OPINION
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?
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 …
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.
A baby NSX won’t make Honda exciting again
Tony O’Kane has a rant about why the last thing Honda needs is a scaled-down version of the NSX supercar.
Australia’s motoring future is bleak
We have had a glimpse at our automotive future, and it is bloody miserable.
Why an Apple Car is a worrying prospect
Apple often rushes things to market then works on fixing the issues. You can’t do that with cars
Living with a Rolls-Royce would be a nightmare
Just a weekend with a Rolls-Royce Ghost was a pain in the arse for Stahly
Autonomous track days announced for the UK
Call me a Luddite, but robotic cars should stay the hell away from track days.
Jaguar’s last chance
Why the famous British brand needs to realise following market demand isn’t a sign of failure or weakness.
Why Ford’s closure date is a fail
October 7 is the day Ford will close its factory doors forever. It’s also the same day as the Bathurst 1000. Does no one at Ford own a calendar? Seriously.
Holden Cruze: The end of the line
Holden has announced local production of the Cruze hatch and sedan will end on October 7. Was it the right car for Australia?
Mercedes boss says customers don’t want electric cars, they want AMGs
Car buyers aren’t hungry for the emissions-free cars manufacturers are being forced to produce
Pedestrians don’t need life saving lights
Putting warning lights in the ground for pedestrians engulfed in their mobile is just about the dumbest ‘road safety’ idea this year, argues Cameron Kirby.
Daniel Ricciardo’s unfortunate reality
This weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix looms as the defining moment in Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 career
On the Ford Focus rear axle
Ford called on British firm GKN for its brilliant Focus RS drivetrain
Lowering speed limits is not the answer to road safety
While the road toll rose in 2015, your chance of being killed on Australian roads is still miniscule
Unmolested collectible classic cars worth more
There’s a fine – often big-dollar – line between leaving a classic car as-found and restoring it to better-than-new
Holden Commodore launch at Lang Lang: A day to remember
It’s an eerie feeling standing among the wallabies and roos as the sun goes down on Holden’s Lang Lang proving ground.
Motorclassica Exhibition: Just for fun
I do plenty of stuff around cars, whether it’s driving interesting ones, meeting people who work with them or watching people race them. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
