REVIEWS

2024 Mazda CX-5 review: G35 Akera turbo AWD
The Mazda CX-5 turns seven in 2024 but thanks to frequent updates over the years, it remains a compelling midsize SUV

Living with the Volvo XC90: Long-term review
The Wheels Best Large Luxury SUV has joined our fleet for extended family-lifestyle interrogation

2024 Polestar 4 review
Headlined by its segment-challenging tech and lack of a rear window, the upper-medium Polestar 4 coupe SUV arrives as a design-led alternative to the Polestar 2 sedan, for a premium price

Toyota RAV4 hybrid vs Nissan X-Trail e-Power vs Kia Sportage hybrid vs Honda CR-V e:HEV comparison review
We rate the leading hybrid medium SUVs from four major stables.

2024 MG3 Hybrid+ review: first Australian drive
Can the MG3 hybrid do for city cars what the MG4 did for compact EVs? Let curiosity be no more as we get behind the wheel of MG’s first regular petrol-electric model

2024 Polestar 3 review
The most luxurious (and expensive) Polestar yet finally makes its debut, riding on all-new EV architecture, cloaked in striking wagon-meets-SUV sheetmetal guaranteed to make a statement

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe 1.6T-GDi review
Spoiler alert: the Hyundai Santa Fe just became properly aspirational. But only if you can live with its styling

2024 Audi Q8 e-tron & SQ8 e-tron review: First Australian drive
The “new” Q8 and SQ8 are same same but slightly different?

2024 Volkswagen Touareg R review
The top-tier Touareg delivers everything you’d want from that R badge

2024 Ford E-Transit Custom first overseas drive
Is this the all-electric van Aussie tradies have been waiting for?

2024 Volvo EX30 vs 2025 Kia EV3 – SPEC BATTLE
The small SUV class has two new electric contenders that major on style and cost around $60K. But which is superior for room, performance and range?

2024 Volkswagen Touareg 170TDI review
The top-end of Volkswagen’s SUVs impresses with its premium feel and drive.

2024 Tesla Cybertruck review: first international drive
Absurd, exotic, polarising and… good? We finally drive the ute born to shock!

2024 Mini Cooper SE review
Slicker, faster, cleverer and more fun than any electric Mini to date. But is that enough?

2024 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max review: first Australian drive
Fresh from entering the medium SUV segment with its Tiggo 7, Chery now ventures into seven-seater-SUV territory. But is the Tiggo 8 good enough to turn buyers away from Korea, Japan and Europe’s strongest players?

2025 Kia Carnival review: first Australian drive
Australia’s favourite people-mover has been given a mid-life update that improves it in important, and also unexpected, ways

2024 Honda Accord E:HEV RS hybrid review: Australian first drive
The Honda Accord goes fully hybrid with a smorgasbord of new tech, though a steep price and limited options continue to limit its appeal

2024 Volvo EX30 review: First Australian drive
Honey, I shrunk the Volvo! We get our first taste on local roads of the new baby SUV to see if it deserves to become the brand’s predicted best-seller

2025 Mazda MX-5 review
Tiny tweaks yield big results for updated MX-5 which continues to be an oasis of driving purity

2024 Genesis GV80 review: Coupe and wagon driven
For luxury in its most pure form, at a comparatively affordable price point, the GV80 deserves a look

2024 BMW iX2 review: First Australian drive
The iX2 makes the case to go electric an extremely compelling one

2024 BMW X2 review: First Australian drive
The winding roads of Tasmania provide an ideal setting to test the capabilities of the second-generation X2

2025 Skoda Kodiaq review
The Czech firm’s seven-seat star enters its bold second generation. Don’t mess it up, guys…

2024 Kia EV5 review: First look walkaround
Kia’s crucial new medium-sized EV5 electric SUV condenses the brilliant EV9’s striking appearance and benchmark interior design into a more compact, much more affordable package