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  • Hyundai hits the luxury road

    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…

  • Kia Sorento wows the SUV market

    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…

  • WRX delivers cheap thrills

    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…

  • Toyota 86 auto is no slouch

    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…

  • Honda turns up the hybrid heat

    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…

  • There’s a Mazda 3 to suit everyone

    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…

  • Nissan QASHQAI is plain wonderful

    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…

  • Brabham’s 1966 victory was born in Maidstone

    Brabham’s 1966 victory was born in Maidstone

    When Sir Jack Brabham claimed his third and final Formula One drivers’ championship in 1966, there was an extra loud cheer in Maidstone. The V8…

  • Hilux still lifts above its weight

    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…

  • Toyota Yaris ZR: Big features in a small package

    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…

  • MiTo QV is all attitude and fun

    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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