PERFORMANCE CAR REVIEWS
Audi S3 vs BMW M135i vs Mercedes A45 AMG: Comparison review
Gentlemen, start your engines for a two-day no-holds-barred 2013 shootout between the Audi S3, the BMW M135i and the Mercedes A45 AMG.
2009 HSV Clubsport R8 review
The big-selling Clubby has grown in size, power and poise. But is it really better?
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Review
Call it facelift is you must, but the “new generation” Mercedes-Benz E-Class range has just lobbed into Oz with a bold new look, gutsier and more efficient engines, richer updated interiors, higher levels of standard equipment, better value and a raft of cutting-edge tech that brings (albeit very limited) autonomous driving to local terra firma. It’s a direct response, Merc-Benz says, to customer wants of more aggression, power and technology in their Es.
2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo review
It ain’t pretty, but the Panamera means business
Alfa Romeo 4C first drive
MOTOR slides in Australia’s first Alfa Romeo 4C
Hard Core! Porsche vs Lamborghini
Lamborghini’s hardest Gallardo takes on Porsche’s sharpest-shooting 911
First Fang: Jaguar F-Type Coupe
There’s a V6 version but forget it. The V8 is the one you want.
Holden Commodore SS V RS454 Sportwagon review
A Holden dealer has turned up the wick on the Commodore SS V Sportwagon’s 6.0-litre V8, offering 480kW and 920Nm of rubber-smoking, supercharged goodness
Lamborghini Aventador at Phillip Island
So rarefied is the Lamborghini Aventador’s air that only now has MOTOR managed to get its mitts on one
Worlds Apart
MX-5 thought it had the sporty rag-top market all to itself, but not if Mini’s new Cooper S Cabrio has its way
First Fang: Ferrari California T
Ferrari has done away with the old California’s naturally aspirated V8 and replaced it with a twin-turbo version cranking out 412kW and 755Nm. So how does it drive?
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG review
The sensational Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ is so much more than a tribute to the brand’s glorious past. It’s a modern classic.
First Fang: FPV GT-F
It’s here! With 351kW, the GT F is the fastest Falcon ever. Unfortunately, it’s also the last Falcon GT ever. So is it a fitting farewell? Or just a tarted-up GT-P?
2015 Audi RS Q3 review
More power and more kit for Audi’s updated hi-po SUV
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder review
Removing the LP560-4’s roof merely adds to its allure
Mercedes-Benz E500
We genuinely liked the last (W211) E-class and not just for the mad AMG versions that came with it
1999 Subaru 22B STi: Greatest Impreza ever
Built to satisfy new world rally championship rules, the 1999 subaru STI 22B is the greatest impreza road car ever
VW Golf 118 TSI
Don’t be misled by VW’s confusing name strategy: there is a GT model hiding in the new Golf Mk VI.
Nissan R35 GT-R Spec-V review
The dark horse…
Mazda MX-5 Review
With 20 years of production creeping dangerously close to one million units (855,000 at last count), and a claimed 178 awards under its belt, the world’s best-selling open-top two-seater has plenty of reasons to smile. But the facelifted third-genner cracks a Botox grin like it’s rocked in the door at 6am after a night of dance-party tomfoolery. Or woken up and found Jennifer Hawkins cooking it breakfast. Or perhaps both.
Lambo LP650-4
If the SV is the Murcielago’s final fling as a coupe, will this garish limited-edition special be its farewell as a roadster? Inside word is: don’t bet on it, because the big Murchey still has two years to run.
2008 Ford Focus RS review
A turbo Ford Focus?
Opel Corsa OPC
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but probably not for the Holden faithful. Even the dumb kid in class could’ve predicted that re-tuning and re-branding cheap, crappy Daewoos was a stupid idea. Replacing a soundly-engineered car (the XC Barina) with a blatantly inferior product (the current heap parading under the same name) was a brave move – especially when the logical follow-up, Opel’s Mk4 Corsa, is such a quality effort.
Porsche Cayenne Diesel
Stuttgart jumps on the lean, green and oily bandwagon.
