REVIEWS

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

Review: Opel Corsa OPC
There are a lot of emotions I expected to see on the face of the bloke getting out of the Opel Corsa OPC in front of me – bemusement, sadness, fear – but joy was not one of them.

Review: Subaru Outback
You can be certain of one thing when you show up at a Subaru launch. Japan’s most idiosyncratic car maker won’t be offering the same stuff as everybody else.

Review: Maserati Quattroporte S
Lift the bonnet of the new Quattroporte S for a glimpse of Maserati’s future.

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

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: Volvo V40
Volvo has always had an unusual approach to marketing. The pitch for the V40, however, is even stranger, appealing as it does to people’s altruism.

Review: Jaguar F-Type
Yes, it’s a Jaguar, folks, but almost certainly not as you know it.

Review: BMW M6 Gran Coupe
Brings the speed, but not the pharmacology

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

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.

LAUNCHED: Lambo Murcielago LP670-4 SV
Lean beef that leaves you very full.

Audi A5 2.0T quattro
By finding yet another application for its latest-generation 2.0-litre TFSI four, Audi has created a cracker

Porsche Boxster Spyder
Playing the heritage card sheds light on the subject

Nissan GT-R MY11
Now the monster is even angrier. Everyone’s happy, then

Review: VW Beetle
Remember Peter Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris? Evidently VW doesn’t.