AnyAuto E-Magazine Issue 65

For the sports car lovers

Bentley Continental

GT Coupe Lotus Evora S & Evora IPS

Inside this issue we review

BMW

530d

Gran Turismo

Peugeot 308 Coupe Cabriolet

and the‌

HSV Grange

Suzuki

Kizashi

XL & XLS issue 65

editors comments Well here we are at Issue 65 and we are heading towards the busy end of the year with the upcoming Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) 2010 in October and what promises to be an abundance of new releases and surprises. This issue we review a number of cars including: • Land Range Freelander TD4 HSE

• See what ‘Benny’ our long term

• Honda CRV Sport

test Hyundai Sante Fe Highlander

• BMW 320d Sedan

has been up to

• Honda Type ‘R’ Coupe

• Have a look at some of the laetest

• Toyota RAV 4 2WD

releases including Subaru WRX & WRX STi

• Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

• Citroen DS3 arrives in Australia and a

• The real 4WD Toyota 76 Series Workmate

whole heap more…

• Suzuki SX4 Hatch and Sedan Remember we love your feedback, especially those that tell us they use our reviews to help with their buying decisions. We must be doing something right!!

Cheers,

Editor

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BMW 530d Gran Turismo 8 Speed Auto Review BMW are the masters of picking niche markets and building cars for them.

The 530d Gran Turismo almost personifies that strategy. It probably qualifies as the world’s biggest coupe’ style hatchback. It is a strange and yet stylish looking beast with huge external proportions, heaps of room for four adults and yet a tiny boot area. Although I loved it I am still left wondering… Why?

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Suzuki’s brilliant new Kizashi XL & XLS Review Suzuki have entered the mid size sedan market with a thunderous bang. The Kizashi is beautifully styled, full of features, has a quality feel throughout and has driving dynamics more akin to a Mazda 6 or BMW 3 series. Its not all roses however, I find out as I put it through its paces.

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Honda CRV Sport 5 Speed Auto Review Honda’s CR-V is one of the Australia’s favourite 4x4s, at this time they seem to be coming under ever closer scrutiny by purchasers with offers from Nissan X-Trail, Subaru Forester, Hyundai ix35, Kia Sportage and Toyota RAV4 all chasing your hard earned.

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BMW 320d Executive Sedan Review The 3 series BMW has been one of the great successes of the motoring industry and that is not about to change with the current 3 Series. The current generation was launched in 2006 and has a few more years in it before it is due a complete overhaul for what will be the sixth generation of a car launched 35 years ago.

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Honda Civic Type R 2.0L 6 Spd manual Review If you’re on a back road for a quick blast, the Civic Type-R is immense fun and the short-shifting and precise six-speed manual gearbox makes it easy to keep the engine at higher revs allowing you to access its power and listen to the exhaust echo against the valley as you open the throttle out of the apex after hitting a perfect gear change on the downshift.

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Renault Clio Sport 200 Cup Trophée Review THandling is the forte of any hot hatch and the Clio is no exception.

Throw the Clio into a corner and it grips and grips, feeling surefooted and nimble all the while. There’s virtually no body roll and the taut chassis means it deals easily with quick changes of direction.

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Bentley’s new Continental GT Coupe News Bentley has released their new Continental GT Coupe, powered by Bentley’s acclaimed 6-litre, 12-cylinder, twin-turbocharged powertrain. The new Continental GT 4-seat coupe builds on the success of its iconic predecessor, capturing that GT spirit with higher standards of design, engineering, luxury, craftsmanship, dynamic performance, everyday practicality and refinement.

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Peugeot 308 CC S 1.6L Twin Scroll Turbo 6 Speed Auto Review One drive of the 308CC could frustrate you with its French idiosyncrasies, however take a second drive and those little annoying features fade as the pleasure of top down motoring takes over. It has a luxurious presence that is hard to describe but it is there.

The more I drove the more I liked it.

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Toyota RAV 4 2WD Less is More Review The 2010 Toyota RAV4 2WD has broadened the appeal of its RAV4 range by launching two-wheel drive (2WD) variants that save customers money and fuel. The new RAV4 models, are priced $3,000 below their equivalent all-wheel drive models and are cheaper to run then their AWD brothers.

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Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Review The Land Rover Freelander 2 TD 4 HSE is probably our favourite AWD SUV as it is designed to be more than a show SUV and has the brilliant Terrain response system, which makes AWD simple. It absolutely masters corrugated dirt roads, is luxurious and frugal and drives beautifully for an SUV. Oh an by the way it will go many places more fancied 4WD’s will go.

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Jeep Wrangler Rubicon for the serious off road driver Review There really is no other vehicle like a Wrangler. To this day, the Jeep Wrangler continues to be the ultimate off-road icon. Yes, they’re fun to drive, they are supposed to be a small, square vehicle with only two seats, right? Well no, enter the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, the dedicated “Off-road” package.

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Toyota Landcruiser 70 Series Workmate Real 4wd for Real Men Review Toyota’s legendary 70 Series Landcruiser has built an enviable reputation for toughness that dates back to the days of the Snowy River Scheme. It has always been the real 4wd for real men and now some might argue that it has softened with the introduction of a 4-door wagon version. Let me tell, you it is just as rough and ready as always.

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Hyundai Sante Fe 2.2L ‘R’ Highlander What’s Benny been up to now?

The opportunity finally came to hitch the car trailer up and see what Benny could do. Settling into my towing mode it soon became obvious that Benny will make an accomplished tow vehicle. He is big enough to take what the average person will ask of him and 2000kg is enough for most people and on par with most others in his class.

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Holden Commodore VE Series 11 Release notes Holden has launched the 2011 model line up of the Commodore VE Series11 with a refreshed muscular look, the introduction of Holden -IQ, and flex-fuel technology which enables customers to run their cars on bio-ethanol, known in many markets as E85; a blend of up to 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol.

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Suzuki SX4 2WD AWD Hatch and Sedan Review Over the past few weeks we have had the chance to sample the Suzuki SX4 line-up having driven a 6 speed manual sedan, a CVT 2WD Hatch and a 6-speed manual AWD Hatch. The revamped Suzuki SX4 version is still a goodlooking vehicle and has cosmetic improvements both inside and out.

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Lotus Evora S and Evora IPS to be unveiled at Paris News Lotus has always produced something special is sports cars and they are about to unveil something special again at Paris Motor Show at the end of September. They will add the Evora S and Evora IPS option. As usual they look awesome!

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Subaru WRX & WRX STi 2011 MY released NEWS Subaru’s WRX and its more powerful bigger brother the STi have long been the key hot hatches alongside the Lancer Evolution. They epitomise the pinnacle of boxer engine technology and with their Symmetrical AWD handling they have been the benchmark against which a thousand and more arguments have raged.

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Citroen DS3 has arrived in Australia NEWS Some would call its design ugly, many would call it pushing the boundaries, I however call it funky. The new Citroen DS3 certainly will have many people talking about it. No DS3 need ever be the same, thanks to the virtually infinite array of different option combinations available. Now where have I heard that before.. oh yes the Kia Soul and MINI.

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Volkswagen Transporter and Multivan now with 4MOTION NEWS Volkswagen have extended the appeal of their ever practical and popular Transporter and Multivan range with the addition of the latest generation 4MOTION all-wheel drive as an option thereby enhancing both safety and driving enjoyment – no matter what the road conditions.

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Holden Special Vehicles launches new Grange Launch News Holden Special Vehicles…the HSV moniker evokes passion amongst the followers and the luxury version the Grange is the luxury flagship of the fleet and in fact probbly all Australian made cars. So when they announce an upgrade the devoted start checking their bank balances.

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Lexus introduces IS 350 at AIMS NEWS Lexus will debut the all-new IS 350 and upgraded IS 250 models along with pricing at the AIMS this October. IS 350 will also debut Lexus’ F Sport moniker, with F Sport models featuring unique sportstuned suspension, wheels, spoilers, unique interior and exterior features and F Sport badging.

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Hyundai Unveils Its First Electric Car ‘BlueOn’ NEWS Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled the company’s - and Korea’s - first Full Speed Electric Vehicle (FSEV) named BlueOn, opening a new era in eco-friendly technology. Based on Hyundai’s small i10 hatchback, BlueOn was developed over a one year period.

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