OPINION
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?
Ford Focus RS drift mode hype is drifting us towards the nanny state
Don’t listen to the anti-Drift Mode hysteria. It’s all bollocks.
Traffic Schools: A solution to our ever-growing road toll problem?
The NRMA has suggested introducing US-style “traffic school” for low-level speeding offences, where drivers would be sent off for re-education instead of copping a fine and demerit points. It seems like half a good idea, but it’s also half-assed. Here’s why…
Pokemon Go and get a life: why this new craze is dangerous
People who waste their lives playing video games – like the highly trending and inexplicably popular Pokemon Go – have always been alarming and a little saddening, but at least they’ve never been dangerous until now, writes Stephen Corby
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
Keeping your licence on Australian roads is a matter of luck
Having a licence in Australia is not a right, nor is it any longer a privilege, it is simply and sadly a matter of luck
New Porsche Boxster sounds like trouble
Stephen Corby changes his relationship status with Porsche to ‘it’s complicated’ after getting behind the wheel of the latest 718 Boxster.
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.
Elderly drivers are speeding past youth – it’s an outrage!
If you’re an old bastard, or on your way to becoming one, prepare to defend your driver’s licence
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.
Opinion: Honda’s NSX has an identity crisis
The first Honda NSX changed the world. Here’s why the new NSX won’t change anything
Why the new Top Gear will suck
We loved to watch Jeremy Clarkson fall on his cocky face, and he knew it. There is no sign replacement Chris Evans gets that
Defending the indefensible Land Rover Defender
After decades in production and with more than two million made, Land Rover’s current Defender has finally signed off. Australian author Tony Park will miss it.
The lucky country: new car affordability in Australia
In real – or even unreal – terms, new cars have never been cheaper
Dieselgate: Where there’s smoke…
Volkswagen should not be let off the hook, argues Stephen Corby
Will VW lawyers have wriggle room?
Volkswagen has apologised for its cheating diesels and announced a recall. Can it be forced to pay billions of dollars in fines?
