Defensive driving test should be mandatory to obtain a licence
I had one of the worst commutes of my life recently, and it had nothing to do with the long day in the office or biting post-dusk temperatures.
Opinion: End of the road for the autonomous car
Cars like the Mercedes-Benz E-Class show the race towards self-driving vehicles has already run as long as it needs to
Seeing clearly through the smog
Motor vehicle emissions make up as much as half of the organic chemicals that form smog. So what are we going to do about it?
How the Electronic Stability Program was invented
IT’S a surreal and disarmingly intoxicating experience to sit across from someone who has saved the lives of thousands, if not millions, of people.
What’s with idiots who can’t park properly?
There should be a special place in hell for people who think parking within the lines is optional.
Warming up to an autonomous future
I feel I’m about to say something deeply unpopular here, and possibly deliver the editorial equivalent of kicking oneself in the plums, but I’ll take a deep breath and say it anyway: i’m genuinely excited about an autonomous future.
Should you buy a car online?
I was buying shoes recently and started thinking about buying cars. Not instead of the shoes, although I do believe the car is the best invention ever, especially once you’ve compared it with walking.
Speeding should be legal says US proposal
A US lawmaker has proposed changes making it legal to speed while overtaking. Meanwhile Australian authorities are discussing lower speed limits. Stephen Corby has something to say about that.
Why the diesel engine's clatter will be silenced
Don’t blame – or thank – Volkswagen for the impending demise of the diesel car.
ANCAP might be flawed, but it’s also vital
Mustang’s disastrous crash rating proves the worth of independent crash test authorities, even if they’re not perfect
2017 Audi A5 coupe design and perception
Perception is key in the motoring industry – John Carey sits down with the designer of the Audi A5 coupe to discuss the prestige of luxury car design.
Sports cars, classic cars and travel
I’ve had an awesome summer. Enjoying a late-March trip to South Africa, then a month mid-year in Europe – taking in Goodwood and the Le Mans Classic.
McLaren supercars: research and development
Supercars don’t just go fast, they evolve quickly as well. Just look at McLaren, which has come a huge way in fewer than five years.
2018 Holden Commodore - what will it be called?
We should have known better, but the truth is none of us expected the venom or sheer volume of emotion that hitting ‘publish’ would spawn.
Australians need to learn to keep left
Move the hell over, or speed the hell up. Keep Left Unless Overtaking is a simple rule, so why are we so bad at following it?
Why Elon Musk is scaring the rest of the automotive world
It’s easy to cast Elon Musk as the villain in a bond film. One who, in the light of recent news, sits in his hollowed-out volcano stroking a white cat and cackling like Scaramanga.
MG is back, but will it succeed?
Once a British builder of low-volume sports cars, now a ‘mainstream’ manufacturer owned by a Chinese giant, and chasing a piece of the action in Australia. So, what are MG’s chances?
Motorsport in 2030 looks utterly insane
But will anybody be watching?
2016 Ferrari 488 Spider: One perfect day
Corby enjoys a blast in a drop-top Fezza, and almost bins it at the first corner
The joy of Ferrari's automatic transmission
Don’t decry the death of manual gearboxes, celebrate it, says John Carey
2016 Paris Motor Show: Electric, for real
Toby divulges what we learnt about electric cars from Paris Motor Show.
Paris Motor Show on a collision course with autonomous future
How well would a self-driving car have coped with your commute this morning? Yeah, thought so …
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The joys of driving a Lamborghini Huracan in Tokyo peak hour
Sometimes you don’t have to go fast to enjoy a car
AMG snow drifting is cooler than Ford Focus RS drift mode
Turns out driving on snow isn’t only ridiculous fun, but educational too. Here’s what we learnt, and why you should do it.