Car Opinions

Good tools: What to look for?

Good tools are worth their weight in gold, so it’s worth spending big on a decent set.

Car Hacking: Time to dial down the panic meter

Cameron Kirby believes it’s time to take off the tin-foil hat, and stop stressing about your car’s operating system being hacked

New Porsche Boxster sounds like trouble

Stephen Corby changes his relationship status with Porsche to ‘it’s complicated’ after getting behind the wheel of the latest 718 Boxster.

Pedestrians don’t need life saving lights

Putting warning lights in the ground for pedestrians engulfed in their mobile is just about the dumbest ‘road safety’ idea this year, argues Cameron Kirby.

Daniel Ricciardo’s unfortunate reality

This weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix looms as the defining moment in Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 career

New Mercedes-Benz diesel engine

Ever-tightening emission regulations have thrown the future of the diesel engine into question, or have they?

On the Ford Focus rear axle

Ford called on British firm GKN for its brilliant Focus RS drivetrain

Why I won’t buy an Apple car

Technical glitches are a bit more significant at 100km/h

Roothy’s 40-series Toyota, Milo, suffers metal fatigue

Roothy rolls with the punches and explains why his 40-series toyota land cruiser, Milo, is slowly bouncing to bits.

Lowering speed limits is not the answer to road safety

While the road toll rose in 2015, your chance of being killed on Australian roads is still miniscule

Unmolested collectible classic cars worth more

There’s a fine - often big-dollar - line between leaving a classic car as-found and restoring it to better-than-new

Kimberley rock art could date back 60,000 years

The Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley may be the world’s oldest.

Toyota FJ Cruiser bitter sweet farewell

Toyota announced this week that its FJ Cruiser – a retro-styled off-roader that harkens back to the original FJ40 – will end production in August. It’s been on sale here since 2011, where it’s attracted a loyal following. Are we sad to see it go? Anna Kantilaftas and Barry Park argue the toss.

4x4 towing weights continue to increase

Towing weights for four-wheel drives continue to increase, but vehicles aren’t getting much stronger. So what’s the deal?

How to drive at 200km/h safely

Should we introduce autobahns in Australia? Toby Hagon tells us what they’re all about.

Aussie motoring journos at 4X4OTY are corrupt, just ask Facebook

The media consists of corrupt scumbag journalists who are in it only for the big bucks – Just ask the facebook trolls.

The ladies who drive competition Toyota 4x4s

Driving a competition truck is a hell of way to have fun. Roothy chases down the girls from Team Petticoat, who show him a thing or two about Extreme winching and staying upright.

The indestructable 40 Series Toyota 'Milo'

After years of pounding Milo out bush, Roothy almost retired his famous green tin on wheels. But battered and bent, she’s still a beauty.

4x4 Diesel engines are getting smaller

Do good things come in small packages?

Top 10 4x4 trips in Australia

Ron Moon has a crack at choosing his Top 10 Aussie destinations.

Bernie Ecclestone says women can’t drive Susie Wolff comes to his defence

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone’s tactless-tongue strikes again as he announces he doesn’t believe women can compete with men in Formula One. Retired racing driver, Susie Wolff, comes to his defence.

Are “Electric Highways” going to change the world and make us all buy EVs?

Are the upsides of electric car technology offset by the inconvenience of Australia’s lacking infrastructure? Stephen Corby looks at the innovative Electric Highway solution that could turn the tide in favour of EVs and bring in the buyers.

When Land Rover Defender received Cup holders

Only a true Landie-phile will remember the time when the Defender got cup holders

Do speeding fines work?

Stephen Corby tells us what he really thinks about speeding fines.