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FIRST DRIVES

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

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

Wheels magazine, first drive, Jaguar, F-Type, coupe, Spain
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First drive: BMW M235i

Never in the history of automotive journalism has a road loop done less justice to the launch model.

Audi A8
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First drive: Audi A8

Facelifted Audi A8 brings improvements and performance, at a price

Wheels magazine, first drive, Porsche 911, 911 cup car, motorsport, 991 cup
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First drive: Porsche 991 GT3 cup racer

‘The Stahlmeister’ tries out the latest 991 Carrera GT3 Cup race car.

BMW M3
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First drive: BMW M3 & M4

Highly anticipated duo will restore M division’s stellar reputation

Wheels magazine, first drive, Honda CR-V Diesel, SUV
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First drive: Honda CR-V Diesel

Honda finally brings the CR-V Diesel to Australia, and it’s got quite a lot going for it as our first drive reveals.

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.

Jaguar F-Type, 2013, review, price, test drive, specs
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First Aussie drive: Jaguar F-Type

Associate editor Westerman’s worried. He’s driven Jaguar’s F-Type through Spain’s mountainous north, and in the July 2103 issue, given it bigger raps than Jay-Z and Tupac. But has he got it right? Does European brilliance translate to Aussie awesomeness?

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.

Review, HSV, GTS, Australia's, most, powerful, car, 2013, Hungary, review, price, test drive, specs
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First drive: Australia’s most powerful car

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

2015 Subaru WRX STI
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First drive: Subaru WRX STI

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

Porsche, 911, turbo, S, Germany, first, drive, fast, new
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First drive: Porsche 911 Turbo S

An outward display of raw fear is not an attractive quality in a man, so it’s a good thing I wear a strong poker-face.