Queen's Verdicts

This isn't a scoreboard of everything on sale - it's the cars that made the cut. The ones we'd actually tell a friend to buy. We drive her, we tell you what she's like to live with and what to pay in Australia, and if she's earned her place at court, she's here. The crowns are given generously, because a car has to impress us to make the list at all.

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Green Machine

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“Four crowns for the car, and the fifth for the green paint. Spec it, get the diesel, find something to tow.”

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Twelve Angry Cylinders

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Mazda 3: the one that made me look twice

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Bentley Flying Spur: the room walks in with you

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Porsche Cayman GT4: the yellow one that means it

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Lotus Emira: the last of her kind

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Aston Martin Vantage: the velvet hammer

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Maserati GranCabrio: the four-seat one

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Porsche 911 Targa: its jewellery already on

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Ferrari 296 GTS: roof already down

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Ferrari Portofino: the gateway, and proud of it

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Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo: the long way home

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