BEST VALUE CARS

People Movers under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
New challenger tests Koreans

Performance Cars under $75K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
Better drive edges extra door

Performance Cars $75K-$150K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
Punch doesn’t have to punch a hole in your bank balance

Convertibles under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
Fun in the sun does come cheap

Dual-cab 4×4 utes: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
Triton still the value pick

Small Cars under $35K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
Mazda3 stars with more grunt

Gold Star Value Awards Explained
We’ve crunched all the data so you don’t have to. Here’s our definitive guide to Australia’s best-value cars

Performance Car $75-$150K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Punchy performance doesn’t have to punch a hole in your bank balance

Performance Car Under $75K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Peugeot’s hot hatch turns the tables on Ford

People-movers Under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Korean marques again take the cake

Large SUV/4WD: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
The Kia Sorento shows why buying a diesel can add up

Medium SUV 7-Seater Under $60K
Value in spades for these spacious seven-seaters

Premium SUV/Crossover Under $75K
European walkover for crossover class

Compact SUV Under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards
Mazda provides a lesson in depreciation

Compact SUV Under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards
From a staggering 26 SUVs, we’ve crunched the numbers down to the top three.

Premium Car Large: Gold Star Value Awards
The dominant Germans have been upstaged by Lexus

Large Car Under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards
The Big Three battle it out in time-honoured tradition

Large Car Under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards
Commodore is a clear-cut winner, but which one isn’t

Medium Car Under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards
One of the biggest classes, 13 contenders have been whittled down to three

Premium Medium Car $45K-60K: Gold Star Value Awards
The French Renaissance continues

Premium Compact Car Under $50K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Style and substance meet in the premium hatch showdown

Small Car Under $30K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Mazda 3 is an all-round star ahead of diesel alternatives

Small Car Under $25K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Mazda’s top-selling 3 is also a top value pick

Light Car Under $25K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
French domination a genuine surprise