Performance Car Podcast

IN PICS: NISMO Festival madness
We live Nissan’s epic motorsport fan festival

Top 5 depreciation disasters
Want a performance bargain? Look no further.

2015 Mazda MX-5 First Drive Review
Fourth gen MX-5 goes back to the future, and it’s brilliant. Who says they don’t build ‘em like they used to?

McLaren P1 spotted in Melbourne
Woking’s ultimate hypercar on the road in Australia

For or against: advanced driving courses
We got sick of hearing our WhichCar editors arguing over advanced driving courses, so we sent them away with The Formula Company to experience it for themselves. Could they come to a truce?

2016 Commodore SS-V Redline: A backroads blast in the last and best Holden
It’s a bittersweet day as we belt Holden’s greatest-ever V8 sports sedan from Fishermans Bend back to its birthplace at Lang Lang. Spoiler alert – this may end in tears…

2016 Porsche Macan GTS review
The 2016 Porsche Macan GTS will slide into the German brand’s medium SUV line-up between S and Turbo. It’s the sportiest Macan of all, according to Porsche

Dieselgate fix won’t hurt resale, Australian Volkswagen boss says
Recall will require only software update for most Australian VWs affected

Geek Speak: Performance diesels
Do performance oil-burners have a future on the road?

Schoolies and car safety
With schoolies taking over the Gold Coast and as we lead into the weekend-long festival season, Samantha dives into the world of teenagers and cars, and how you can keep them safe.

Ford Focus RS development videos released
Eight-part series released detailing design and engineering of hot RS

Top five cars from the LA Auto Show
The LA show is a microcosm of the ephemeral, design-oriented, pop-culture-centered nature of Los Angeles, and also a hub for car and product designers. Here are five of the stand our cars and concepts.

Toyota reveals 86 Blackline Edition
Toyota Oz breaks cover on its first ever special edition 86

2016 Mazda CX-9 Prototype Review
A stint behind the wheel of a heavily disguised Mazda CX-9 suggests there will be much to look forward to from the longer, lighter, and more punchy seven-seater.

2015-2016 Audi A3 and S3 Review
The Audi A3 wraps small, classy bodies around a stunning interior, and spoils buyers with multiple engines. This review covers A3s on sale prior to the upgrade of December 2016.

BMW Compact Sedan Concept to hunt S3 and CLA45
Next-generation 1 Series set to go three-box and possibly front-drive

2015 Hyundai Veloster First Drive Review
The updated version of Hyundai’s quirky asymmetrical hatch is improved in most ways, but still not the sportscar it thinks it is.

2016 Lexus RX 200t review
The mid-size soft-roader is the most important car in any prestige marque’s line-up, and Lexus has taken a fresh approach to promoting its new, fourth-generation RX. Is it as exciting as the adverts suggest?

Hoonigan tears up an empty mall with pair of wild 370Zs
Hoonigan releases another stunning stunt video

Richard Burns: 10 years today
British WRC Champion left us 10 years ago

Melbourne’s mystery Bugatti Veyron
Ultimate speed machine repeatedly spotted in Melbourne

Ferrari California T review
Ferrari’s muscled up its California in a return to the turbo. And it’s brilliant

Top 5 Supercars: Power to weight ratio
With 552kW from its 6.5-litre V12 the Lamborghini Aventador earns its place at the top with muscle. But for our other contenders, it isn’t just about power.

Snow day for the Mazda CX-5 at Mt Buller
The weather is getting hotter here in Australia as we launch into the summer months, so we’re ready to reminisce about our trip to Mt Buller in the Mazda CX-5. So chill out, snow down and plow through this (see what we did there?)