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The Bronco’s absence will be Ford Australia’s lament
The Bronco looks set to be a runaway success, which makes the decision to overlook right-hand-drive all the more bewildering

What made HSV so special
The end of the line for HSV is a sad day for all Australian car enthusiasts

NSW’s flawed plan to tax electric vehicle drivers is unfair
Proposed ‘distance charge’ will sting electric vehicle drivers where fuel tax can’t

Here’s why we need the Ineos Grenadier in Australia
At last – an all-new live-axled ‘proper’ 4×4. So why all the whinging?

Why half the population is more likely to die in a car crash
The way we use crash test dummies means half the population is 17 percent more likely to die in a vehicle accident

Ferrari’s ‘Rendez-vous’ tribute is a dumpster-fire of epic proportions
We knew it would be bad. We just didn’t think it would be this bad

People are using roundabouts as jumps and it’s weird
Cars leaping over roundabouts is a worldwide phenomenon. So why do people do it?

“I have no regrets”; James Dyson on his stillborn $1b electric car
James Dyson writes about his stillborn electric car and how close it came to production

Infiniti could have been Nissan’s Tesla
RIP Infiniti. It could have been an all-electric, progressive upmarket brand to rival Tesla and Polestar

If virtual racing is the future, unplug my TV
E-sports is a billion-dollar industry, but it can’t replace the thrill of real motorsport

All the fun car projects are being killed
Budget restrictions mean projects loved by enthusiasts are under threat

Could a Kia pick-up look like this?
It might take some time, but the next generation of dual-cab utes will look significantly different to the champions of today

Opinion: Our obsession with dual-cabs is a problem
Byron has an axe to grind when it comes to Australia’s love of the dual-cab ute

Your car’s scent isn’t by chance
Carey finds himself in a ‘Gingery Mood’ with a Mercedes-Benz – and he likes it

Will commuting ever be the same again? No way…
Now that the WFH genie is out of the bottle, will rush hour ever come back into our lives?

We’ll miss the Nissan GT-R when it’s gone
Be prepared, for the end of the road for the GT-R is closer than we think, and that will be a sad day

CO2 emissions and coronavirus: is this the break that EVs needed?
As we wait it out at home, coronavirus restrictions mean lower emissions across the planet. And this is a good thing

Going for a drive isn’t unsafe. But you still shouldn’t do it
Going for a drive is no riskier than getting a coffee, but there’s another reason to stay home

Could left-hand-drive cars have saved Holden?
Converting Australia to a left-hand drive nation might have saved Holden

Supercars: the Holden vs Ford war is over
When the Commodore bows out of Supercars at the end of 2021, it ends a parochial rivalry that crossed generations

Electric-powered personal mobility is starting to revolutionise global transport
Personal mobility is changing rapidly, and all you can do is watch a transport evolution happen before your eyes

The next Volkswagen Golf R won’t get five cylinders
It was discussed, even tested, but Audi wasn’t keen to give up the family jewels to big brother VW

Could Australia ever switch to left-hand drive?
It’s a discussion worth having, but is more complicated than you might first expect

We asked a Porsche engineer to bust some electric charging myths
A German expert explains why some fast chargers aren’t as quick as they say