Crystal ball: New hot hatches to look for in 2016

Almost by definition, the most exciting newcomers of 2016 will be high-performance sedans and hatches

MOTOR’s hit & misses of 2015

Highlights and lowlights of the last 12 months

12 Cartoon Cars

From flying cars to a tricked-out train carriage, we check out 12 of the coolest cartoon cars.

PHIL MIZZI'S BLOWN 1954 VW KOMBI

Phil Mizzi's antique, ratty-looking Kombi is no joke. This tasty bread bus named 'Grover' had the nine-second zone in its sights when we featured her in our June 2014 issue

Crystal ball: New premium cars for 2016

It says plenty about the Aussie buyer that about half of the fresh cars expected here in 2016 are from premium brands

Top 4 popular cars to debut in 2016

The most popular new models to debut in Australia over 2016 are bound to be small cars or SUVs. Here are four of the best, and a look at the rest.

Self-help parking

Don’t let the fear of parking, keep you from playing the game.

2016 Fiat Tipo spy pics

The all-new Fiat Tipo is Italy’s answer to the Toyota Corolla rather than the Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen cheat probe clears Golf GTI

An internal review has cleared Volkswagen of fudging emissions and fuel use figures for its popular Golf GTI hot hatch

Renault Megane RS265 vs Volkswagen Golf GTi Performance

The GTI Performance is the most focused Golf for decades, but can it really stand up to the long established hot hatch king?

VW Golf architect quits over Dieselgate

Suspended Audi tech chief Ulrich Hackenberg resigns

Hot Tuner 2015: Harding Volkswagen Golf R

Can Harding’s skull-motif Golf R deliver another Hot Tuner killing?

Top 5 depreciation disasters

Want a performance bargain? Look no further.

Exclusive: VW weighs up fuel cheat cashbacks for Aussies

Volkswagen Golf R, Skoda Octavia RS join Golf GTI on emissions cheats list

VW Golf GTI hot hatch added to emissions cheats

The Volkswagen Golf GTI hot hatch has been caught up in the emissions scandal which has widened to include petrol engines in some current cars

Dieselgate: No goodwill plan yet for Aussie owners, says VW

Carmaker says it is yet to find out what plans are to keep Australian customers on side

Dieselgate: VW says sorry to owners with $US1000 sweetener

Credit cards, dealership deals, free roadside service on offer as VW works to “make things right” in America

Ford Focus ST vs Mercedes Benz A250 Sport vs Volkswagen Golf GTI

After a hot hatch with four doors and suspension that won’t pummel your bones into soup? The new Golf GTI is the car you want. Or is it?

Scandal-rocked VW brands sustain sales

New car market on track for record year with two months to go

Dieselgate: VW adds 800,000 more cars to cheats list

Petrol in the spotlight after diesel engines described as the ‘majority’ of engines affected

Dieselgate: Porsche, Audi V6 engines added to cheats list

US environmental watchdog adds ‘unknown’ number of Volkswagen Group cars to widening scandal

Tokyo Motor Show: Dieselgate, an increasingly sorry affair

There was a frisson of ‘enjoying the suffering of others’ at the Tokyo motor show, as the director of Volkswagen in Japan stepped on to the stage and begged for forgiveness