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Left-field luxury

Open Road drives three unusual high-end choices – the Citroën C5, Skoda Superb and Ford’s Falcon G6E Turbo – finding all three are distinctive newcomers that can mix it with much pricier cars from traditional luxury leaders.more...

1st February 2009

The FACTS about young drivers

It’s headline news whenever a young driver, especially a P-plater, is involved in a fatal crash. But do the statistics support the hysteria? By Kris Ashtonmore...

1st March 2009

Who makes today's E-type?

The Jaguar E-type is arguably the most instantly recognisable classic car. But does this '60s icon have a modern-day equivalent, asks Andrew Kerrmore...

1st February 2009

Japanese made easy

Only in the last 15 years or so have the mysterious cars in the Japanese domestic market, or JDM, been introduced to Australians. Brett Nicholson shares his rare and gorgeous imported RT112 Toyota Corona coupé and some of his expertise on JDM Coronas.more...

Secrets of the Long White Cloud

Cruising on the Dawn Princess into New Zealand's Milford Sound, Open Road's David Naylor discovers that little New Zealand is a big country.more...

1st March 2009

Back at home with Joe

After 12 months roughing it on the road, Joe and his family have returned to the comforts of home. But their time away gave them a new perspective on Australia and its people.more...

1st March 2009

Outback NSW wants you

Residents in drought-ravaged towns along the Darling River are showing the resilience of their forefathers and turning to tourism. As Kris Ashton found, they have plenty to offermore...

1st February 2009

A water view from Uluru?

Being a tour guide might seem like the perfect lifestyle – you get paid to travel. However, as Greg Williams explains, there’s a bit more to the job than that

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