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W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
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First drive: W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

BMW and Audi need to up their game enormously if the 3 Series and A4 are going to out-class the new C-Class

Isuzu MU-X, review, Wheels, magazine, 2013, Australia, small, SUV
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First drive: Isuzu MU-X

Isuzu clearly knows when it’s onto a good thing. Riding on the D-Max’s wave of success – which is up 30 percent year on year – the Japanese brand will launch its first SUV, the MU-X, in Australia next month. And we’ve been driving it.

Volvo S60 Polestar
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First drive: Volvo S60 Polestar

Swedish tuning aces turn a Volvo into a driver’s car

Fiat, Punto, Wheels, magazine, 2013, Australia, Italian
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FIRST DRIVE: FIAT PUNTO POP

The Fiat Punto is back

Toyota Kluger
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First drive: Toyota Kluger

Top-selling seven-seater SUV sharpens up in every respect

Wheels magazine, Renaultsport, Clio, Renault, hot hatch
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FIRST DRIVE: Renaultsport Clio 200

The hot little Renaultsport Clio is back, and it’s all grown up with a turbocharged engine and dual-clutch gearbox. Does the magic still exist?

Porsche 911 Turbo
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First drive: Porsche 911 Turbo

Through six generations, the Porsche 911 Turbo has meant one thing above all else – stunning performance

Wheels magazine, Audi S3, hot hatch, Tasmania, Audi
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FIRST DRIVE: Audi S3

The conservatively-styled Audi S3 returns with more power, more grip and more luxury…and a lower price to boot.

Kia ProCeed GT
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First drive: Kia ProCeed GT

Shock sub-$30K pricing and Euro engineering underpin Kia’s first driver’s car

Wheels magazine, Nissan Altima, sedan, first drive
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FIRST DRIVE: Nissan Altima

Replacing the long-standing Maxima, Nissan Altima’s value equation climbs as you descend the range.

Subaru WRX
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First drive: Subaru WRX

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

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

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

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

Wheels magazine, first drive, Jaguar, F-Type, coupe, Spain
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First drive: Jaguar F-Type R Coupe

Jaguar’s F-Type Coupe is stiffer, sexier and more sensible than the Convertible with which it shares much in common. But what’s it like to drive?

First drive: Volkswagen Polo
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First drive: Volkswagen Polo

Former COTY winner undergoes light facelift with new tech

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

Review, Range Rover, Sport, 2013, Hungary, review, price, test drive, specs
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First drive: Range Rover Sport

Forget hyperbole. The temptation after just driving the flagship supercharged petrol V8 version of Land Rover’s new Range Rover Sport is to switch straight to hyper-hyperbole. It’s that good.

FIRST DRIVE: BMW 760Li
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FIRST DRIVE: BMW 760Li

Wheelsmag’s US correspondent John Lamm plays chauffer for the day in the biggest Beemer sedan.

Fatter, bigger, more comfortable, more stylish ...
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Fatter, bigger, more comfortable, more stylish …

It’s a bigger car for a big country. Here’s our first local drive of BMW’s next-gen Z4.