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2021 MG HS Essence Review

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Peter AndersonHS, mg, SUV0 comment

Putting together this classic British badge and mighty Chinese automotive company SAIC, the MG HS gives the sense that big things are coming. This is the story of a car that is not the best in class. Like its smaller stablemate, the ZS, there is plenty of room for improvement. But if you look at MG’s sales figures, you’ll see that these cars are good enough to find thousands of buyers in 2021. Possibly 20,000 of them. MG sold nearly 16,000 cars in Australia last year, almost double its 2019…

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Volkswagen T-Cross 2021 Review

January 16, 2021January 25, 2021 Peter AndersonSUV, t-cross, volkswagen, vw0 comment

One half of the T-Cross and T-Roc pair, the T-Cross is the German giant’s latest – and late to the party – SUV offering.

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2021 BMW 4 Series Review

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Peter Anderson0 comment

A new BMW sports car is always a good thing and when it’s based on the excellent 3 Series and the styling makes people mad, it’s an event.

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Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Review

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Peter Andersongolf gti, gti, hot hatch, volkswagen0 comment

The Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR is the swansong for the Mark 7.5 (and, really, the Mark 7). With Golf R power and a few tweaks. Blimey.

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2021 BMW M3 and M4: Australian Pricing and Spec

September 29, 2020October 2, 2020 Peter Andersonbmw, BMW m3, BMW m4, m30 comment

The 2020 BMW M3 and M4 have landed (after the usual, suspicious leak) with plenty of photos in lairy colours. And stacks of gear and power.

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2020 Ford Focus ST Automatic Review

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Peter Andersonfocus, focus st, Ford, hot hatch0 comment

We’ve driven the manual and loved it – what does an seven-speed automatic do to Ford’s fabled 2020 Focus ST?

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2021 Hyundai i30 N on the way

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Peter Andersonhot hatch, hyundai, i30 N0 comment

Hyundai’s giant-slaying hot hatch has had a facelift and had some surgery, adding a new optional eight-speed gearbox and more grunt.

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2020 BMW M8 Competition: Dead-set beast

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Peter Andersonbmw, m80 comment

BMW’s flagship sports coupe it’s an absolute rip-snorter, with a proper sports car lurking underneath the long-legged GT body.

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2020 Land Rover Discovery 110 – Offroad Review

September 1, 2020September 18, 2020 Peter Andersondefender, Land Rover, Land Rover Defender, SUV0 comment

You’ve read the on-road review, now find out about what the 2020 Land Rover Defender is like out in the rough, slippery, loose and muddy stuff.

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2020 Land Rover Defender 110 Review

August 28, 2020August 30, 2020 Peter Andersondefender, Land Rover, Land Rover Defender, SUV1 Comment

Peter Anderson takes the new Land Rover Defender, fresh off the boat, for its first run on Australian roads (and muddy tracks). You know the old joke. The second album is always the hardest. Land Rover knew that so put off the second Defender for almost seven decades. We get sniffy about a car that hasn’t been replaced in over seven years (ASX, I’m looking at you) but seven decades? Almost unheard of. And that’s partly because there was no need. The other reason was that Land Rover was busy…