REVIEWS

Mazda 3 Maxx vs Hyundai i30 Active vs Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport
It’s a battle of Australia’s most popular, as we pit the country’s three best-selling small hatches against each other

2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid – Porsche’s new power age
‘Hybrid’ once meant ‘eco alternative’. Panamera Turbo puts a twist on that, and begins a new chapter of flagship performance for Stuttgart

2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo review
Nismo takes the 370Z to the gym, transforming it from swift coupe to track star

2018 Jaguar F-Type Coupe Review
New entry-level four-cylinder F-Type shouts less, but reveals more talent

2017 Nissan Pathfinder Ti video review
Nissan’s huge Pathfinder received an update earlier this year, but is it enough to keep it near the front of the large SUV game?

2017 BMW 530e iPerformance review – the hypermiler edition
BMW’s electrically-enhanced 5 Series gets a second run through the wringer, as we ponder the question – is it easy being green?

2018 Holden ZB Commodore V6 AWD review
AN IMPORTED all-wheel drive V6 Commodore is never going to supplant a home-grown rear-drive V8 in the national affection. Ditch the historical baggage, however, and there’s much to like about the latest ZB Commodore V6

2018 Holden ZB Commodore 2.0T review
The front-drive ZB Commodore might seem about as Australian as sauerkraut and currywurst, but it mounts a convincing argument that things needed to radically change.

Australian exclusive: 2017 Kia Stinger GT reviewed on road, on track, on video
Wheels takes the Stinger down the ‘strip and onto the streets in an exclusive first Aussie drive of Korea’s most intriguing export

2017 Lexus LC500 review
Can the talents of the striking LC 500, virtually a showcar brought to life, convince Robbo the company’s mojo is intact?

2017 Mini Countryman John Cooper Works All4 review
JCW works its sporty magic on the largest offering in the Mini range

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review
Freshly updated version of VW’s hot-hatch icon, driven

2018 Peugeot 3008 GT first drive review
Top-spec diesel 3008 ends up being a stretch too far

2017 Nissan X-Trail video review
Nissan’s most popular model in Australia gets a few tweaks for 2017

2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid review
‘Hybrid’ once meant ‘eco alternative’. Panamera Turbo S puts a twist on that, and begins a new chapter of flagship performance for Stuttgart

Volkswagen Golf 110 TSI Highline vs Hyundai i30 SR Premium
Can the latest Golf 7.5 face down a Korean armed with a stack of extra kilowatts?

2018 Honda CR-V review
Honda’s fifth-gen CR-V marks a huge improvement on prior form

Holden Spark v Suzuki Ignis v Kia Picanto – Minority Retort
Two fresh players take on the reigning champ to see which tops our now-annual micro class match up

2017 Mercedes Benz S400d LWB first drive review
The self-proclaimed “best car in the world” – with the modest aspiration of being “the best car of all time” – is back to fight off all-new model challenges from Audi and BMW

2017 Audi Q2 Design v 2017 Mini Countryman comparison review
Second-gen Mini Countryman faces off against all-new Audi Q2. Different takes on the premium small SUV niche, but which has the substance to back up its style?

Mercedes-Benz X-Class ride along
An early preview of Benz’s one-tonne ute ahead of its April 2018 arrival in Australia

2018 Holden Equinox first drive review
The Holden Equinox has a huge weight of expectation placed upon it. The proposed volume player in Holden’s SUV assault, the imported sports utility has undergone a serious amount of revisions to lick it into shape for a tough Aussie crowd.

Holden Acadia first drive review
We get behind the wheel of Holden’s replacement for the Captiva

2017 Kia Stinger GT review
Fast blast in Kia’s sporty rear-driver at the world’s most famous racetrack