Wheels Australia - June 2018

(Ben Green) #1
FIRST DRIVES REDLINE FEATURES EVERY ISSUE

10 wh


Contents


44 MERCEDES-AMG G
Remaster of a heavy-metal
classic that really rocks

48 MAZDA CX-
Engines cop a wooshka

49 HSV SPORTSCAT
Colorado 4x4 ute gets done
for rough handling

50 KIA CARNIVAL
Building a better breeder bus

51 PORSCHE 911 T
A gift from the chassis dept.

1 2 JULY


13 Ed’s letter


34 Marketplace


36 Inbox


38 InGear
40 Stahl

42 Carey


52 Head-to-head
BMW 740i vs Lexus LS

114 Our Garage


120 Showroom


142 Classic Wheels
Stahly samples
a V8 Supercar
144 Retro
BMW 3.0 CSL

146 Wheelstories
Keep on truckin’

16 VW I.D. R
The EV racer poised to
deliver a jolt from the
volt at Pikes Peak

18 TOYOTA SACKS DULL
The Japanese giant’s
‘war on boring’ is about
to pay big dividends

20 BRITTA SEEGER
Mercedes’ marketing
mastermind alters
the company’s course

22 ROYAL RIP-OFFS
Finance Royal Commission
exposes crooked car loans

24 EXPLAINED:
PROACTIVE SUSPENSION
Shock absorbers that know
about bumps before you do

54 FIESTA ST
Tiny turbo triple delivers
oversized fun factor

61 PORSCHE TURNS 70
For the company that gave
us the 911, firing up a few
candles is the least we can do

72 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
It’s a lock-in at the hallowed
halls of Porsche’s collection

82 KICKING RS
On the limit in Porsche’s
most extreme atmo
production model

90 SWIMMING UPSTREAM
Kia Stinger vs Toyota Camry
vs Ford Mondeo vs Holden
Commodore vs Hyundai
Sonata

102 OFF WITH THEIR LIDS
Threeofthehottestdrop-
tops h h d

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