Car Reviews &#038; Features

Road v Race – HRT V8 Supercar

Rather than a true racer, HRT’s ‘ride’ car is the fastest passenger vehicle in Oz.

April 27, 2009

Road v Race – FPR V8 Supercar

The only true racer on test was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the top performer.

April 27, 2009

Road v Race – Credits, crunch

Our festival of figures may not have delivered any shock defeats, but it did prove two things: local muscle-car buyers have it very good, and V8 Supercar drivers earn every cent …

April 27, 2009

2009 Audi R8 V10 Review

Audi’s R8 already shares DNA with Lambo’s Gallardo, and now they’ve added the baby bull’s V10 heart. Porsche’s 911 Turbo should be scared, very scared…

April 24, 2009

Axles of evil – M3 v C63 AMG v IS F

There’s a new threat to the world order of compact sports sedans – a made-in-Japan missile with M Division and AMG in its sights…

April 23, 2009

2009 Volkswagen Golf VI review

Round six, and both performance and economy are above par.

Skoda Roomster Long Termer – December 2008

Of diesel sipped and armchairs swallowed.

Mercedes C200K Estate Long Termer – November 2008

Magic wand makes life cruisy.

Mercedes C200K Estate Long Termer – October 2008

Kiddie conveyance a cargo challenge.

Mercedes-Benz C200K Estate Long Termer – September 2008

Fully loaded in more ways than one.

FIRST LOOK: Jaguar XJ

The Brit automaker has released a short clip and an even shorter media release about its all-new XJ.

Nissan GT1-spec R35 breaks cover

… and its beautiful.

April 9, 2009

Live from New York: Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype

Sneak peek at the ‘Evo SUV’.

April 9, 2009

Adventurous antidote for tough economic times

Mercedes-Benz Oz takes to the track for an expensive but priceless week of excitement in Melbourne. Peter McKay takes a spin around Albert Park.

April 8, 2009

Prius vs Insight in greenback war

Toyota has fired the latest shots in Japan’s new and increasingly contentious green car wars, claiming that the next gen Prius boasts nothing less than ‘the world’s best fuel efficiency’.

April 7, 2009

Mazda’s designs on the future

Its first Australian design forum gave an up-close-and-personal look at Mazda’s next-gen cars via head designer, Laurens van den Acker.

April 7, 2009

FIRST DRIVE: 2010 Lambo Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder

Drop-dead gorgeous drop-top draws the birds in the Canary Islands. Wheels’ US correspondent John Lamm drives the latest Lamborghini.

April 1, 2009

Carbon trading

Tesla expands with the Model S four-door sedan. Wheels US correspondent John Lamm reports.

April 1, 2009