If excitement and superb handling are what you're after in a car, you should look no further than Mitsubishi's latest incarnation in the Evolution series - the Lancer Evolution 10 MR with the brilliant six-speed Twin Clutch SST.
In December '08 we tested the base model 5 speed manual Evo 10 and while we couldn't fault the car, it was.... well, just a bit boring. It did all the Evo things – it went around corners like it was on rails (on both bitumen and gravel) and pulled like an ocean going tug, but there was some indefinable edge missing. At the time, we put it down to the car only having a low number of ks on the clock or perhaps, after a busy year behind the wheel we were just becoming hard to please.
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.........A really full day of driving took us to our next overnight stop at Bourke. We went to Bourke via Wilcannia, Menindee Lakes, Tilpa and Louth travelling for most of the time on the unsealed Darling River Road. Suddenly the landscape changed and we were in the outback. Cattle grids replaced fences and wandering cows, sheep and goats became a bit of a hazard as they roamed freely. Snakes and lizards crossed our path as did wild emus, kangaroos and the odd bush pig. The vegetation became sparse and the horizon seemed to go on forever - this is what Australia is all about.
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VW Touareg R50 - Road Test 2009 |
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 The VW R50 Touareg 5 litre V10 twin turbo diesel undoubtedly appeals to a wide audience judging by the looks we got during our week long test. Let's be honest though, the R50 is clearly aimed at those among us looking for another mid-life crisis. It's a seriously fast, seriously luxurious, serious handling boy's toy. It's hard to find any references to "off road" in VW's literature on the R50 and that's because it's not an off roader – well, not with its standard 21" alloys and 295/35 R21 Michelins anyway!
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