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issue 66
InsIde thIs Issue we
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hyundaI sante Fe hIghlander
Over 20 revIews
gOIng tOpless FOr summer
sOrentO platInum
kIa and the…vw gOlF gtd
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edItOrs cOmments
•GoingToplessforSummerwith
achoiceof6cabrioletswereview
•Havealookatourlongtermtest
vehiclestheHyundaiSanteFe
HighlanderandtheKiaSorentoPlatinum
•Chrysler300C5.7LV8
•KiaSportageSLI2.4L
•BMWX53.0d
•MitsubishiColt
•BMW320dCoupe
•FordG6ETurbo50thAnniversary
•FordMondeo
•HoldenSV6Sedan
•Peugeot3008XTE1.6Turbo
•MitsubishiASXAspire
•VWGolfGTD
•SkodaSuperbWagon
Welcometo2011,itcertainlyispromisingtobeafantasticyearwithloadsofnewreleases
andupdates.InthisissuewelookatGoingToplessforSummerwithreviewsonanumberof
CoupeCabrioletsandahostofotherreviews.Unlikealotofmagazineswedefinitelyfollow
ourownideasandnotnecessarilywhateveryoneelsehasdone.Thisissueincludes:
Ihopeyouenjoythismagazineandwehavelotsmoreplannedfor2011.SafeDriving
Cheers,
Editor
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mInI JOhn cOOper wOrks cabrIOlet 1.6l 6 speed manual vIdeO revIew
peugeOt 308 cc s 1.6l twIn scrOll turbO 6 speed autO revIewOnedriveofthe308CCcould
frustrateyouwithitsFrench
idiosyncrasies,howevertakea
seconddriveandthoselittleannoying
featuresfadeasthepleasureoftop
downmotoringtakesover.Ithasa
luxuriouspresencethatishardto
describebutitisthere.Themore
IdrovethemoreIlikedit.
MINIJohnCooperWorks
Cabriolet1.6L6Speedmanual
equalsfunfunfun…Sometimes
thisjobisjustablast.TheJCW
Cabriolethasfewcomparisons
andtakesfunkytoanewlevel.
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WereviewtheMercedesBenzE
250CGICabrioletassummer
approaches.Moreofaladiescar
theE250CGICabrioletisacruiser
notasportscar,butispackedwith
safetyandluxuryfeatures.
mercedes benz e250 cgI cabrIOlet revIew
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Theheartstartspumpingfaster,
palmssweatyandagenuine
senseofexcitementexists.Ladies
andGentlemenBMWAustralia
proudlyannouncesarrivalof
thehigh-performanceBMWZ4
sDrive35is.Wetakeitforatop
downdriveanditsawesome.
bmw z4 sdrIve35Is revIew
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Renaulthavereleasedtheir
2011RenaultMéganeCoupé-
Cabrioletpoweredbya2.0L
petrolengine.Itstypically
Frenchindesign.It ’sthe
secondtryforRenaultandits
MeganCC,hastheFrench
automakerfinallygotitright?
Let’stakeapeekatthenew
ToplessFrenchbeauty
renault mégane cOupé-cabrIOlet revIew
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TheJeepWranglerSportwithits
3.8LV6petrolengineand6speed
transmissionismoreathomeon
a4wdtrailnotasaboulevard
cruiser.Howeverwithsomeworkit
isatoplesscruiser.
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Bennyisourlongtermtester,aHyundai
SantaFe,andoverthepastmonth
Ihavehadthechancetotakehim
outandgoforadrive.Whentheonly
optionofcartodriveisyourparents,
letmetellyou,youcandoalotworse
thenBenny,theHyundaiSantaFe
hyundaI sante Fe 2.2l ‘r’ hIghlander what’s benny been up tO nOw?
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TheBMWxDrive3.0disequippedwitha3.0
Ldieselmotorproducing180Kwand540
Nmoftorquematedtoaneightspeed
automatictransmissiondrivingallwheels
throughBMW’sxDrivesystem.
WereviewtheMitsubishiColtVRX
withits1.5Lenginematedtoa6
stepCVT.TheMitsubishiColtVRXis
wellequippedandworthalookin
thesmallcarmarket.Itisasurprise
packageoftenoverlooked.
WereviewKia’snewSportageSLi
2.4LPetrolwitha6speedauto.The
KiaSportageisanallnewdesign
thatblowsthecompetitionaway.
Wetestthe2010Chrysler300C5.7L
V8Hemiasafamilycar.TheChrysler
300Cisbigandbrassybutsurprisingly
competent,the300Cisaclassic.
bmw X5 XdrIve 30d awd suv revIew
mItsubIshI cOlt vrX revIew
kIa spOrtage slI 2-4l petrOl awd revIew
2010 chrysler 300c 5-7l hemI v8 revIew
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2011 kIa sOrentO platInum crdI 2l r crdI 6 speed autO vIdeO revIew
TheKiaSorentoPlatinumCRDiis
nowanAWDSUV.Itisa7seatfamily
AWDSUVthatisfulloffeaturesata
greatprice.KiahasgivenAnyAuto
theSorentoasalongtermtest
vehicleforthesummertoputit
throughitspaces.StayTuned.
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FOrd mOndeO lX 2.0l dIesel wagOn revIewWedrivetheFordMondeoLX2.0L
TDCiWagonwith6Speeddualclutch
Automatic.TheFordMondeoWagonis
hugeandanalternativetoalargeSUV.
Holdenhasrevampedthe2011SV6Sedan
withimprovedlooksandsafetyfeatures.The
mainhighlightistheHoldenIQ,whichisa
touchscreensystemthatreallyworks.
hOlden cOmmOdOre sv6 sedan revIew
vw gOlF gtd 125kw 6 speed dsg revIew Volkswagen’sGolfGTD125Kw6SpeedDSG
isanewadditiontothepopularGolfrange
andChloeFraserfindsoutwhyandthatthe
GTDhasgottobeoneofherfavouritecars.
TheSkodaSuperbEstate125KwTDi6Speed
DSGisacompletefamilycar.TheSkoda
SuperbEstatemaybethemostexpensive
modelintheSkodarange,
skOda superb estate elegance 125kw tdI 6 speed dsg revIew
2010 mItsubIshI asX aspIre 4wd dIesel revIewWereviewtheMitsubishiASXAspire1.8L
turbodiesel6speedmanualAWDSUV.
TheASXprovidesthedrivingexperience
ofastandardhatchbackbutwiththe
benefitsofa4×4.
Peugeothasenteredanewmarketwiththe
Peugeot3008XTE2.0HDi&Peugeot3008
XTE1.6PetrolTurbo.Thereissomething
aboutthewordssmall,sexyandFrenchthat
justseemstoworkforme.
peugeOt 3008 Xte 2.0 hdI & peugeOt 3008 Xte 1.6 petrOl turbO revIew
FOrd FalcOn g6e turbO 50th annIversary revIewFordiscelebratingits50thAnniversarywith
theFalconG6ETurbo50thAnniversary
model.Poweris270kW,with533Nmof
torquecoupledtoaZF6-speedautomatic
withsequentialsportsshift
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BMWhasintroducedstopstartdrivinginto
theBMW320dCoupewiththe6-speed
manual.TheBMW320dappliestheBMW
EfficientDynamicswiththeAutoStop/Start
function.“It’sasgoodtodriveasitlooks”
bmw 320d-serIes cOupe 6 speed manual stOp start revIew
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