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Audi S3 Sportback 2017 review: Torquing Heads
By Peter Anderson · 09 Jun 2017
In this Torquing Heads, Nikki ponders whether this is the perfect car for her and Peter wonders where her fondness for a floored throttle has suddenly come from.
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Used Mazda 3 review: 2004-2009
By Graham Smith · 09 Jun 2017
The BK Mazda3 was a conventional front-wheel drive (FWD) small car that came in four-door sedan and five-door hatch styles.
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Kia Picanto S manual 2017 review
By Laura Berry · 30 May 2017
Is the new generation Kia Picanto a can-do or a can’t-do car? We spent a week living with the Picanto S manual to find out.
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Used Toyota Corolla review: 1989-1994
By Graham Smith · 24 May 2017
As the new AE90 series Toyota Corolla was entering the market in the late-1980s the small car was beginning a transformation.
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Kia Rio S manual 2017 review
By James Cleary · 24 May 2017
Kia's entry-level Rio S boasts upgraded multimedia and enhanced safety tech, not to mention improved dynamics and more space. Sounds good, but is it enough to get a jump on the light car big guns?
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Toyota Corolla ZR sedan 2017 review
By Alistair Kennedy · 23 May 2017
Despite its longevity Corolla has never been more popular topping the annual passenger vehicle sales chart for each of the past four years.
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Used BMW 1 Series review: 2004-2015
By Ewan Kennedy · 22 May 2017
The smallest vehicle in the BMW car range, the 1 Series uses sporty engines driving the rear wheels. Like everything else produced by the German auto maker it's aimed at those who enjoy driving, rather than people who treat it as a chore. However rear-drive inevitably steals cabin and boot space, something that's more
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Mazda 3 2017 review
By Peter Anderson · 18 May 2017
For over a decade, the Mazda3 has been part of a three-way battle for supremacy in the Australian small car market. It's testament to the 3's ever-growing reputation that it continues to hold its own.
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Mazda 3 SP25 GT 2017 review: snapshot
By Peter Anderson · 18 May 2017
The GT is a step up from both the 2.0-litre Touring and 2.5-litre GT, with a specification list closer to the former and the engine from the latter.
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Mazda 3 SP25 2017 review: snapshot
By Peter Anderson · 18 May 2017
The SP25 (starting at $25,690) marks the introduction to the range of the larger, more powerful 2.5-litre 'SkyActiv' engine.
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