Performance Car Podcast

Ford Focus v Toyota Corolla v Volkswagen Golf comparison review
These three hatchbacks hit the sweet spot. But have Corolla and Focus improved enough to reel in the mighty Golf?

Video: Legendary Nissan GT-R racer unleashed at Fuji
Watch the iconic Pennzoil R34 GT500 GT-R wriggle around a slippery Speedway

Kia ProCeed GT vs Toyota 86 GTS
Shock! Kia has made a worthy performance car! Or has it? There’s only one way to find out: by flinging it into the lion’s den against a real rival

The search for a family car
With a growing family, Nathan discovered the trials and tribulations of upgrading the family car to a seven-seater. Masculinity optional.

Kia Proceed GT vs Mazda 3 SP25 vs Hyundai i30 SR vs Holden Cruze SRI vs Nissan Pulsar SSS
A budget battle with a surprise winner

Mercedes-Maybach S600 review
Merc’s ultra-luxury limo reviewed from front seat and rear

Kia axes Proceed GT
Poor local sales kill Kia’s sporty hatch

Peugeot 308 GTi pricing revealed
French hottie lands locally for under $50K

2015 Ford Mondeo First Drive Review
The Ford Mondeo is a cracker, and raises the mainstream medium car benchmark.

Snackable Review: Hyundai Tucson Highlander
The Hyundai Tucson Highlander impresses with its technology and value. Here is what you need to know about it.

Mini Cooper S Clubman review
Mini stretches out its Cooper S

Ferrari LaFerrari review
What’s the one thing you don’t want when testing a 708kW Ferrari? Rain.

Motorsport Report: Mark Webber wins maiden world title thriller
Monday Motorsport Report: Webber breaks championship hoodoo; V8 Supercars title fight down to the wire; Aussie to wheel Ford GT for US race team; Citroen sits out 2016 WRC season

Sweet Dream: Honda CR-X
Waiting for Honda to get serious again – get a move on!

The weird laws you need to know before driving overseas
You want to travel, you want an adventure, and you will probably hire a car to do it. Right? Not quite. You may want to look into some of the more obscure laws before you take the wheel in a foreign country.

2015 Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV First Drive Review
Alfa’s hot hatch upgraded with a great drivetrain and chassis, compromised by so-so steering feel, dynamic niggles and quality question marks.

The road to 2016 Wheels Car of the Year
Choosing which cars will make it through to the road to COTY glory is just the start of a very long journey

Opinion: In search of true innovation
Cockburn looks beyond the glitz and glamour in search of real improvement

Ford Falcon XR8 vs HSV Clubsport R8 LSA
Blue vs Red, round two

Abarth Rally: The thinking man’s rally
MOTOR enters a rally that needs brain power – doesn’t go well

LA Motor Show: 2016 Fiat 124 Spider revealed
Signore e signori, your Italian-wrapped turbocharged MX-5 has arrived – and there’s more to come

LA Motor Show: Turbo Mazda 3 MPS a no-go for now, says Mazda
Forced-induction 2.5-litre engine revealed for the Mazda CX-9 won’t lead to a MPS-led revival just yet, carmaker says

LA Motor Show: Range Rover Evoque Convertible revealed
Lifting the lid on the topless SUV – can Land Rover make the genre work?

Chris Harris thrashes hypercar trio
The film the car world’s been waiting for