Car Advice
July 2018 vehicle sales: winners and losers
New vehicle sales have dropped for the fourth consecutive month, suggesting that Australia’s car sales boom could be over. However, SUVs and some manufacturers are bucking the trend
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace pricing and features announced
Built in parallel with the regular Tiguan, the 5+2 seat Tiguan Allspace touches down in Australia to round out an updated Tiguan range
Porsche 918 Spyder & Ferrari LaFerrari for sale in Australia
Dutton Garage has two-thirds of the ‘hypercar holy trinity’ in stock
2019 SsangYong Rexton 4WD quick review
A new addition to the large SUV market promises to bring go-anywhere ability, luxury features and refinement, but at what cost?
Holden Commodore V8 alternatives for less
Where will we go without local V8 models? Right here, that’s where
2004 Auto-Tek Ford XR6 Turbo Raptor ute review: classic MOTOR
The ute was Australia’s own version of the sporty coupe, but this gullwinged galloper had ambitions to take it to the next level – starting with a land speed record
2018 Infiniti Q50 and Q60 updated with simplified range, lower pricing
Better value model line up no longer requires a PhD in cryptography to decipher
Lister F-Type to be named LFT-666
Devilish name for 666bhp tuned F-Type
Audi TT – Evolution of the badge
Audi’s compact coupe was a revelation when it first appeared, and has steadily morphed from ‘secretary spec’ to ‘searing hot’ over the years.
2019 Peugeot 208 GTi special edition lands with LSD and AEB
Farewell 208 GTi Definitive Edition goes faster but is harder to crash
Volkswagen Golf R pricing changed for 2018 stock
VW Australia has announced new drive away pricing for the AWD hot hatch
2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI pricing and specs confirmed
VW Australia is making Performance Edition specs standard for the ‘next’ GTI
Watch the Hennessey Dodge Demon ‘HPE1000’ in action
There’s a lot to like about Hennessey’s Demon tune
SsangYong will tailor models to Australian tastes
Locally tuned suspension and tricked-up customisation parts coming to resurrected SsyangYong line-up
2020 BMW Z4 Roadster range unlikely to feature M variant
Rumours of an M-powered Z4 roadster are put on ice as M-division boss downplays Z4 M possibility
Mid-sized SUVs surge as two-door coupes and sports cars tumble
Mid-year passes with clear winners and losers
2002 Honda NSX review: classic MOTOR
Flushed with F1 success, Honda thought it’d take a swipe at Ferrari’s road cars with the NSX
2004 HSV Coupe 4 first-drive review: classic MOTOR
When HSV was first out of the blocks with a local all-wheel-drive performance car, we were first out of the blocks to drive it!
Victorians don’t see harm in low level speeding
A third of Victorians believe it should be acceptable to drive five kilometres an hour over the speed limit
Aerodynamics: the new supercar battlefront
Is horsepower now for people who can’t do aero?
Milan Red is Austria’s new hypercar
We remain cautiously optimistic
SsangYong details re-entry strategy
Reanimated dealer network, customer satisfaction focus and marketing push bolster SsangYong’s relaunch model line-up
Mazda to phase in Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Smartphone mirroring will become a standard feature across Mazda’s product range progressively, starting in the coming months
Mazda extends warranty period to five years
The once customary three-year warranty is now the minority among mainstream car-makers
