Car Opinions

Why the 2020 Jeep Gladiator is one of the most hotly anticipated 4x4 of the year

Excitement builds for the Gladiator and Matt explains why it is more than your average ute

Does anybody believe in Nurburgring laptimes anymore?

Let’s face it. Things have got a bit silly at the Green Hell

Michael Stahl: Waking up in Porsche paradise

Stahl takes a trip to Laguna Seca for the Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI festival

Stephen Corby: surrender your licence? Balls to that

"Having a vasectomy must be a lot like the day you have to hand your driver's licence in."

WhichCar team 2019 new car wish list

These are the vehicles the WhichCar writers are most looking forward to in 2019

Top five 4x4 opinion columns of 2018

The beauty of an opinion is you don’t have to agree with it.

John Carey: the hot air of climate deniers

Carbon dioxide was identified before Captain James Cook made the first map of the east coast of Australia. How much the gas contributes to the Greenhouse Effect was discovered when Ned Kelly was a boy.

Interview with Ironman 4x4's Adam Craze

When your life’s passion is also your workplace, every day of toil is hugely rewarding.

Passion - The secret ingredient behind any successful 4x4

The success of the Jimny, Wrangler and G-Wagen is largely thanks to the passion of its engineers

How dual-cab utes have changed and what needs changing

Tracing the great ute revolution through the Hilux's evolution

Can an off-road vehicle achieve five-star safety?

The 2019 Jeep Wrangler’s one-star safety rating raises questions about whether vehicles like it and the new Suzuki Jimny have a place in the modern, safer world.

How electronic 4x4 driving modes work: Tech Torque

Terrain Response? Multi-Terrain Select? Terrain Management System? Electronic 4x4 systems sport different names but utilise the same principles.

The Insider: ANCAP stars don't always align

Are we too safety-focused?

The best 4x4s are built, not bought

Individual by design, suited for the individual taste.

John Carey: Browsing the EV showroom

Carey wonders whether an EV will feature in his garage sometime soon

Are full-size factory-direct RHD 4x4s a viable option for manufacturers?

They’ve been “under consideration” for years, but are full-size factory-direct RHD 4x4s ever coming to Australia?

Visiting the five 'corners' of Australia

Visiting all five border corners of Australia isn't so straight forward, but Ron's quest is close at hand

Editor's letter: tired of the Toyota Supra waiting game

How much longer can we wait for the Toyota Supra?

Ad Standard’s double standards are out of control

Australia is addicted to alcohol and gambling but heaven forbid you should see someone having fun in a ute

What might've been: HSV's hybrid eCommodore

Editor Inwood learns what HSV was planning, had they fettled with Holden's ZB Commodore

Michael Stahl: Tribulations of a marathon man

A few weeks back I put on a penguin suit and took my dad to dinner. This was special, because he lives in Brisbane and I’m in Sydney, where this dinner was being held, at the Royal Automobile Club of Australia

Stephen Corby: Flat-six and out

"I spent a week in a yellow Cayman GTS and disliked it so much I never took it for a proper drive"

Why the four-door Ford Mustang is a terrible idea

A Mustang with four cylinders makes perfect sense, but four doors is a Ford faux pas

Remembering the original Range Rover

A drive in Range Rover's uber-luxury SDV8 Autobiography brings back memories of the original's simplicity.