Car Opinions
- Home /
- Car Opinions
ANCAP might be flawed, but it’s also vital
Mustang’s disastrous crash rating proves the worth of independent crash test authorities, even if they’re not perfect
Buying a car shouldn’t be an emotional purchase
A summer holiday playing spotter for family and friends taught Anna some very important lessons on impulsive purchases.
2017 Audi A5 coupe design and perception
Perception is key in the motoring industry – John Carey sits down with the designer of the Audi A5 coupe to discuss the prestige of luxury car design.
Electric cars take charge at the Paris Motor Show
Daimler and Volkswagen are looking to the future, and if the French Motor Show was anything to go by, it will be all electric.
Electric cars on the rise in a changing new car market
Minds broad enough for two ideas to sit comfortably side-by-side are required as the car enters an era of transition.
The rise of autonomous cars
It’s possible that the brain-snatching aliens are already here. Evidence from the US suggests these beasts may have begun their work at the very highest level of reality television.
Sports cars, classic cars and travel
I’ve had an awesome summer. Enjoying a late-March trip to South Africa, then a month mid-year in Europe – taking in Goodwood and the Le Mans Classic.
McLaren supercars: research and development
Supercars don’t just go fast, they evolve quickly as well. Just look at McLaren, which has come a huge way in fewer than five years.
Carbon Ceramic Brakes guide – worth the spend?
Buying a high-end performance car? You might see ‘carbon ceramic brakes’ on the options list, but is it a box worth ticking?
2018 Holden Commodore – what will it be called?
We should have known better, but the truth is none of us expected the venom or sheer volume of emotion that hitting ‘publish’ would spawn.
Australians need to learn to keep left
Move the hell over, or speed the hell up. Keep Left Unless Overtaking is a simple rule, so why are we so bad at following it?
Why Elon Musk is scaring the rest of the automotive world
It’s easy to cast Elon Musk as the villain in a bond film. One who, in the light of recent news, sits in his hollowed-out volcano stroking a white cat and cackling like Scaramanga.
MG is back, but will it succeed?
Once a British builder of low-volume sports cars, now a ‘mainstream’ manufacturer owned by a Chinese giant, and chasing a piece of the action in Australia. So, what are MG’s chances?
Motorsport in 2030 looks utterly insane
But will anybody be watching?
2016 Ferrari 488 Spider: One perfect day
Corby enjoys a blast in a drop-top Fezza, and almost bins it at the first corner
The joy of Ferrari’s automatic transmission
Don’t decry the death of manual gearboxes, celebrate it, says John Carey
Driving in Italy: Roads, tolls and petrol price
Car enthusiast Stephen Corby laments that the one thing in Italy that’s not hugely cheaper than in Australia is driving.
Why the Ford Territory’s demise is as significant as Falcon’s
With all the fuss about the death of the Falcon, the passing of its Territory SUV cousin has been somewhat overlooked.
2016 Paris Motor Show: Electric, for real
Toby divulges what we learnt about electric cars from Paris Motor Show.
Paris Motor Show on a collision course with autonomous future
How well would a self-driving car have coped with your commute this morning? Yeah, thought so …
Why the Nissan Supergirls make me angry
Supercars’ all-female pairing is getting under my skin for all the wrong reasons
The joys of driving a Lamborghini Huracan in Tokyo peak hour
Sometimes you don’t have to go fast to enjoy a car
AMG snow drifting is cooler than Ford Focus RS drift mode
Turns out driving on snow isn’t only ridiculous fun, but educational too. Here’s what we learnt, and why you should do it.
How perception is everything for car manufacturers
Appearances matter for car makers, and it all comes down to perception.
