SUV reviews

Snackable Review: Audi RS3

Audi has been renowned for producing fast all-wheel-drive sedans and coupes, but now it’s introduced a hot-hatch wearing the company’s flagship RS badge.

October 23, 2015

Snackable Review: BMW 3 Series

BMW’s 3 Series was once the compact luxury sedan, but these days its rivals have never been stronger in either number or competitiveness. Can a major 2015 update for the current-generation model bring key advantages?

October 23, 2015

2015 Mazda 2 Sedan First Drive Review

Mazda’s mini sprouts a boot and cements its spot as the class player in the niche light sedan segment.

October 23, 2015

2015 Jeep Renegade review

Jeep serves up a neat, petite and funky-looking city soft-roader, but seemingly abandons its super-sharp pricing policy. Good idea?

October 22, 2015

2015 Mazda CX-5 First Drive Review

All conquering SUV gets numerous design and engineering upgrades, plus more standard spec, putting the SUV market leader even further ahead.

October 22, 2015

Audi RS7 Sportback review

Want an RS6 but not a fan of the whole wagon thing? Step this way

2015 Lexus GS F review

Forget grunt, it’s about grip with the new Lexus GS F medium performance sedan that uses an old recipe to find new and exciting flavours of fun.

2016 Volkswagen Passat review

The B8-generation Volkswagen Passat combines affordable luxury with handsome sheetmetal, generous space and an excellent chassis

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 long-term car review

Stahly loves that his Porsche 911 Carerra is working hard for him just sitting still

2015 Lexus RC F First Drive Review

An oh-so-Japanese blend of V8-rear-driven performance and luxury that doesn’t cookie-cut heroic German rivals.

2015 Holden Astra GTC First Drive Review

The Astra’s back… again. It’s a good value, good looking hatch (despite its age) but drive experience is warm rather than hot.

October 20, 2015

2015 Citroen DS3 First Drive Review

Fun French fizz, for those looking for something a little left of field.

October 19, 2015

2015 HSV Clubsport R8 LSA review

HSV saves the best for last, shoehorning the 400kW supercharged LSA V8 into the Clubsport and delivering a performance bargain of staggering capability.

October 17, 2015

2015 Maserati Quattroporte review

Pitching a Maserati at people who aren’t bothered about performance might seem like selling steak knives that have been blunted, but in the case of the new ‘330bhp’ Quattroporte it’s actually a sharp move, dropping the entry price by $25K.

Snackable Review: Jaguar XE

British brand Jaguar presents its first compact luxury sedan in more than a decade, called the XE: but can it win buyers of the German brands?

Snackable Review: BMW X6M

BMW’s X6 likes to think it’s big on style, and thanks to an M badge, also on performance.

HSV Clubsport R8 LSA review

Supercharged power spreads across HSV’s MY16 range

2015 Nissan GT-R review

Nissan massages its wondrous GT-R with newfound comfort and refinement that do nothing to diminish its amazing performance. But has age wearied the Japanese supercar warrior?

Mini JCW Video Review

The fun-loving Mini Cooper is an icon of self-expression and personalisation. And although it has gained a few extra kilos over the years, this new model is still quintessentially ‘Mini’.

October 15, 2015

Porsche Macan Turbo review

Cayenne’s baby bro’ brings a new level of crazy to the crossover market

October 15, 2015

Peugeot 308 GTi 270 review

If you prefer your GTi French than German, Peugeot’s latest hot hatch is quite a thing

October 13, 2015

Lotus Exige S Roadster review

A Lotus Exige with luxury bits? What’s going on?

October 13, 2015

2015 Porsche Cayman GT4 review

Some breathless laps at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria suggest that the 283kW GT4 – the first Cayman worked over by Porsche’s motorsport division – will be every bit as entertaining as it felt overseas

October 12, 2015