Car Reviews &#038; Features

VIDEO: Meet the Hypercar Hoon

One man who’s not afraid to use his toy cupboard hard

April 17, 2015

2015 BMW X6M review

Niche within niches is a peculiarly German phenomenon, as the BMW X6M hammerhead proves. Now in its second-gen guise, the SUV flagship offers more power yet greater efficiency. But the point of it isn’t any clearer

April 17, 2015

2015 BMW X5M review

BMW’s bahn-storming X5M returns for another stab at the super-est SUV title, bringing boosts in power, efficiency and features, for a faster yet more frugal proposition. But cheap it’s not.

April 16, 2015

REVIEW: Volkswagen Polo GTI

New engine, more power and a manual gearbox!

April 16, 2015

2015 VW Polo GTI review

Remember the manual gearbox? One drive of the new Polo GTI and you won’t forget the joy of this manual hot-hatch as Volkswagen goes back to the future with its new baby

April 16, 2015

Wallpaper Wednesday: Porsche 918 in the outback

Welcome to our latest weekly series, where we offer up the finest images in the MOTOR archive for your downloadable enjoyment

April 15, 2015

2015 Ferrari California T review

The $409,000 Ferrari California T is at the vanguard of a brave new world for Maranello. With a turbocharged 3.9-litre V8 under the bonnet, it sets the template for Ferrari’s coming generation of road cars

April 15, 2015

OPINION: Why Top Gear mattered

The show may continue, but it won’t be the same

April 14, 2015

VIDEO: Audi S1 rallycross

Two legendary drivers in one incredible car

April 14, 2015

Gallery: Subaru WRX STI long-termer road trip

Clocking up some miles in our STI long-termer

April 13, 2015

Best Value Performance Cars

2015 Hyundai i30 review

The three-year-old Hyundai i30 C-segment hatch (and Touring wagon) is subtly modified with a more elegant nose, improved diesel efficiency and performance (courtesy of a new dual-clutch auto), and minor spec improvements.

April 13, 2015

Bang For Your Bucks 2014: The outtakes

What happens on tour stays on tour, or not

April 13, 2015

Bucket List: Ford GT

The GT’s road-ability seduces, just as it looks sublime. Ford’s everyman supercar did not disappoint with its styling, driving and performance. Simply brilliant

Bucket List: Lancia Aurelia GT

‘Less is more’ is a truism that overwhelmingly applies to the Lancia Aurelia GT. But that’s almost selling this breathtaking coupe short

Bucket List: Ferrari F355 GTS

I drove my first Ferrari – this impossibly red F355 GTS – at precisely 9:48am on a bright Wednesday morning. Three hours later, I almost crashed it

Bucket List: Ford Model T

For this film-loving car nut, the sight of Ford’s go-anywhere jalopy represents two worlds colliding

Bucket List: Holden Torana SS A9X

I was a teenager the first time I went to the Bathurst 1000 back in the 1970s and it blew my mind. By the end of that decade, this was the car to have at Bathurst: the Holden Torana A9X

Bucket List: Porsche 928 GTS

It’s taken three decades since Tom cruised that gold 928 across the big screen – and into a lake – for me to drive my automotive dream

Sounds of the supernatural

Sound testing the greatest V8, V10 and V12 engines ever built

2015 Mercedes-AMG GT S review

Mercedes-Benz’s unofficial replacement for the gullwing-doored SLS is not only a more focused and well-rounded sports car, it’s both prettier and cheaper

2015 Ford Mondeo review

Ford turns up the heat on its medium-size rivals with the generously equipped, impressively refined and dynamically excellent 2015 Mondeo.

Euro Thrash: Rally of France

The hills are alive with the sound of boozin’. Loud, loquacious Frenchmen and thick-necked Germans stand beer to beer, shouting unintelligibly and honking their air horns, giving the Rally of France the distinct, disturbing tone of a football riot

Mercedes-AMG GT S review

The verdict on AMG’s new 911 fighter