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A child seat for multiple children
Are you ready for a growing family but not quite prepared to buy a seven-seater? Well, there may be a solution coming your way.
Ford Focus ST vs Mercedes Benz A250 Sport vs Volkswagen Golf GTI
After a hot hatch with four doors and suspension that won’t pummel your bones into soup? The new Golf GTI is the car you want. Or is it?
Audi S3 Sportback vs BMW M135i
Can the new, all-wheel drive Audi S3 boot BMW’s ripping rear-drive M135i off the Bavarian hatchback roost? Let the battle begin!
The Future of HSV
Despite the local car industry biting the dust, HSV’s top brass is firmly focused on the future
WRX vs Commodore SS-V vs Golf GTI
Recent efforts have left its reputation in tatters, but now there’s an all new WRX ready to wrestle with the new-world order
Koenigsegg One:1
What has 1014kW and terrifies Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche?
Geek Speak: Traction control
Electronic stability systems aren’t exactly the fun police, in fact, they’re fast becoming the opposite
Audi TT Roadster goes to the Western Bulldogs’ night of nights
Our lifestyle editor took an Audi TT Roadster to the Western Bulldogs’ best and fairest function at Crown Casino. Did it live up to her expectations?
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
