Car Comparisons

Range Rover Velar R-Dynamic SE P380 vs Volvo XC60 T8 R-Design

Head to head: Two of the newest entrants to the bulging luxo-SUV category prove that the ‘buy German’ mantra isn’t always correct

2017 Kia Stinger 330si v Volkswagen Arteon 206TSI v Holden SS-V Redline

As the V8 Commodore bows out, we assemble the heavy-hitting inheritors of its mantle

2018 Audi RS5 v BMW M4 Pure v Mercedes-AMG C63 S

Audi lobs a 331kW grenade into the ubercoupe sector in the chiselled form of its latest RS5. Should BMW and Mercedes-AMG be worried?

Holden Astra RS-V v Honda Civic VTi-LZ v Hyundai i30 SR Premium v Volkswagen Golf 110TSI Highline

It’s been our hatchback benchmark for more than a decade, but is a significant mid-life update really enough to keep the Volkswagen Golf ahead of its all-new rivals?

Alfa Giulia v Audi A4 v BMW 4 Series v Jaguar XE v Mercedes-Benz C-class

Germany finds itself fighting on two fronts in the medium executive sector. Can it prevail? Or will Alfa Romeo and Jaguar’s pincer manoeuvre prove successful?

2017 Porsche 911 GTS Cabriolet v 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster

Mercedes-AMG’S GT C roadster woos onlookers with its striking presence and formidable twin-turbo V8, but is it the complete package capable of blowing away its iconic cross-town rival?

Mazda 3 Maxx vs Hyundai i30 Active vs Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport

It’s a battle of Australia’s most popular, as we pit the country’s three best-selling small hatches against each other

Volkswagen Golf 110 TSI Highline vs Hyundai i30 SR Premium

Can the latest Golf 7.5 face down a Korean armed with a stack of extra kilowatts?

Holden Spark v Suzuki Ignis v Kia Picanto - Minority Retort

Two fresh players take on the reigning champ to see which tops our now-annual micro class match up

Mercedes-AMG E63 S v Tesla Model S P100D v HSV GTSR

The past, present and future coalesce in three deliciously disparate super sports sedans.

Alfa Romeo Giulia Super v Jaguar XE 25t R-Sport v BMW 420i Gran Coupe comparison

The most hyped Alfa Romeo in decades takes on the updated 4 Series Gran Coupe and our reigning champ, the Jaguar XE, for mid-spec luxury sedan supremacy

2017 Kia Rio Si v 2017 Mazda 2 Genki comparison

Does the all-new Kia Rio have what it takes to beat one of the benchmarks cars of the light car segment?

BMW M2 Pure v Ford Focus RS v Porsche 718 Boxster S

We took three of the most in-demand manual heroes for a jaunt up central Victorian mountain roads, yet this is more a celebration than a comparison.

Holden SS-V Redline v HSV Clubsport LSA 30 v Tickford Mustang 360 v Tickford Mustang 500

Tickford's hotted-up V8 Mustangs aim to blow Holden's establishment into early retirement

Subaru BRZ vs Mazda MX-5 RF vs Porsche Cayman S

Does the thrill of driving increase in direct proportion to the cubic dollars thrown at a sports car? Mazda’s MX-5 and Subaru’s BRZ mount their case against Porsche’s potent yet pricey Cayman S

Ford Ranger Wildtrak vs Holden Colorado Z71

This is what a working class Holden versus Ford stoush looks like in 2017

Ford Ranger v Toyota Hilux v Nissan Navara v Isuzu D-Max v Mitsubishi Triton v Mazda BT-50 towing comparison

We hook up six popular utes to a 2800kg caravan to see how they perform the towing task