Car Opinions

Restraining order

Samantha uncovers a secret killer lurking in the back seats.

Footloose: A bid to cut Australia's regional road tolls

There’s a very simple and inexpensive way to reduce the road toll in Australia’s regional areas.

Tech Torque: Electronic chassis control systems

Electronic chassis control systems have changed on-road safety. Now the systems are doing the same for off-road 4x4 ability.

Dash cam dilemmas

An in-car camera or dash cam can exonerate you if you’re in a car accident, but it can also document your vehicular indiscretions

Dirty Work: Discovering Cape York

No matter how many time he’s been to The Cape, Roothy is still discovering new and exciting places.

Dieselgate: Where there’s smoke…

Volkswagen should not be let off the hook, argues Stephen Corby

Top 10 car hacks

A few tricks of the trade to make life behind the wheel a bit more comfortable. It may even save you a penny or two.

Tight Lines: Kayak Fishing

After years of casting from boats and banks, Steve Starling has joined the kayak fishing revolution.

Will VW lawyers have wriggle room?

Volkswagen has apologised for its cheating diesels and announced a recall. Can it be forced to pay billions of dollars in fines?

Has Dieselgate doomed the diesel?

Governments in Europe drove big growth in fuel-saving diesels. That could change

Backlash builds in US over Dieselgate

Right now, Volkswagen is a deeply damaged brand in America.

Frankfurt 2015: The SUV is king, and it’s your fault

The flood of new and proposed SUVs has reached sports-car territory

Weekend spin: Porsche 911 Carrera S

It’s an ugly question that follows the keys to anything expensive and exotic: Is it YOURS?

Footloose: Cat culling in Australia. Conservation or cold-blooded?

Feral felines are killing off Australia's native wildlife. But is a cat cull called for? Ron Moon reckons so.

Will the Justin Wilson tragedy change IndyCar or F1?

Motor sport has a habit of finding wisdom too bloody late.

Footloose: The last Land Rover Defender. What’s next?

Production of the Land Rover Defender ends soon. What will its replacement look and drive like?

Frankfurt motor show. Sex may sell but so does speed

The 2015 Frankfurt motor show was largely about speed, even when it was trying to be green, or comfortable

Car park accidents

Reversed into a parked car and left an ugly scratch, but no contact details? Don’t be that guy.

OPINION: Lamborghini Aventador

A love of cars isn’t an easy thing to understand for some people. We all have our moments – until we got hold of the keys to a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4.

Call Porsche 911 – I’ve got a first-world emergency

Will your new Carrera S thump and slap around town? Um yeah, they all do that. Ain’t it wonderful…

Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Chrysler SRT V8s

Building cars in Australia is not viable. Apparently. So how can Chrysler justify bringing in a special-order V8 for our market?

Opinion: More power than a mortal can handle

There is only one reason why your typical billionaire can pilot a Ferrari 488 GTB on a public road without becoming part of the scenery

Autonomy or anarchy: the problem with self-driving cars

Are you worried that autonomous cars will spoil your motoring fun? Relax – they won’t find that so easy

Road Etiquette

When did our roads become riddled with ignorant morons? WhichCar writer, Samantha Stevens, dives into the world of road manners.