REVIEWS

2018 Abarth 595 Competizione First Drive Review
2018 Abarth 595 Competizione: Unmistakable looks; serious performance; brilliant exhaust note

2018 Hyundai i30 N review
Hyundai’s first hot hatch makes a profoundly strong first impression

2018 Audi R8 V10 RWS review: road and track
Front driveshafts be gone! R8 RWS snubs quattro for the purity of rear-drive. Better all-round car results.

Audi SQ5 v Jaguar F-Pace S v Porsche Macan Turbo v Range Rover Velar P380 v Volvo XC60 T8 comparison review
A trio of these cars shone during COTY testing, which gave us the idea to gather the best of the current crop of sports SUVs to see which one best blends performance and real-world usability

2018 Range Rover Vogue Si4 PHEV Review
Range Rover joins the plug-in hybrid set with a four-cylinder version of the Vogue luxury off-roader

2018 Range Rover Sport SVR review
The hooligans at Land Rover’s SVO division have obviously been studying what their AMG rivals across the Channel have been getting away with for years, deciding that Alfaterbach’s ‘too much power is never enough’ approach is a strategy worth emulating.

2018 Mercedes-AMG CLS53 review
Sleek debut for AMG’s first electrified drivetrain based around a box-fresh and high-tech inline six

2018 Citroen C3 Shine review
Perky, stylish French flair, downsized … for a price

2018 MG ZS review
Chinese-owned British brand MG has launched what it calls a premium SUV in Australia, for not much money

2018 BMW X2 sDrive20i M Sport X review
More hatchback than high-rider, the X2 is an X1 with flair

2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 L review
An engine downsize has not blunted the razor-sharp edge of AMG’s big, bad super sedan

2018 Nissan Navara review
Revised suspension puts new springs in Navara’s step, at least when there’s a load on board

2018 BMW i3S review
BMW’s Wheels Car of the Year victor adds a more athletic variant to the four-strong i3 line-up

2018 Ferrari Portofino review
What a beauty! The new Ferrari Portofino retains the foldaway hardtop format of its predecessor, but loses the less-than-lovely looks

Hyundai Kona v Mazda CX-3 v Toyota C-HR v Subaru XV comparison review
South Korea’s belated small SUV entrant packs the heat, but can it match the cool class and well-bred sophistication of Japan’s small AWD stars?

2018 Lexus RX 350L Review
LEXUS finally has a seven-seat offering that doesn’t cost six digits, with the RX SUV’s rump gaining a few extra inches of real estate to squeeze in an extra pair of pews.

Video: Volkswagen Arteon vs Kia Stinger vs Commodore SS-V
Can a pair of newcomers from Kia and Volkswagen soothe the sting of the V8 sedan’s demise?

2018 Nissan 370Z Roadster review
Nissan’s Roadster refuses to age aesthetically, but time’s catching up on the mechanicals

2018 Nissan Patrol review
Clever driver-assist technology comes to the Nissan Patrol including a rear-vision mirror that can see through rear-seat passengers

2018 Ford Mustang GT review
A first drive on US turf reveals minor updates make for a more complete Ford Mustang

2018 Holden Commodore review
HOLDEN is continuing the full-sized family-car line the 48-215 started in 1948 with the ZB, but there the similarities finish.

2018 Mazda MX-5 RF GT Limited Edition review
Australian-exclusive MX-5 special gains subtle enhancements and track-day cred

2018 Mercedes-Benz A180 City Edition review
Merc prepares to clear the decks of its likeable little runabout with a smart-looking special edition

2018 Renault Megane RS280 review
The hot-hatch class gets even hotter with the tough-looking, multi-talented Renaultsport Megane RS280. And you can buy it in orange.