Performance Car Podcast

Finke Desert Race 2016: All Finked out
It’s an event like no other, in a place like no other. Welcome to the Finke Desert Rally.

New Porsche Boxster sounds like trouble
Stephen Corby changes his relationship status with Porsche to ‘it’s complicated’ after getting behind the wheel of the latest 718 Boxster.

Volvo XC90 T8 Polestar revealed
314kW/680Nm Polestar kit creates one brisk family truckster

Citroen seats inspired by mattress technology
Citroen engineers have proved they haven’t been asleep on the job by creating new seats inspired by modern mattress technology.

LEGO release a new VW Beetle
This LEGO Volkswagen Beetle has our inner child begging for the new toy.

2016 Cadillac CT6 adds stealth mode video surveillance
Feel like breaking into Cadillac’s CT6? You’d better smile for the camera…

Ford Focus RS demand skyrockets
Long wait list for Blue Oval hot hatch

LaFerrari vs Motorcycle in tyre-frying tug of war
No context is needed, just watch, and enjoy.

Archive: Ford’s Greatest Hits 2012
The Focus ST proves there’s blue-oval appeal beyond Broadmeadows. We dig into the global catalogue for Ford’s latest hits… and the ones we missed.

2016 Audi S4 review
The fourth generation of Audi’s S-badged A4 scores an all-new engine to complement its new-generation platform.

Ford Australia investigating performance Mustangs
Hotted-up pony cars on the agenda

Volkswagen Amarok Aventura: 10 things you didn’t know
Lift the bonnet on the new Volkswagen Amarok Aventura, and you might be mistaken that you’re buying a luxury Audi. Here’s 10 things you probably didn’t know about what will soon become Australia’s most expensive trade ute.

2016 Volkswagen Amarok Aventura Quick Review
Barry Park takes a look at what’s likely to be the most expensive tradie’s ute to hit Australian markets: Volkswagen’s new limited edition 3.0-litre turbo diesel V6 – the Amarok Aventura

What is a DSG transmission?
Wanted to know what DSG is, but were afraid to ask? David Morley explains the basics of direct-shift gearboxes; the good the bad and the what-you-need-to-know-when-buying.

Renault Clio updates arriving in Australia next year
An updated Renault Clio is on its way to Australia early next year featuring a range of subtle revisions to the keep the accomplished hatch looking fresh inside and out.

Ssangyong pins profitability hopes on trio of new models
Troubled carmaker previews new Rexton, Actyon and Korando models

Mazda BT-50 explores Fraser Island
Our intrepid explorer survives dingoes, sand driving, and a night in a sleeping bag on Fraser Island, and develops a crush on Mazda’s BT-50 ute

Higher-spec Maserati Quattroporte for Australian market
Aussie buyers will get a higher-spec Quattroporte then international markets

Subaru BRZ facelift trumps Toyota 86
Performance Pack not for Oz, but new infotainment is

CAMS to allow gamers to earn real-world licenses
Australia’s motorsport governing body backs plans to give gamers real-world licenses

Subaru smashes Isle of Man TT record
WRC-spec Subaru + rally driver = blisteringly fast lap

Mansory build 530kW Mercedes-AMG GT S
German tuners build GT3-aping Merc

Dual-clutch gearbox – who was first?
Now commonplace, which manufacturer first mastered the dual-clutch?

Sydney to trial pavement warning lights for ‘petextrians’
$250,000 pedestrian ‘traffic light’ experiment for Sydney CBD to combat ‘smombie’ increase.