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Jaguar F-Pace
Opinion

Jaguar’s last chance

Why the famous British brand needs to realise following market demand isn’t a sign of failure or weakness.

Mazda 3
News

Facelifted Mazda 3 ushers in Oz-honed traffic sign recognition tech

A unique collaboration between Mazda Australia and the Zoom Zoom brand’s head office in Hiroshima produces Down Under-friendly road sign recognition technology

Mercedes-Benz E200
Reviews

Mercedes-Benz E200 Quick Review

The latest Mercedes-Benz E200 sets new standards for driver-tech and safety, but comes at a price

2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600: Sheikh Shifter
Reviews

2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600: Sheikh Shifter

A 390kW twin-turbo V12 might power this first class loony-limo but we’ve never been more tempted by a second row

Land Rover in Maralinga, South Australia
Features

Land Rover Discovery Sport drives through Australia’s dead heart

We go to Maralinga, South Oz, 60 years after British atomic bomb testing left the earth and the people in fallout.

Ford at Bathurst 1977
Opinion

Why Ford’s closure date is a fail

October 7 is the day Ford will close its factory doors forever. It’s also the same day as the Bathurst 1000. Does no one at Ford own a calendar? Seriously.

Mercedes-Benz-e-class
Reviews

Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 14 things you didn’t know

The E-Class sedan is one of the safest and most technologically advanced series’ in the Mercedes family. Boasting a range of engine sizes from four through to eight cylinders, as well as diesel and hybrid options, it’s also among Benz’s most popular choices. Toby Hagon finds 14 other things worth knowing about the Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Renault Megane RS275 vs Peugeot 308 GTI 270
Reviews

Renault Megane RS275 vs Peugeot 308 GTI 270

If Peugeot’s new 308 GTI wants to be the hot hatch top dog, it’ll need to knock off its countryman first

2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 S
Reviews

2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 S long-term car review, part 2

Road-trip shenanigans cement the bond.

Ferrari 488 GTB review
Reviews

Ferrari 488 GTB review

Putty Road is where Ferrari’s new 488 prefers to prance but that’s not to say 660 horses can’t do Sydney’s CBD…

Apple icar
Car Style

Apple shifts iCar focus to self-drive software

iPhone’s maker appoints top gun to develop self-drive tech, and not a self-drive car

Build your own Ferrari 488
Features

Build your own Ferrari 488

Warning: Ferrari’s online configurator will consume your time

Holden ECOmmodore
Features

Holden’s four-door Monaro hybrid

Holden’s vision of the future was on the money

Final Ford ute
News

Falcon ute bows out two months ahead of Ford manufacturing shut-down

A significant chapter in Australian motoring history and a shining example of design ingenuity gets a full-stop as the final Ford ute rolls of the line at Broadmeadows

2016 renault koleos
News

2016 Renault Koleos range pricing and specs announced

Renault looks to put itself back in the mid-size SUV game as it revamps its Koleos line-up for 2016

Mazda 3
Advice

Mazda 3 drops CD players

In a sign o’ the times, Mazda 3 will become the first bestseller to drop CD player, as multimedia and smartphones overtake 80s technology in popularity and functionality

Mazda 3 update
News

2016 Mazda 3 Series II updates

Mazda goes heavy on the driver-tech with its latest 3 series updates

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class review
Reviews

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class review

It’s all about the technology and comfort in the fifth generation of Mercedes-Benz’s large sedan.

VW Golf GTI 40 Years: Manual gearbox coming; already gone
News

VW Golf GTI 40 Years: Manual gearbox coming; already gone

Got your heart set one of the limited edition Veedub Golf GTI 40 Years edition with a manual ‘box? The odds are it’s already too late

Porsche pulls plug on hybrid 911
News

Porsche pulls plug on hybrid 911

Porsche 911 boss August Achleitner says he prefers an all-or-nothing approach to electric sports cars

Alfa Romeo’s revolutionary gamble in development
Features

Alfa Romeo’s revolutionary gamble in development

Can five billion euro buy a future for Alfa Romeo?

Volkswagen-Golf Mk7 GT1 40 years
Reviews

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTI 40 Years: 7 things you didn’t know

Think you’re above par on your Golf GTI trivia? James Whitbourn finds 7 things about the Golf GTI 40 Years limited edition hot hatch you may not know

Manhart unleash 463kW BMW M2
News

Manhart unleash 463kW BMW M2

German tuner builds demonically powerful baby M

Tokyo Metropolis
Features

Australian leads Honda’s outside the box car design

James Deane heads Honda’s Counter Design Team, the guys who say ‘but what if we did it this way?’