LA Auto Show

2016 BMW M2 spy pics
News

2016 BMW M2 spy pics

Smaller and lighter than the M3, the BMW M2 could be the best M-car on sale when it shows itself mid-year, but we’ve spied it getting ready to conquer the world

VW Vision GTI
News

Volkswagen teases GTI Supersport Vision GT

Crazy virtual concept set for real-life debut

Subaru Levorg
News

Subaru Levorg considered for Australia

WRX wagon set for Oz?

Nissan Leaf
News

Nissan threatens to pull plug on loss-making Leaf

Lack of government support could spell an early end for Australia’s cheapest electric car, the Nissan Leaf, despite the incentives offered in other markets

2015 BMW X5M review
Reviews

2015 BMW X5M review

BMW’s bahn-storming X5M returns for another stab at the super-est SUV title, bringing boosts in power, efficiency and features, for a faster yet more frugal proposition. But cheap it’s not.

Wheels May 2015 Cover
News

Wheels May 2015 issue preview

The Honda NSX is coming and we’ve stripped it down to see if it’s a serious threat to the Porsche 911 Turbo; we reveal Holden’s Astra Attack with its German-source Opel models and talk top Ford Australia’s new boss about the company’s future and the man he replaces.

Nissan Leaf
News

Nissan boss slams industry minister

Knee-jerk decision-making, short-term thinking shows a need for more support, better leadership from the Federal Government, says Nissan Australia MD Richard Emery

VW Polo GTI
Reviews

REVIEW: Volkswagen Polo GTI

New engine, more power and a manual gearbox!

Parallel Imports Cabinet Agenda 2015
Industry

Government backs parallel imports

Government minister adds to industry fears that Australia will open the floodgates to parallel imports, arguing that it would give motorists more choice

2015 VW Polo GTI
Reviews

2015 VW Polo GTI review

Remember the manual gearbox? One drive of the new Polo GTI and you won’t forget the joy of this manual hot-hatch as Volkswagen goes back to the future with its new baby

Renault Captur ANCAP crash test
News

Safety watchdog flip-flops on five stars

Latest ANCAP safety assessments give top star rating to a car lacking potentially life-saving airbags

Porsche 918 wallpaper
Features

Wallpaper Wednesday: Porsche 918 in the outback

Welcome to our latest weekly series, where we offer up the finest images in the MOTOR archive for your downloadable enjoyment

Hyundai ix25
News

Hyundai ix25 canned for Oz

Hyundai’s answer to the Honda HR-V, Holden Trax and Mazda CX-3 is still years away from launching in Australia, as its only global compact SUV – the recently revealed ix25 – lacks essential safety gear for our market

2015 Ferrari California T review
Reviews

2015 Ferrari California T review

The $409,000 Ferrari California T is at the vanguard of a brave new world for Maranello. With a turbocharged 3.9-litre V8 under the bonnet, it sets the template for Ferrari’s coming generation of road cars

Mitsubishi Outlander
News

Mitsubishi president promises product-led future

Mitsubishi global boss Tetsuro Aikawa, who was part of the third-generation Magna and Verada development team in the 1990s, has committed the brand to a global rebuilding phase driven by “new and unique market-leading products”

Top Gear
Features

OPINION: Why Top Gear mattered

The show may continue, but it won’t be the same

Lancia Dilambda
Classic Wheels

Classic Wheels: A Dilambda in a Cave!

It reads like a film script … this, I SWEAR, is exactly the way it happened

Audi S1 rallycross
Features

VIDEO: Audi S1 rallycross

Two legendary drivers in one incredible car

2015 Porsche 918 Spyder high-speed outback run
News

2015 Porsche 918 Spyder high-speed outback run

There’s 918 reasons to crank up the volume this morning, with the release overnight of a video of the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid sports coupe at full noise in the Australian outback

Porsche 918 spyder
News

Porsche 918 Spyder takes on the outback

Flat-out in the top end in Porsche’s hybrid hypercar

STI long termer
Features

Gallery: Subaru WRX STI long-termer road trip

Clocking up some miles in our STI long-termer

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander spy pics
News

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander spy pics

Only weeks away from local launch, the Mitsubishi Outlander makeover makes an unexpected Aussie appearance

2015 Hyundai i30 review
Reviews

2015 Hyundai i30 review

The three-year-old Hyundai i30 C-segment hatch (and Touring wagon) is subtly modified with a more elegant nose, improved diesel efficiency and performance (courtesy of a new dual-clutch auto), and minor spec improvements.

Monday Motorsport Report
Motorsport

Motorsport Report – 13/4/15

Hamilton proves Ferrari still not on Merc’s pace; Marquez wins; Webber’s Silverstone Pole wasted; No Marcos Ambrose just yet; Aussie wins at Monza