Performance Car Podcast

2019 Hyundai Ioniq is the cheapest EV you can buy
The entry price to pure electric driving in Australia just got lower

Those GM Plant Closures in Numbers
14,000 jobs set to go. Aussie Camaros safe for now.

Holden silent as parent company closes plants in US, Canada
Holden stays quiet as General Motors announces it will slash 15 per cent of its US workforce and dump several models in a cost-saving exercise

2019 BMW X2 xDrive M35i confirmed for Australia
‘Hot hatch’-style SUV inbound in 2019 with a sub-$70,000 pricetag

2007 Lotus Elise S review: classic MOTOR
$70,000 for this? Mid-engined rear drive fun seldom comes this cheap!

Top 8 saltiest motorsport team radio exchanges
Celebrate those times drivers bit back via team communications

Ford wants to kill that new car smell
Isn’t that the main reason that we buy a new car, dammit? Ford’s Chinese customers disagree, so they’re working to eradicate new car smell

McLaren Senna for sale with 11km on the odometer
McLaren insists customers should enjoy their cars, but one buyer is already attempting to turn a profit on this blacked-out Senna

Mazda flooded by demand for Apple CarPlay retrofit
Local Mazda outfit scrambling for stock as the demand for its Apple CarPlay and Android Auto retrofit outstrips supply

New Porsche 911 992 first pictures
Images of the 2019 Porsche 911 range have leaked onto the internet ahead of next week’s Los Angeles motor show, where Porsche is expected to confirm a new hybrid model for eco-friendly speed fans.

Opinion: Driving simulators are valuable tools
Going on a virtual track day can deliver benefits in the real world

2019 Holden Acadia gallery
Here are 10 things you need to know about Holden’s new American-built seven-seat SUV

Speed camera issues 58,000 fines in 14 days
Tiny Italian town cracks down on speeding with spectacular – and profitable – results

Cool car things we want: December 2018
Dress up your car, and stylise your life

Single Gun Theory: BAC Mono driven on the Isle of Man
Take the world’s most extreme street-legal solo-seater and unleash it on the unrestricted roads of the Isle of Man. Surely an eruption of driving nirvana must follow?

World Time Attack Challenge 2018: in pictures
Australia’s wildest track cars chase the ultimate lap at World Time Attack Challenge 2018

John Carey: Browsing the EV showroom
Carey wonders whether an EV will feature in his garage sometime soon

Amazing numbers: the Porsche 911 GT2 RS – Gallery
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is mega in every aspect… and one of the biggest is how much its bits and pieces actually cost

2018 Porsche Cayenne Turbo performance review
Turbo-spec Cayenne redefines the term ‘performance car’

How to know when to replace your tyres
Even though your tyres still have a tread, it might not be deep enough for safe grip or braking in the wet. This is where treadwear indicators come in.

Opinion: Driving simulators are nothing like driving
Virtual realism is no substitute for the real thing

Explained: Carbon Ultra-Capacitors
Tricky tech in simple terms. This month we explain NaWa’s carbon ultra-capacitors

2019 Range Rover Evoque price and features revealed
Bigger, more expensive second-gen Evoque expands into hybrid territory, three-door ditched

HRE creates first 3D-printed titanium wheel
HRE3D+ is a prototype titanium wheel which HRE hopes will change how wheels are made