

Ford

Fiesta’s worth easy to gauge
Priorities in the Blue Oval’s new world car – safety, performance, fuel efficiency and road holding. How come the gauge needles don’t rate?

First drive: Kia ProCeed GT
Shock sub-$30K pricing and Euro engineering underpin Kia’s first driver’s car

LAUNCHED: Volkswagen Polo
New-gen small car ponies up tiny turbo tech.

LAUNCHED: Lexus IS 250 Convertible
Heavy metal strikes a serene chord.

Open wide and say R
Can VW’s new Uber Golf R cut it against Renault’s Megane 250 cup and Ford’s sharp-as Focus RS in the battle of the hyper hatches?

Review: Ford Kuga
It’s the most technologically advanced vehicle Ford has ever sold in Australia, utilising enough computer power to send a monkey to the moon, and back, and it’s not a luxury sedan, or even a mega truck, it’s just a medium SUV – the new Kuga.

Wheels magazine: FPV GT R-Spec
Finally fitted with wider rear rubber and a sophisticated launch control system, FPV’s limited edition GT R-Spec is the fastest-accelerating car ever made in Australia.

LAUNCHED: Nissan Maxima
New model worthy of more than just a blip on buyers’ radar.

Mazda CX-9 short stay – April 2009
Space, the final frontier.

City Of Lights – Ford Fiesta LX vs Honda Jazz VTi vs Mazda 2 Neo vs Toyota Yaris YRS
We’ve established that Ford’s globe-trotting Fiesta is a small car with sizeable talent. Time now to see how brightly it shines when facing its natural nemeses.

2008 Ford Focus RS review
A turbo Ford Focus?