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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

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

Audi A3 Cabriolet first drive review
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First Drive: Audi A3 Cabriolet

Ponch puts a small convertible – and his manhood – to the test

Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe Review First Drive Test
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First Drive: Mercedes-Benz S63 Coupe

Robbo drives the brutal yet refined range-topping S-Class two-door

BMW M3 M4 Review Test Drive
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First Drive: BMW M3 & M4

If the eye-widening, hair-raising, sphincter-clenching all-new M3 and M4 are anything to go by, BMW’s revered M division is back

Maserati Quattroporte Turbo Diesel Review
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First Drive: Maserati Quattroporte Turbo Diesel

New diesel model makes stylish Italian luxury car more affordable, with little compromise on equipment

Hyundai Genesis first drive Korea
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First Drive: Hyundai Genesis

Could the Hyundai Genesis be the post-Falcadore fix for Aussie rear-drive sedan fans? John Carey grabs some wheel-time in Korea to find out

Ferrari California T test drive review
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First Drive: Ferrari California T

Maranello’s first turbocharged model since the prodigious F40 hits the right note

BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe review
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First Drive: BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe

Don’t buy that Audi A5 Sportback just yet, the 4 Series Gran Coupe stands out from the sea of sedans plying our roads

Mazda 3 XD Astina review
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First drive: Mazda 3 XD Astina

Wheels drives the Mazda3 diesel that promises more performance and better economy than its petrol-powered siblings ahead of its Australian launch in September

FPV GT-F 351 test drive
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First drive: FPV GT-F

FPV 351 GT-F is a cracker, even on first impressions

Porsche Macan test drive
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First drive: Porsche Macan

New Porsche SUV is sporty, but it’s no sports car

LeFerrari at Fiorano
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First drive: La Ferrari

Robbo takes Ferrari’s remarkable new hybrid supercar to the limits at Fiorano

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First drive: Australia’s most powerful car

Say hello to the most powerful production car ever built in Australia.

2014 Maserati Quattroporte GTS V8
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First drive: Maserati Quattroporte

Twin-turbo Italian beauty gets more room and a stronger, lighter body to take the fight to Porsche and Aston Martin.

Audi A8
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First drive: Audi A8

Facelifted Audi A8 brings improvements and performance, at a price

Jaguar, XKR, new, barge, big, performance, fast
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First drive: Jaguar XJR

Making a super sporty version of a luxury limousine may make as much sense as putting wheels on a king size bed, but that doesn’t stop car companies from doing it.

Infiniti Q50 S Hybrid
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First drive: Infiniti Q50s hybrid

The Infiniti Q50 S proves that a hybrid-driven future doesn’t have to be horrible.

Skoda Rapid
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First drive: Skoda Rapid

Latest Czech small car fails to hit the mark

Jaguar, XKR, new, barge, big, performance, fast
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First drive: Jaguar XFR-S

It seems like just yesterday, because it was, that we were telling you about how strange it was of Jaguar to put its savagely tuned 5.0-litre V8 in its XJ limo to create the XJR.

2015 Subaru WRX STI
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First drive: Subaru WRX STI

One of rally’s original turbo ’toon cars grows up

BMW M3
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First drive: BMW M3 & M4

Highly anticipated duo will restore M division’s stellar reputation