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PORSCHE MACAN
OLD LEGS, BUT RUNS LIKE THE WIND
RED THEN DEAD: THE FASTEST FORD THE WORLD NEVER SAW
IN THE ’80s, FORD’S SPECIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS TOOK ON AN AUDACIOUS PROJECT – TO BUILD THE WORLD’S BEST SUPERCAR, STYLED IN ITALY, ASSEMBLED IN FRANCE, POWERED BY A QUAD-CAM V6. THE TARGET: BEAT PORSCHE AND FERRARI
Flat strap THE REBOOT
SECOND-GENERATION SPORTS COUPE WITH THE BOXER ENGINE ARRIVES TO REMIND US THAT AFFORDABLE DRIVING THRILLS DO STILL EXIST
PROVEN GROUND
HOW AN AUSSIE ENGINEER LED FORD AUSTRALIA TO THE WORLD STAGE … AND KEPT IT THERE
Napoleon Complex
THEY’RE THE PINT-SIZE PERFORMERS WITH BIG POINTS TO PROVE. HYUNDAI i20 N IS OUT TO BUMP FORD’S FIESTA ST OFF POLE POSITION IN THE LIGHT HOT-HATCH SEGMENT
MERCEDES-AMG EQS53 4MATIC+
AMG BRINGS THE NOISE TO LUXO EV SECTOR
EXTREME MEASURES
PIONEERING OFF-ROAD RACING SERIES EXTREME E IS THRUSTING EVs INTO GLOBAL MOTORSPORT IN SPECTACULAR STYLE. WE JOIN THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS IN SARDINIA TO DISH THE DIRT
Who's in control?
THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES OF FULL AUTONOMY ARE VAST. BUT THE ISSUES OF ETHICS AND ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY ARE ARGUABLY EVEN MORE COMPLEX
TwinTest
THIS MONTH’S NEWCOMER TAKES ON THE CLASS BENCHMARK
'Lander grab
MITSU IS OUT TO STAKE A CLAIM WITH ITS ALL-NEW OUTLANDER, BUT KIA’S FRESH SPORTAGE AND THE UPDATED SUBARU FORESTER ARE DEEPLY ENSCONCED ON THE MID-SIZE SUV RESERVATION
IT BEGS TO DIFFER
QUIRKY CROSSOVER CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL DESIGN – AND THINKING
FJORD TRANSIT
WE TAKE HYUNDAI’S NEW IONIQ 5 THROUGH NORWAY TO EXPERIENCE EV MOBILITY THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE
STARLINK GAZER
SUBIE’S TECH AND ASSISTANCE COME UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
BMW 1M
AS POTENTIALLY TERRIFYING AS IT WAS TERRIFIC, THIS WAS THE RAW, UNADULTERATED JUNIOR M-CAR THAT ALMOST DIDN’T MAKE IT
HIS BRILLIANT KOREA
WHO BETTER THAN A FORMER TUCSON CUSTODIAN TO LIVE WITH KIA’S IN-HOUSE RIVAL?
Bohemian rhapsody
MORE THAN A CENTURY OF SKODA EVOLUTION LIES PERFECTLY PRESERVED IN ITS HOMETOWN’S HALLOWED HALLS
Back-up plan
THEY’RE MID-SIZED, SUB-$50K AND PACK PLUG-IN HYBRID POWERTRAINS, BUT DOES THAT MAKE THEM VERSATILE AND DESIRABLE? OR INHERENTLY COMPROMISED?
Mini's big EV charge
AS MINI ANNOUNCES ITS GREEN FUTURE WILL ENTAIL AN EMISSIONS-FREE FLEET FROM 2030, WE SIT DOWN WITH BRAND BOSS BERND KORBER FOR THE FULL RUNDOWN
Dealer disruption
CUSTOMER-ORIENTED ‘AGENCY MODELS’ FROM OEMs SEE DEALERS’ ROLES CHANGING, BUT IS IT BETTER FOR CONSUMERS? OR A CASE OF CARMAKERS CUTTING INTO DEALER PROFITS?
MITSU OUTLANDER
ABOUT FACE
Base players
HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY LOSE BY SHOPPING FROM THE MORE AFFORDABLE END OF MID-SIZE SUV LINE UPS? THIS TRIO IS OUT TO PROVE THAT BEING LOW ON FRILLS DOESN’T MEAN LIFE ON POVERTY STREET
VOLVO C40 RECHARGE
A MORE PERT STATEMENT OF SWEDES’ ELECTRIC INTENT
KIA SPORTAGE
ALL THE STYLE, MOST OF THE SUBSTANCE
HIGH FIVES FOR A HOT HATCH HERO
AUDI RS3
The 22 of '22
LET’S CONSIDER 2021 AND ITS COVID-INFLICTED CHAOS NOW IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. A NEW YEAR BECKONS, AND IT’S ONE SET TO DELIVER A SMORGASBORD OF DESIRABLE METAL
LANCIA Stratos
LANCIA SET OUT TO BUILD THE ULTIMATE, NO-COMPROMISE RALLY CAR FROM SCRATCH. THE RESULT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND LEGENDARY RACE AND ROAD CARS OF ALL TIME
VW T-ROC R
SMALL SUV THAT BRINGS BIG GRINS
LUXE IN FLUX
IF GENESIS IS TO FULFIL ITS AMBITIONS OF BEING A TRUE PREMIUM CHALLENGER, THEN THE GV80 SUV NEEDS TO HAVE THE MEASURE OF THE CLASS HEAVYWEIGHT: AUDI’S UPDATED Q7
THE COLOUR IS MONEY
WHEN WHITE ISN’T THE BUDGET OPTION
A current affair
THE TESLA MODEL 3 IS THE DARLING OF THE EV-BUYING WORLD, BUT HYUNDAI’S MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED PRODUCTION CAR YET IS OUT TO SHIFT THE STATUS QUO