REVIEWS
LAUNCHED: Mazda 3 MPS
Second-gen hot hatch tames the torque, but still walks the walk.
Ferrari 458 Italia
Peter Robinson’s long history with Ferrari was ignited by a late-’60s love affair with a Dino 246. Since then he’s driven virtually every subsequent model from Maranello, making him hard to oust as the man to thrash the brilliant, blinding 458 Italia
Citroen DS3
Wannabe Goddess good but no deity
Review: Mazda CX-5 2.5 AWD
Among 2012’s more eventful moments were Lance Armstrong’s performance-enhanced fall and the meteoric rise of Mazda’s CX-5.
Review: HSV Range
The company that claims to make Holden vehicles special has lived up to its promise with the introduction of its latest Gen-F line-up.
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: 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
2009 Nissan GT-R review
Godzilla returns to Australia, and it’s fully sick.
LAUNCHED: Lexus IS 250 Convertible
Heavy metal strikes a serene chord.
2010 BMW X1 Review
The niche-filling continues as Munich milks the X factor
Driven: Audi A8 4.2 TDI
EIGHT-hundred Newton-Metres. It takes a lot longer to say it than to feel its full-bore rush when you stomp on the turbo-diesel version of Audi’s A8 limo
Volvo S60 Polestar Limited Edition
Here, at last, is a truly fast Volvo that isn’t rubbish.
Review: Mercedes-Benz E400
Will anyone lament the loss of the V8 from the engine menu in Mercedes-Benz’s standard E-Class line-up for Australia when a tasty V6 has been added? Probably not.
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: Volvo S60 Polestar
Swedish tuning aces turn a Volvo into a driver’s car
2009 Audi Q5 3.2 FSI Review
Ingolstadt’s mid-size SUV takes aim at X3.
Heir Triggers – Audi S4 vs BMW 335i
Can’t stretch to an M3 or RS4? Open both barrels on either Audi’s new supercharged S4 or BMW’s twin-turbo 335i and you’re unlikely to feel under-gunned.
Toyota Hybrid Camry
Oz-built eco-warrior ready to charge large-car rivals
2011 BMW X1 28i Review
New turbo four delivers a hit like a six
Review: Volkswagen Golf GTI
Can Volkswagen do no wrong?
Review: Holden Malibu
Holden keeps its foot firmly on the gas with the launch of its all-new Malibu mid-size sedan, which arrives hard on the heels of the VF Commodore.
FIRST DRIVE: FIAT PUNTO POP
The Fiat Punto is back
First drive: Toyota Kluger
Top-selling seven-seater SUV sharpens up in every respect
2009 Audi Q5 3.2FSI review
Audi’ s second?proper SUV following the big?Q7 launched locally in 2006 takes a bite out of the healthy luxury compact SUV market.
