FIRST DRIVES

First drive: Honda CR-V Diesel
Honda finally brings the CR-V Diesel to Australia, and it’s got quite a lot going for it as our first drive reveals.

First drive: Skoda Yeti
Czech soft-roader returns with a new face and lower prices

First drive: Australia’s most powerful car
Say hello to the most powerful production car ever built in Australia.

First drive: Maserati Quattroporte
Twin-turbo Italian beauty gets more room and a stronger, lighter body to take the fight to Porsche and Aston Martin.

First drive: Audi A8
Facelifted Audi A8 brings improvements and performance, at a price

First drive: Jaguar XJR
Making a super sporty version of a luxury limousine may make as much sense as putting wheels on a king size bed, but that doesn’t stop car companies from doing it.

First drive: Infiniti Q50s hybrid
The Infiniti Q50 S proves that a hybrid-driven future doesn’t have to be horrible.

First drive: Skoda Rapid
Latest Czech small car fails to hit the mark

First drive: Jaguar XFR-S
It seems like just yesterday, because it was, that we were telling you about how strange it was of Jaguar to put its savagely tuned 5.0-litre V8 in its XJ limo to create the XJR.

First drive: Subaru WRX STI
One of rally’s original turbo ’toon cars grows up

First drive: BMW M3 & M4
Highly anticipated duo will restore M division’s stellar reputation

First drive: Porsche 911 Turbo S
An outward display of raw fear is not an attractive quality in a man, so it’s a good thing I wear a strong poker-face.

First drive: Volkswagen Golf wagon
In a world where station wagons being eaten alive by SUVs of all sizes the newest Golf wagon provides a compelling alternative

First drive: Isuzu MU-X
Isuzu clearly knows when it’s onto a good thing. Riding on the D-Max’s wave of success – which is up 30 percent year on year – the Japanese brand will launch its first SUV, the MU-X, in Australia next month. And we’ve been driving it.

First drive: W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
BMW and Audi need to up their game enormously if the 3 Series and A4 are going to out-class the new C-Class

FIRST DRIVE: FIAT PUNTO POP
The Fiat Punto is back

First drive: Volvo S60 Polestar
Swedish tuning aces turn a Volvo into a driver’s car

FIRST DRIVE: Renaultsport Clio 200
The hot little Renaultsport Clio is back, and it’s all grown up with a turbocharged engine and dual-clutch gearbox. Does the magic still exist?

First drive: Toyota Kluger
Top-selling seven-seater SUV sharpens up in every respect

FIRST DRIVE: Audi S3
The conservatively-styled Audi S3 returns with more power, more grip and more luxury…and a lower price to boot.

First drive: Porsche 911 Turbo
Through six generations, the Porsche 911 Turbo has meant one thing above all else – stunning performance

FIRST DRIVE: Nissan Altima
Replacing the long-standing Maxima, Nissan Altima’s value equation climbs as you descend the range.

First drive: Kia ProCeed GT
Shock sub-$30K pricing and Euro engineering underpin Kia’s first driver’s car

FIRST DRIVE: Holden Barina RS
Holden introduces the RS badge to its diminutive Barina. But is it warm or hot?