Car Reviews

FPV Super Pursuit vs HSV Maloo R8

Blue-collar chic has never been as potent as these tray-backs on steroids

Audi S3 vs BMW M135i vs Mercedes A45 AMG: Comparison review

Gentlemen, start your engines for a two-day no-holds-barred 2013 shootout between the Audi S3, the BMW M135i and the Mercedes A45 AMG.

2009 HSV Clubsport R8 review

The big-selling Clubby has grown in size, power and poise. But is it really better?

Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Review

Call it facelift is you must, but the “new generation” Mercedes-Benz E-Class range has just lobbed into Oz with a bold new look, gutsier and more efficient engines, richer updated interiors, higher levels of standard equipment, better value and a raft of cutting-edge tech that brings (albeit very limited) autonomous driving to local terra firma. It’s a direct response, Merc-Benz says, to customer wants of more aggression, power and technology in their Es.

2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo review

It ain’t pretty, but the Panamera means business

Alfa Romeo 4C first drive

MOTOR slides in Australia’s first Alfa Romeo 4C

Hard Core! Porsche vs Lamborghini

Lamborghini’s hardest Gallardo takes on Porsche’s sharpest-shooting 911

First Fang: Jaguar F-Type Coupe

There’s a V6 version but forget it. The V8 is the one you want.

Holden Commodore SS V RS454 Sportwagon review

A Holden dealer has turned up the wick on the Commodore SS V Sportwagon’s 6.0-litre V8, offering 480kW and 920Nm of rubber-smoking, supercharged goodness

Lamborghini Aventador at Phillip Island

So rarefied is the Lamborghini Aventador’s air that only now has MOTOR managed to get its mitts on one

Worlds Apart

MX-5 thought it had the sporty rag-top market all to itself, but not if Mini’s new Cooper S Cabrio has its way

First Fang: Ferrari California T

Ferrari has done away with the old California’s naturally aspirated V8 and replaced it with a twin-turbo version cranking out 412kW and 755Nm. So how does it drive?

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG review

The sensational Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ is so much more than a tribute to the brand’s glorious past. It’s a modern classic.

First Fang: FPV GT-F

It’s here! With 351kW, the GT F is the fastest Falcon ever. Unfortunately, it’s also the last Falcon GT ever. So is it a fitting farewell? Or just a tarted-up GT-P?

2010 Audi RS5 review

The RS5 should be just like the glorious old RS4 only sexier and better. But is it?

First Fang: Porsche Panamera GTS

A collective groan must sweep through the engineering department whenever the product planners emerge from a meeting exclaiming “We need a sports limousine!” All the premium car makers are it, attempting to meld the seemingly contradictory qualities of a sports car (agile, lightweight, involving) and a luxury cruiser (big, comfortable, refined) with varying degrees of success.

Mother Truckers

BMW’s new twin-turbo-V8 X5 M isn’t alone in monster-truck land…

Drive: Abarth 500 Esseesse

The long-awaited Abarth 500 Esseesse has finally arrived. And it’s surprisingly good

Comparisons

Head2Head: Honda CR-V vs Mazda CX-5

A fast and furious face off between turbo-diesel variants of two popular mid-size SUVs

June 24, 2014

LAUNCHED: Mazda 3 MPS

Second-gen hot hatch tames the torque, but still walks the walk.

Ferrari 458 Italia

Peter Robinson’s long history with Ferrari was ignited by a late-’60s love affair with a Dino 246. Since then he’s driven virtually every subsequent model from Maranello, making him hard to oust as the man to thrash the brilliant, blinding 458 Italia

Citroen DS3

Wannabe Goddess good but no deity

Review: Volvo’s all-new V40 with Pedestrian Airbag Technology

Volvo has always had an unusual approach to marketing.

Review: Porsche 911 C4S

Is it a sign of the times that Porsche Australia reckons the typical 911 Carrera 4 buyer is motivated by its fatter stance and greater presence, not necessarily its extra grip?