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Wheels Tyre Test 2015: Nine brands compared
Looking for rubber with a great blend of grip, progression and longevity? We put popular tyres from Continental, Dunlop, Goodyear, Michelin and five other brands to the test
Audi RS4 vs Mercedes C63 507 Estate
So you want a toy that can carry your other toys? Merc and Audi each have a V8 monster-wagon for you. But which is the best?
Social climber: Bentley Bentayga aims for the top SUV spot
The brief is simple: build the fastest, most luxurious and most expensive SUV in the world. Enter Bentley Bentayga.
Sweet Dream: Subaru WRX STi 23B
New STI? Nah. Subaru, it’s time you built an Impreza more like this
Clio RS vs Fiesta ST vs Polo GTI
A trio of tiny hot hatches provide big-time driving thrills
Tekno-Tuned VF Clubsport
Wild 600kW air-bagged Clubsport from QLD tuner Tekno
Value of the seven-seater
The family that plays together stays together, right? So when the family gets to critical mass, it’s time to make a call on the car. Do you scale up to a third row, or get a second car?
Mazda MX-5 to get targa look
A Porsche-style retractable roof should transform Mazda’s next-gen hardtop convertible.
F1: The Turbo Era
We explain F1’s turbo metamorphosis – and relive the fear of the turbo glory days, when men were forged from iron and tamed 1044kW animals
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta blasts Tassie
Clinging to Australia like a moon, Tasmania is the nation’s hidden heaven for driving lovers. We just found out for ourselves – in a 545kW Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. It was… epic
Opinion: Why I’ve always loved cars above other creations
A stretched Hummer, of all things, stokes the fire in Cockburn’s belly: we must dream big again
Back in the Carr game: reflecting on Australia’s automotive industry
Former minister wants Australia’s automotive industry to have a future.
A raising of spirits: We pursue the story behind McLaren
Kiwi motorsport legend Bruce McLaren was killed 45 years ago, but, as Michael Stahl and a current 650S find, the memory of him in the Shaky Isles is still very much alive.
Canine cruisers
What happens when ‘man’s best friend’ meets ‘man’s other best friend’? This is probably the most unbelievable thing you’ll see all day.
Bathurst Shootout: Holden SS vs V8 SC vs F1 car
Lowndesy punts a trio of chalk-and-cheese V8s around Mount Panorama. Quickly.
Top 10 fastest female racers
Our list of the 10 best speed queens
Nissan R35 GT-R at Bathurst: Classic MOTOR
We return the GT-R to the place its legend started, Mount Panorama
Hard day’s night: the Bathurst 24 Hour
We sit 24 hours ringside at one of Australia’s longest enduros
CLA 45 AMG v Lancer Evo X MR v Subaru WRX STI
Is Germany or Japan now the king of all-wheel drive?
Opinion: Why I’m praying for a new era of Japanese performance cars
Where have all the good fast Japanese cars gone?
Sweet Dream: Nissan S16 Silvia
Rear-drive hero car deserves a rebirth, says us
From the vault: HSV GTS vs FPV R-Spec
A flashback to a tussle between two Aussie titans
Pikes Peak Super Truck
A man in California races 2000kW+ trucks when he isn’t flipping them for Hollywood. Meet Mike Ryan
M2 Launch Film
BMW M has a new member of the family: The first ever BMW M2 Coupé. Offering 272 kW, 500 Nm of torque and 0-100 Km/h in just 4.3 seconds.
