Wheels Australia — June 2017

(Barré) #1

FIRST DRIVES REDLINE FEATURES EVERY ISSUE


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32 PORSCHE 911 GT


New member of stick family


36 HYUNDAI i


Mid-size hatch grows out of


its awkward teenage phase


38 SUBARU XV


But a donk from greatness


40 KIA PICANTO


City scoot with added spice


42 MG GS


The Chinglish Patient


44 HONDA CIVIC RS


Hatching a smarter plan


NEXT I E N ALE JUNE


9 Ed’s letter


22 Marketplace


24 Inbox


26 InGear


28 Stahl


30 Insider
46 Head-to-head
Jaguar XE S versus Audi S

128 Our Garage


136 Showroom


158 Classic Wheels
Short black ’n’ sides

160 Retro
Three-pointed star material

162 Wheelstories
Good call, man

12 HYUNDAI GENESIS
It’s a sting! Kia in the sights

16 A-CLASS CONCEPT
Merc’s future baby dials
back on the brashness

20 BMW M4 CS
Hotter CS slots into the
new M-car hierarchy

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48 McLAREN 720S
Faster than the P1? 530kW
missile unleashed on track

54 THE LION vs THE
LION ’N’ HELMET vs
TICKFORD MUSTANGS
Tickled ’Stangs take aim
at Oz. Goood luck with that

68 ALFA GIULIAS
New Veloce meets its Super
predecessor. Ciao bella!

76 MIKE HORN
Flat-chat in NZ with
the world’s greatest
living explorer

86 MX-5 RACER
Raceability raised, without
razing any of the MX-

94 LAMBO FACTORY
Jump onboard Bull ride from
Sant’Agata’s past to future

106 SUV MEGATEST
Nine mid-sizers cop the
testing blowtorch; one takes
the heat and rises to the top
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