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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.

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.

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.

2015 Subaru WRX STI
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First drive: Subaru WRX STI

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

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

Volvo S60 Polestar
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First drive: Volvo S60 Polestar

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

Toyota Kluger
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First drive: Toyota Kluger

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

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

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

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 X-Trail
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First drive: Nissan X-Trail

Aussie SUV favourite finds refinement and offers seven-seat option

Lexus CT200h
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First drive: Lexus CT200h

Lexus introduces facelifted version of its smallest hybrid

MINI Cooper S
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First drive: MINI Cooper

Sharper performance, handling – and price – for new Mini

First drive: Volkswagen Polo
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First drive: Volkswagen Polo

Former COTY winner undergoes light facelift with new tech

Audi A8
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First drive: Audi A8

Facelifted Audi A8 brings improvements and performance, at a price

BMW M3
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First drive: BMW M3 & M4

Highly anticipated duo will restore M division’s stellar reputation

GM posts second-biggest loss in operating history
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GM posts second-biggest loss in operating history

The news does not get better from Detroit… Peter McKay reports on the latest figures and losses.

February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent
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February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent

This month’s VFACTS sales figures show more short-term doom and gloom for the local market, but spirits (and sales) should rise by June.

US Mail: The casualties of crisis
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US Mail: The casualties of crisis

Wheels magazine’s US correspondent John Lamm reports from the war zone.

Yaris recall is 45,000-plus cars
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Yaris recall is 45,000-plus cars

Toyota Australia has confirmed that it’s recalling more than 45,000 Yaris sedans and hatchbacks to rectify a potentially dangerous seat belt pretensioner glitch.

New Safety Standards for the European Union
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New Safety Standards for the European Union

EU mandates stability systems and efficient tyres from 2011.

Credit crunch
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Credit crunch

The fractured – nay, broken – American car market has forced Japan’s big four to turn to its government for financial assistance.

Nissan staff 'OK to moonlight'
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Nissan staff ‘OK to moonlight’

More signs of belt-tightening in Japan, with Nissan employees given the green light to moonlight while the company is quiet. Peter Nunn reports from Tokyo.