Car Opinions

Don't listen to unsubstantiated media reports

Let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Michael Stahl on gathering a stable of prancing horses

F Scott Fitzgerald wrote the words: “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me…”

Finding Australia's rich history in cemeteries

Wandering around cemeteries isn’t creepy, is it?

The X-Class is a true Mercedes-Benz ute

For the last time, it's not a rebadged Navara!

New ute players are moving the goalposts

Pick-up truck standards are rising and challenging the Hilux's dominance.

Interview with Ford Australia's Richard Woolley

What is it like to be an integral part of the development of some of the most exciting new off-road vehicles? Ford Australia’s Richard Woolley takes us behind the scenes.

Bad drivers force us to take the back roads

Australia’s highway hell and back-road bliss.

We found a ute everyone can agree on

Ute comparo gets a few journos hot under the collar

Where are the true performance utes?

The recent spat of performance utes isn't striking a chord with the editor

Ford and Volkswagen ute partnership could be an unholy matrimony

Unlikely partnership sounds even more unlikely when you study the numbers.

Victorian High Country is the best 4WD destination in Australia

Ron’s mates from the States rank the Vic High Country as Australia’s best off-road destination.

Downsized turbo petrol engines making a comeback

While diesel isn’t dead yet, there’s a lot to like about downsized turbo-petrol engines.

Why Ford is wrong to torpedo its US car portfolio

The Blue Oval has dumped all its eggs into the utility basket

Don't delay on your 4x4 preparations

Air-con issues stifle a cross-country family trip for resident adviser.

Are synthetic fuels the solution?

Don’t like the idea of electric cars? There might be an alternative.

The future of the ‘ute’ in Australia

Ute, pick-up, truck? Call them whatever you want.

Opinion: Can one car do it all?

Many Australians feel the need to own more than one car, and Corby is starting to feel it too as he searches for his one car for all occasions

Advice from an outback station owner

Station owners are fed up with folk who don’t know outback etiquette.

Separating the soft- from the proper off-roaders

Drawing a line between soft- and off-roaders.

Opinion: The thrills of work in progress

An inside look into a vehicle's development.

The limitations of electric cars

Ditching internal combustion engines for electric motors may not be all that simple.

Opinion: Distracted drivers are an accident waiting to happen

Distracted driving has joined the 'big three' of chief causes of lives lost on our roads.

Opinion: Zero tolerance makes highway travel unsafe

Doing the "Victorian Shuffle" puts motorists dangerously close together.

Opinion: Choosing the best 4x4 is subjective

Judging for 4x4OTY is based on a set criteria, but only you can pick the best fit for you.