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Hard acts to follow

Hard acts to followOpen Road drives the new Hyundai ix35 alongside three established rivals from the intensively competitive company SUV sector. By Andrew Kerr more...
1st July 2010

Is your car burning money?

Suzuki AltoThe Suzuki Alto GL has the lowest running costs of any new vehicle in Australia. That’s the finding of new NRMA research showing how much motorists pay per week to own a new-model car. more...
1st March 2010

World-beating wheels

World-beating wheelsWe devised a 400km road trip to see if Mercedes-Benz's new E350 Coupé and Skoda’s revised Octavia RS liftback could live up to expectations. more...
1st January 10

An Outback in the outback

An Outback in the outback - Clancy Stops the Overflow by Peter MortimerCan Subaru’s new wagon live up to its name? We drove to Canberra via central NSW to find out – and rediscovered the joys of a ‘real’ road trip. By Kris Ashton more...
1st May 2010

EV emerges as star eco car

Mitsubishi i-MiEVThe Mitsubishi i-MiEV delivers zero emissions when recharged by renewable energy sources and is cheaper to refuel at the mains than the most miserly petrol and diesel cars. more...
1st January 10

Australia's Best Cars 2009

Australias Best Cars 2008

This year’s awards were dominated by several repeat winners and some outstanding newcomers that have raised the bar in key categories. By Andrew Kerr

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1st November 2009

Corolla v Cruze v Impreza v Mazda3

Corolla v Cruze v Impreza v Mazda3

The small car sector is where you’ll consistently find the real market action. Open Road’s five-strong test panel pits three new sedans against Toyota’s small car champ

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