Wheels Australia – August 2019

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Congratulations to the

Honda NSX, which has

already equalled its entire

2018 sales figure of... two.

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Also due a hearty clap on the back is Genesis, which

aced this year’s JD Power Initial Car Quality survey in

the US. This survey logs the number of faults in the first

90 days of new-car ownership, and Genesis topped an

all-Korean podium, with Kia and Hyundai rounding out

the minor places. Jaguar and Land Rover’s report card

wasn’tnearly as rosy, the two Brit brands occupying the

woodenspoonpositions.TheKoreanluxurybrandalso

finallylauncheditselfhere,withtheopeningofa swanky

GENESIS FTW

“F*** ’em all.

How does that sound?”

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French Grand Prix saw him handed a deuce of five-second penalties.

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on this one-off design study. The reception has been so fevered that

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