Car Reviews &#038; Features

Mazda MX-5 Cup Review

Mazda MX-5 Cup global racer touches down on local soil

2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 110TSI Trendline DSG Quick Review

The entry-level Tiguan 110TSI is a sharply-priced European alternative in the Asian-dominated medium SUV segment.

2017 Audi A3 Range Review

The Audi A3 is an elegant and luxurious small sedan or hatch. It is strong on safety, offers three petrol engines, and is very good to drive. Auto braking is standard.

Australia’s best concepts: 2016 Opel GT

Opel’s red-blooded and red-tyred GT may have been designed in Europe, but it is made of solid Aussie stuff

Australia’s best concepts: 2011 Ford Australia Mad Max Interceptors

Wheels swings the spotlight to a Ford Australia concept which got tongues wagging around the world and paid homage to an iconic Aussie film

April 23, 2017

Top 5 drag racing special editions

The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon grabbed headlines everywhere last week, but here are five factory-built cars that preceded it made especially for the drag strip

April 22, 2017

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7.5 Review

When it comes to the do-it-all hot hatch, the new Mk7.5 update ensures the Volkswagen Golf GTI remains leader of the pack.

April 21, 2017

Porsche names top-sounding engines

With a shriek and bellow, Porsche names its aural delights from over the years

April 21, 2017

48 hours in a HSV GTS-R W1

Our first taste of the ballistic HSV GTS-R W1 on the public road was a 1000km road-trip through Victoria’s high country

April 21, 2017

The hunt for Australia’s Greatest Muscle Car – the 1990s

Vote for which Aussie built bruiser was the best of the decade

April 20, 2017

Lamborghini Murcielago with 415,000km on the clock is the ultimate daily driver

Instead of keeping his Lamborghini in the garage, this owner turned it into the coolest daily driver out

April 19, 2017

Opinion: Ferrari 812 Superfast

The Ferrari 812 is called the Superfast for the same reason Nike has a shoe called the Hyperdunk

April 18, 2017

2017 Mazda CX-5 Touring quick review

Mazda’s all-new CX-5 is a well-sorted package fighting for supremacy in the mid-size SUV segment, with a new Touring spec grade to help the second generation live up to its predecessor’s lofty achievements.

April 18, 2017

2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport quick review

Infiniti’s twin-turbo V6 performance flagship is now in the country, with a strong standard equipment list and commendable bang-for-buck for a reasonable $88,900.

April 18, 2017

Opinion: A rear-engined air-cooled V8 deserves our admiration

Morley muses on the genius-or-madness of Czechoslovakia’s secret war-time ‘weapon’

April 17, 2017

Comparisons

Ford Ranger Wildtrak vs Holden Colorado Z71

This is what a working class Holden versus Ford stoush looks like in 2017

April 16, 2017

Ford Mustang GT Fastback vs Holden Commodore SS-V Redline Ute Comparison Review

We compare two modern V8 heavyweights that are more similar than meets the eye

April 16, 2017

2017 Tickford Ford Mustang GT review

With more power, more noise and better looks, Tickford has brought the Mustang out of its shell

April 16, 2017

Goodbye Bernie Ecclestone: The Gamechanger

Bernie Ecclestone transformed grand prix racing into both a global phenomenon and commercial juggernaut.

April 15, 2017

2016 Suzuki Baleno GLX Turbo long-term car review

2016 Suzuki Baleno GLX Turbo. Small car, big happiness. As Cameron Kirby discovers in his first long-termer since joining the team, you have to start somewhere.

April 15, 2017

Reliving the ultimate Lamborghini roadtrip

Four rampaging bulls re-enact a monumental drive 40 years after the original

Top 5 most powerful six-cylinder engines on sale in Australia

Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Turbo, Alfa Giulia QV, BMW M4 GTS or the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS: We count down the five most powerful six cylinders on sale in Australia.

2017 Infiniti Q60S Red Sport review

THE $88,900 Infiniti Q60S Red Sport arrives as the Japanese carmaker’s performance-oriented halo model, equipped with a twin-turbo V6 and flexing a sizable 298 kilowatts.

2017 Skoda Octavia RS230 long term review p1

Czech out the latest addition to the MOTOR fleet