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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...

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...

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...

Ford Australia’s post-build transformation underway

The changing of the guard at Ford Australia has begun with production of the right-hand-drive Mustang at Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan as...

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...

Used and Reviewed: Peugot 205 GTi

By David Pike With the introduction of the 205 in 1983, Peugeot set itself the challenge of producing from scratch a small hatchback which would...

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,...

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School a home for disengaged students

Offering an alternative to mainstream education, Y Whittlesea has officially opened its independent school. On November 21, the school was inaugurated by Victorian Governor Margaret...