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FIRST DRIVES
GENESIS G
After several false starts, Korea's
premium brand has launched in Oz.
Here’s why we should care
PORSCHE CAYENNE COUPE
Zuffenhausen weighs into the blended
family debate, transforming its large
SUV wagon into a super-utility ‘Coupe’
MERCEDES-BENZ GLC
Benz's Aussie best seller cops
a facelift plus new engines, but
diesels have been left on the shelf
FORD FOCUS ACTIVE
Not even the Blue Oval can tell us if its
new semi-rugged faux-wheel drive is an
SUV, a crossover or a hatch. You decide
MERCEDES-AMG A
Who better than the power crazies at
AMG to deliver a true hyper hatch?
BMW’S VISION M NEXT
Takes the hybrid essence of i8; adds a
much-needed splash of testosterone
MODERN CLASSIC: MAZDA RX-
The ground-breaking rotary still
good enough to make heads spin
MANFRED’S BIG PLAN
The ambitious action figure at the helm
of upstart Korean luxury brand, Genesis
BUILDING LEWIS’S SUNDAY CAR
Mercedes F1’s glass-walled nerve
centre is a place of staggering
technological overload
OH BROTHER!
Porsche’s brilliant new 718 Cayman
GT4 is the 911 GT3’s high-revving,
hard-charging little bro’
ALPINE HALL PASS
Inwood finds the hills are very much
alive while hammering an AMG A
over five Alpine passes in two days
SMALL BUT PERFECTLY FORMED
Three pint-sized tearabouts prove
there’s plenty of pep below $20K
LEARNING TO FLY
Westerman has Ford’s Ranger Raptor
soaring like an emu at off-road
racing school in South Africa
RIVALS TO THE THRONE
If it wants to remain The King,
Porsche’s new 911 needs to reign
over these four challengers30 DAYS / OVERRUN FEATURES / TESTS
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ROBBO WESTERMAN
O TWIN TEST Mazda 6 GT vs Toyota Camry SL OUR GARAGE DATABANK RETRO Studebaker Avanti
THREE WISHES Design royalty Ian Callum
BEST OF THE REST
It maylookfamiliarbutBMW’s
VisionMMNextConcept hasdouble
thepower of ani 8
Flymypretty
Rap t or,fly!