Performance Car Comparisons

BMW M135i long-term update 5
It’s fare-thee-well to our force-fed hard-charger

Throwback Thursday: Daniel Ricciardo joins Red Bull
Two years ago, Daniel Ricciardo scored his maiden at the Canadian F1 Grand Prix. We go back to when the young Aussie scored his Red Bull Racing seat alongside world champion Sebastian Vettel

The fight for Finke Desert Race glory
Winning one Finke Desert Race title in a year is enough for most competitors. For some, though …

Off-road L plates: Learning to cross rivers in a 4×4
The primal urge to ford rivers and streams must be tempered with a little car preparation and plenty of know-how

BMW 8 Series to return, 6 Series to fight Porsche 911
Nine new models trademarked, signalling expansion of high-end coupe range

Ferrari 458 MM Speciale revealed
One-off supercar delivers something extra Speciale

V8 Supercars pulls plug on Malaysian race
KL City 400 points round dumped due to legal dispute between local promoters

McLaren’s P1 GTR workshop
Infiltrating the bunker with one hell of a loot

Nissan to stop promoting GT-R’s 0-100km/h time
Acceleration figures and top speed no longer important, according to development team boss

What’s a 48-volt car?
Car makers are working on 48-volt vehicles. Does that mean we will one day need to buy a bigger battery?

Restyled BMW 3 Series Gran Tourismo range gets more power
Updated 3 Series GT goes on sale in Europe in July, and is likely to arrive in Australia later this year.

BMW M3 30 Jahre revealed
Anniversary special celebrates 30 years of iconic M3

Nissan Zama museum
Nissan drops MOTOR into its toybox of priceless road and race classics

2020 vision for Nismo family
Hopes raised that Nissan performance division models will come Down Under, starting with GT-R Nismo

New Honda NSX could cost more than supercar rivals
A lucky few could pay more than $300,000 for the Japanese hybrid sports car when it arrives in November

Archive: 25 Greatest Muscle Cars of All Time
Brains may be invaluable for all that cerebral stuff, but for a purely visceral hit, brawn rules, so take your pick from 25 of the best heavy-metal heroes of the last 50 years.

A history of the Finke Desert Race
Some bored blokes once had a weekend fang on the edge of the Simpson Desert. Now it’s one of the world’s biggest, toughest off-road races.

Mike Simcoe looks at Chevrolet Camaro for Australia
Simcoe to lobby for V8 muscle car’s Aussie visa.

Opinion: Is Electronic Stability Program a good idea in cars?
Remove the consequences of a mistake and you become more likely to make one

New Honda NSX on sale in July, arriving in November
Return of Honda supercar eagerly anticipated, but supply of US-built hybrid could be a problem

Renault Clio RS16 Concept revealed
Baby Clio poaches mega Megane bits, including engine and manual

Mazzanti Evantra is Italy’s new LaFerrari challenger
An obscure Tuscan car maker is building a 736kW hypercar, the most powerful Italian road car, ever

Has the Brock bubble burst?
Has the appetite for Brock memorabilia and his HDT road cars started to fade?

Mini JCW Convertible now faster and cheaper
Save $3600 on hot drop-top Mini and get more power and torque