Car Reviews &#038; Features

First Drive: Kia Soul

Hidden somewhere inside this spearmint Tic Tac is the fountain of youth

July 31, 2014

BMW mobs South Africa

Watch a fleet of drifting M235is bring Cape Town to a halt

July 31, 2014

First Drive: Honda Jazz

Honda hits a higher note with third-generation Jazz city runabout

July 30, 2014

First Drive: Nissan Navara

A smaller engine and a shorter wheelbase but still a big performer

July 29, 2014

The Weekend Read: End of the Line

In February 2013, Peter Robinson drove from Sydney to Adelaide in the Holden VE Commodore, the last clean-sheet Australian car, to reflect on what future generations will miss

July 25, 2014

First Drive: BMW X4

Sporty Bavarian compact SUV arrives with more practicality than expected

July 25, 2014

First Fang: Peugeot RCZ-R

Peugeot’s new RCZ-R provides plenty of substance to match the style

July 25, 2014

First Drive: Renault Megane GT-Line (2014)

New-look Megane benefits from specification upgrade and dual-clutch transmission

July 24, 2014

First Drive: Audi RS5 TDI Concept

Ponch drives an audacious and innovative Audi RS5 diesel prototype in Sweden

July 23, 2014

First Drive: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate

Coming Mercedes-Benz C-Class shows it’s also a class above the opposition in wagon form

July 21, 2014

First Drive: 2014 Nissan Qashqai

Get used to saying Nissan Qashqai (pronounced ‘Cash-kye’) as the hot-selling crossover has been given a shot in the arm

July 18, 2014

First Drive: Mazda2 prototype

Carey’s sneak preview of bigger next-gen 2 reveals a potential light-car class leader

July 16, 2014

Comparisons

Head2Head: Renault Clio RS200 vs Subaru BRZ

Subaru’s must-drive BRZ goes up against Renault’s practical performer

July 15, 2014

The Weekend Read: 40 Years of M

A smorgasbord of bucket-list BMWs to choose from, and the Nordschleife on which to thrash them. No wonder an invite to M’s 40th birthday bash was the hottest ticket in town

July 11, 2014

Arctic Trucks in Iceland

Scott crawls his way over Icelandic terrain in a steroid-fed Toyota off-roader

July 10, 2014

First Drive: Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

Audi plays catch-up with its first plug-in hybrid showroom model

July 8, 2014

First Drive: Lexus NX

Lexus turns the RAV4 into a Euro-worthy compact SUV

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.

STAYIN’ ALIVE WITH A DISCO BALL MIRROR

An exterior rear-view mirror that its creator claims eliminates the driver’s ‘blind spot’ has received a U.S. patent. The subtly curved mirror, invented by Drexel University mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks, dramatically increases the driver’s field of view with minimal distortion.

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