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Australia’s Best Value Cars 2017: Explained
The true cost of a car goes beyond the purchase price. Here’s our definitive guide to the best buys in Australia.
Opinion: The new hot hatch golden age
This is an exciting time for the hot hatch, and you’re missing out if you wouldn’t consider one
Best performance Commodores: The owners’ stories
When we needed to gather the Lion’s best for a send-off, our readers helped us out big time
2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS review: the Widow Maker returns
We drive the GT2 RS, a car infamously known as the Widow Maker and, in this fourth-generation form, as the most powerful road-going 911 ever built.
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV quick review
Alfa’s accomplished alternative to the German musclemen comes packed with a twin-turbo punch and loads of Italian individuality
Opinion: Please, Ferrari, don’t follow the SUV trend
A Ferrari SUV. It’s madness… Be a good dad, Sergio Marchionne and please say no to the SUV brats
How Michael Stahl became a Lewis Hamilton fan… sort of
Stahly was bewildered when he was once called a Lewis Hamilton fan, though that did somewhat change once the two met at the AMG GT R launch last year
Geek Speak: Porsche’s carbon fibre rims
Porsche’s unique new way of making carbon fibre rims
Editor’s letter: 2017 – The year of the Korean car
Anyone who drove the original Kia Sportage or an X3 Excel can attest- Korean cars have come a helluva long way
BMW 1M: Sweet Dream
For when you want an M2, but hot hatch is life
The Insider: RIP Performance SUVs
While demand for performance SUVs looks to soar for the foreseeable future, tightening emissions as power output increases may reign in the perfect storm for this red-hot sector
Opinion: The Holden Commodore’s future
“It was never Holden’s intention for the ZB to be a stop gap, but I can’t help but think that’s how it’s shaping up”
2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S first drive
Installing AMG’s great twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 into the engine bay of the GLC creates something unique
2018 Abarth 595 Competizione Review
An updated version of Abarth’s most potent model on offer in Australia – the 595 Competizione.
2018 Hyundai Sonata review
An updated version of Hyundai’s Sonata mid-size sedan that rivals the Toyota Camry, Mazda 6 and the incoming, imported Holden Commodore.
Top performance car investments part two: $25K-$50K
We check out the best investments in the $25,000 to $50,000 used classifieds
Top 10 performance Holden Commodores
From VB to VFII, we gather the hottest-ever Holden Commodores – according to us
2017 World Time Attack Challenge wrap-up
We debrief after Sydney’s annual gathering of the kilowatts for 2017
Top performance car investments part one: under $25K
We check out the most affordable five of our top 10 car investments
2017 Honda Civic type-R vs Ford Focus RS vs Volkswagen Golf R 7.5 comparison review
Fresh from slaying the Nurburgring, can Honda’s Civic Type R put some formidable all-wheel-drive rivals in the shape of the Ford Focus RS and Volkswagen Golf R to the sword?
2018 Subaru WRX Premium review
Don’t go looking for major changes on Subaru’s MY18 WRX; unless you’re an eagle-eyed trainspotter, you’re likely to come up blank.
Fast Car History Lesson: Mercedes-Benz SL73 AMG
The 386kW V12 droptop you’ve never heard of
2017 Mercedes-Maybach Pullman S600 – The Shabby Sheikh
What do Elvis Presley, Gaddafi and the Pope have in common? The Mercedes-Benz Pullman. We spend a day in Dubai testing it the Maybach way; from the back seat
2018 Porsche Cayenne Turbo quick review
Porsche’s flagship Cayenne Turbo offers SUV practicality and comfort paired with mighty sportscar performance
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