First Drives

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk review
World’s most powerful SUV is not as daft as you’d think

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

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

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 Honda Civic Type R review
Flashes of brilliance from Honda’s front-drive five-door hot hatch, though it’s not so easy on the eyes

2017 Audi RS3 sedan review
The Updated Audi RS3 sedan has arrived in Australia packing a lighter and more powerful five-pot engine and an even sharper dynamic package.

2017 Ford Herrod Performance Mustang review
Melbourne based Herrod Performance gives the Mustang 500kW of grunt along with a lesson in road manners

Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk first drive review
The addition of the off-road-focused Trailhawk has expanded the repertoire of an updated Grand Cherokee line-up.

2017 Audi TT RS coupe review
Second-generation increases its five-pot powers of seduction.

2016 Porsche 718 Cayman first drive review
The poor man’s 911 gets a new role as Porsche’s entry-level sports car via a flat-four heart transplant and a personality all of its own

2015 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S review
We get a little bit sideways in Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo S

2015 Audi A1 review
Here’s the first-ever three-cylinder from the four-ring brand, a new turbocharged 1.0-litre engine that will power the least-expensive versions of the Audi A1 from mid-2015

2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R review
The 2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R is the six-cylinder flagship variant of the fifth-generation Outback line-up, which majors on improved quality and new technology

2015 Skoda Fabia review
New Skoda Fabia is larger and prettier than the slow-selling model it replaces

BMW i3 review
BMW’s ‘born electric’ city car is a $EU2 billion gamble that has delivered one of the most intriguing, gutsy products this century. We drive it Down Under.

Porsche Cayenne S review
The 2015 Porsche Cayenne S gets a new engine and a raft of tweaks to keep the sportscar and SUV specialist’s best seller in the fight

Hyundai Genesis review
The new Hyundai Genesis is the most expensive car the brand has produced but its slowest seller – with big aspirations

Mini Cooper 5-door review
Mini has finally launched its first five-door Cooper hatch, making the iconic model more practical than ever before

Lexus NX300h review
The first version of the Lexus NX compact SUV to arrive is the 300h petrol-electric hybrid starting at $55,000

Audi S3 Cabriolet review
Ingolstadt adds some angst and adrenaline to its A3 convertible range with the four-seat Audi S3 Cabriolet

Mazda 2 Genki review
Mazda expects bigger numbers of its all-new sub-compact for 2015 to be parked in man-caves

Porsche Cayenne S-E Hybrid Review
The Cayenne S E-Hybrid gets a battery pack and an electric motor that work with its supercharged V6 to deliver stunning fuel economy, providing you don’t take it too far from a plug