FIRST DRIVES
First drive: Nissan X-Trail
Aussie SUV favourite finds refinement and offers seven-seat option
First drive: 2014 Alfa Romeo MiTo
Only months before a new-generation Mini Cooper launches in Australia, Alfa Romeo has put its Mini challenger – the Mito – through a ‘Series II’ enhancement program.
First drive: Jaguar F-Type Coupe
The rain in Spain made our first taste of Jaguar’s new coupe a challenge
First drive: Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
Jaguar’s F-Type Coupe is stiffer, sexier and more sensible than the Convertible with which it shares much in common. But what’s it like to drive?
First drive: Lexus CT200h
Lexus introduces facelifted version of its smallest hybrid
First drive: BMW M235i
Never in the history of automotive journalism has a road loop done less justice to the launch model.
First drive: MINI Cooper
Sharper performance, handling – and price – for new Mini
First drive: Porsche 991 GT3 cup racer
‘The Stahlmeister’ tries out the latest 991 Carrera GT3 Cup race car.
First drive: Volkswagen Polo
Former COTY winner undergoes light facelift with new tech
First Aussie drive: Jaguar F-Type
Associate editor Westerman’s worried. He’s driven Jaguar’s F-Type through Spain’s mountainous north, and in the July 2103 issue, given it bigger raps than Jay-Z and Tupac. But has he got it right? Does European brilliance translate to Aussie awesomeness?
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.
