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Hyundai Ioniq 2019 Car of the Year review

Three-pronged assault with battery doesn’t quite electrify

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Mercedes A-Class 2019 Car of the Year review

Breathtaking and frustrating in equal measure

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Mazda CX-8 2019 Car of the Year review

Can't quite step out of the shadow of its COTY-winning sibling

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Lexus LS500 2019 Car of the Year review

Japan once again smashes the smug German luxo-barge axis

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Hyundai Santa Fe 2019 Car of the Year review

Solid seven-seater undone by undercooked petrol engine

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Holden Commodore 2019 Car of the Year review

Former COTY heavyweight falls at first hurdle

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Ford Focus 2019 Car of the Year review

Sizzles on the road, but stumbles in the showroom

Holden Acadia
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Holden Acadia 2019 Car of the Year review

Home-honed hero can’t hide American flaws

Citroen C3
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Citroen C3 2019 Car of the Year review

New supermini chic undone by retro origins

Chevrolet Camaro
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Chevrolet Camaro 2019 Car of the Year review

Aussie-converted Yankee doodle that falls short of dandy

Bentley Continental
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Bentley Continental GT 2019 Car of the Year review

A true heavyweight by every available measure

Alfa Romeo Stelvio
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2019 Car of the Year review

Great expectations go unfulfilled

Audi A8
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Audi A8 2019 Car of the Year review

Checks into first class, but hits turbulence on COTY route

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Gallery: The Volvo XC40’s 2019 Wheels COTY victory in pictures

These are the pictures that tell the tale of the Volvo XC40’s Wheels Car of the Year 2019 win

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Meet the COTY finalists: Subaru Forester

Face only a mother could love, but so practical it can punch its own ticket into the finals

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Meet the COTY finalists: Volvo XC40

After a barren run of 55 years, can Volvo make it two on the bounce?

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Meet the COTY finalists: Volkswagen Polo

Think COTY is all unattainable exotica? Try an $18k Polo for size…

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Meet the COTY finalists: Alpine A110

You know that thing about working smarter rather than harder? Yep, that.

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Meet the COTY finalists: Jaguar I-Pace

British electric SUV wows the judges by upending almost a century of Jaguar tradition in effortless style

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Wheels Car of the Year 2019: the judging criteria

These are the five criteria that each COTY contender is measured against

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Volvo XC60: one year on from its COTY victory

We look at how Volvo’s all-conquering mid-size SUV has stacked up 12 months after winning COTY 2018

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Wheels Car of the Year: Class of 2019

Australian motoring’s most prized award is set to be a battle royale

Volkswagen Arteon 2018 Car of the Year contender
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Volkswagen Arteon: 2018 Car of the Year review

Premium-medium progress deemed largely stylistic

Toyota C-HR 2018 Car of the Year contender
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Toyota C-HR: 2018 Car of the Year review

Applauded for its style ... yet also hamstrung by it