 or RS4? Open both barrels on either Audi’s new supercharged S4 or BMW’s twin-turbo 335i and you’re unlikely to feel under-gunned.

Toyota Hybrid Camry
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Toyota Hybrid Camry

Oz-built eco-warrior ready to charge large-car rivals

2011 BMW X1 28i Review
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2011 BMW X1 28i Review

New turbo four delivers a hit like a six

Review: Volvo V40, 2013, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Volvo V40

Volvo has always had an unusual approach to marketing. The pitch for the V40, however, is even stranger, appealing as it does to people’s altruism.

Review: Jaguar, F-Type, Wheels magazine, new, interior, price, pictures, video
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Review: Jaguar F-Type

Yes, it’s a Jaguar, folks, but almost certainly not as you know it.

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

Porsche Cayman GTS test drive
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First drive: Porsche Cayman GTS

Porsche makes its fabulous Cayman coupe even better

Audi S3 Sedan First Drive
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First drive: Audi S3 sedan

Audi’s hot small car gets a bootful of extra appeal

Wheels magazine, Porsche 918, Spyder, Valencia, first drive, exclusive, production
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First drive: Porsche 918 Spyder

Wheels flies 56 hours for 28 minutes on-track in a $2million hybrid Porsche supercar. Wouldn’t you?

Wheels magazine, Chevrolet SS, first drive, Holden Commodore, V8
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First drive: Chevrolet SS

James Stanford drives the Chevrolet SS in Palm Springs.

Mercedes-Benz S Class, review, Wheels, magazine, 2013, Australia, small, SUV
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Review: Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG

You won’t find ‘Race Start’ on the new Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. The launch-control technology that helps make the smaller E63 AMG the fastest accelerating sedan in Wheels’ history is ignored in the still supercar-fast S63.

Volvo V40 XC, review, Wheels, magazine, 2013, Australia, small, SUV
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Review: Volvo V40 XC

When the words ‘cross country’ appear on a vehicle, there’s an immediate issue in managing expectations. Volvo’s new V40 derivative suffers from just such a challenge.

Kia Cerato, review, Wheels, magazine, 2013, Australia, small, SUV
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Review: Kia Cerato hatch

Stone motherless last. Not a position you really want to find yourself, unless, say, you’re a guest of the Americans in Guantanamo Bay and there’s a lengthy cue for a go on the water board.