Motor
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Hot hatch with touch of class, Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport
Hot hatch is a term that’s used rather liberally these days … most car manufacturers with a hatchback in their line-up have a version with…
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Skoda: Superb wagon, under-rated gem
Skoda’s flagship family wagon is a clever, spacious, well-mannered alternative for suburban SUVs, writes Andrew MacLean Why are we driving it? Skoda has recently…
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Hyundai hits the luxury road
David Bonnici spent a luxurious week on the west’s roads in the Hyundai Genesis Hyundai seems to love a challenge. For years it has implored…
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Kia Sorento wows the SUV market
David Bonnici finds out the hype around the latest Kia Sorento is warranted. I wonder when Kia knew it was on the money with the…
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WRX delivers cheap thrills
David Bonnici decided to overcome his ‘rice chariot’ snobbery to see what the WRX fun was all about. Being a bit of a performance-car snob who raised…
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Toyota 86 auto is no slouch
Automatic sports cars were always an oxymoron. But things have changed a lot, with smoother transmissions, more gears and the semi-manual shifting through the stick…
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Honda turns up the hybrid heat
With SUVs being all the rage, it’s quite a treat to get behind the wheel of a really nice sedan. The oddly-named Honda Accord Sport…
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There’s a Mazda 3 to suit everyone
The Mazda 3 has long been one of Australia’s top-selling cars, thanks to good looks and build quality plus a host of variants to suit…
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Nissan QASHQAI is plain wonderful
Quite often the cars I get to test are the top-of-the-range versions and it’s easy to be dazzled by the nice seats and extras and…
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Hilux still lifts above its weight
The Toyota Hilux DC SR5 is more truck than car. It’s big, has a grungy diesel sound, bounces around when empty and turns like the…
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Toyota Yaris ZR: Big features in a small package
When you’re lucky enough to test-drive cars for a job you don’t usually have designs on something like a Toyota Yaris, But there’s something about…
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MiTo QV is all attitude and fun
Last year I test drove Alfa Romeo’s spirited little MiTo and enjoyed how it instantly went from economical city car to a gutsy, curve-loving, sports-hatch…
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