Car Reviews

Audi R8 Spyder

Top chopped, engine note cranked to V10

Mercedes E500 Coupe

CLK successor makes a class distinction

Range Rover Sport

New engines crank up the volume, designers tone down the butch

Porsche Boxster Spyder

Playing the heritage card sheds light on the subject

2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo review

It ain’t pretty, but the Panamera means business

Ferrari 458 Italia

Peter Robinson’s long history with Ferrari was ignited by a late-’60s love affair with a Dino 246. Since then he’s driven virtually every subsequent model from Maranello, making him hard to oust as the man to thrash the brilliant, blinding 458 Italia

2009 HSV Clubsport R8 review

The big-selling Clubby has grown in size, power and poise. But is it really better?

2010 BMW X1 Review

The niche-filling continues as Munich milks the X factor

Toyota Hybrid Camry

Oz-built eco-warrior ready to charge large-car rivals

FPV Super Pursuit vs HSV Maloo R8

Blue-collar chic has never been as potent as these tray-backs on steroids

Unlimiting Factors

Modern vehicles still struggle with our idea of Bushability. Let’s see who's closest to the mark.

4X4 of the Year touring

All this year's finalists will make a pleasant vehicle for touring both the wilder areas of Australia and the city backstreets, some just do it better.

Land Rover Discovery 4 vs Range Rover Sport review

Sometimes, more technological attention needs to be paid when developing new versions of old-school stuff that worked.

Right Hook Chevrolet Camaro Review

Holden won’t import the thunderous Chevy Camaro (yet), but in this exclusive first Aussie drive courtesy of Queensland-based Performax, we’re able to unleash the wild horses of a bona-fide Pony Car

Open wide and say R

Can VW’s new Uber Golf R cut it against Renault’s Megane 250 cup and Ford’s sharp-as Focus RS in the battle of the hyper hatches?

Hummer H3 review

There's no mistaking the lineage of the Hummer H3.

Land Rover LRX review

It's not often you get to drive a concept vehicle - especially on public road. Andrew Frankel was lucky enough to nab a drive of Land Rover's all-new hybrid LRX concept in New York.

LandCruiser 200 VX vs Discovery 3 HSE review

Allan Whiting takes two turbo-diesel giants - the Lancruiser 200 VX and Discovery 3 HSE - into tough bush terrain for an off-road slug-fest.

Lexus LX570 review

The new Lexus LX570 has finally arrived on Australian shores. Dean Mellor asks, is it more than just a flash Landcruiser?

2009 Porsche Boxster review

So how has the Boxster fared over its first full decade? Rather nicely, in fact.

Volkswagen Golf Mk IV GTI vs Mk VI GTI comparison review

We put VW's early and late-'00s hot-hatches up against each other to get an accurate look at how far the GTI has come.

A5 Sportback

The latest step in fast-moving Audi's global product strategy is the A5 Sportback - a hard-to-describe model lobbing into a new segment.

Jetta engine choices expand

Volkswagen has introduced a mid-life spruce up to its current Jetta sedan range in Australia

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder review

Removing the LP560-4’s roof merely adds to its allure