WhichCar Reviews




2019 Hyundai IONIQ Electric Premium – long term review
Is an electric car with fairly limited range still useful enough for the daily grind? We put Hyundai’s electric IONIQ to a long-term test to see what cracks might develop.

If you think the new Defender isn’t a ‘true off roader’, you are wrong
The reborn Land Rover Defender is going to be a serious weapon off the beaten track

Meet the man hoping to keep humans in the driving seat of autonomous cars
Nissan’s head of autonomy shares his vision, which unusually, is all about retaining that human touch

The hidden costs of car ownership
Purchasing a car is one thing, but affording to run it can be a whole different kettle of fish. Here are some things to consider

1990 Nissan Pulsar GTi-R: Fast Car History Lesson
A little ’Zilla with hopes of World Rally glory

Want to live on Conrod Straight? Now you can
Bathurst property on Mt Panorama up for auction for first time in 33 years, and it’s got a ringside seat to the track

I want to go car racing but how do I start?
Jacquie is 51 and wants to tackle the track, but where does she start?

How a Toyota broke my ribs at 310km/h – Andy Wallace
Taking one of Australian motorsport’s fastest corners flat out has some serious consequences

The 1964 Trabant 601 was a chip off the Eastern bloc
The Trabant’s longevity was an indicator of austerity, not engineering excellence

2019 Skoda Kodiaq RS vs 2015 HSV R8 Tourer: New vs Used
Hell-raising wagons on two different levels. Literally

WhichCar’s Weekly Automotive recap: here are the stories that made headlines
Feeling a little left out of the loop? Not to worry, here are the top headlines of the week revisited

New vs Used: Buy the new Kia Stinger or get a used Lexus IS F Sports Luxury
Need pace and practicality? These two provide different takes on the fast sedan

WhichCar’s favourite supercharged cars
It often flies under the radar, but the supercharged engine finds itself under the bonnet of some great cars. Here are our favourites

Electric Jags get Lego Speed Champions treatment
EVs and an SUV get its official Lego rendition with Formula E and i-Pace eTrophy racers

Mercedes-AMG CLA35 Australian pricing announced
Stylish brother to AMG’s cheapest model cops a high price tag on Aussie shores

Lexus replaces faulty Takata airbags… with faulty airbags
The Takata saga gets worse, as Lexus calls in previously repaired IS models over concerns that replacement airbags were improperly manufactured.

Hyundai backs aspiring racers with tarmac training program
Successful Sydney tarmac series offers big carrot to junior drivers in the shape of a Hyundai i30N drive

Right-hand drive Hennessey Exorcist review
Testing one of the world’s wildest cars on Australian roads

C8 Corvette gains its racing stripes
Chevrolet takes the wraps off its LM GTE-fighting Corvette

Lamborghini Urus 2019 review
Say hello to the saviour of Sant’Agata. The Urus is the car that looks set to preserve the soul of Lamborghini

Audi RS4 Avant updated for 2020
We’ll see a new version of Ingolstadt’s fast wagon arriving on Aussie shores next year

Top 20 weirdest car names
We would have LOVED to be in the marketing meetings where they conjured up these monikers

The C8 Corvette rips a couple of cheeky skids
Videos show new mid-engine ’Vette doing donuts and blasting to 183km/h

Walkinshaw Camaro Power Pack revealed
Aussie tuner turns its hand to iconic American muscle car

