Car Reviews

2018 Ute Test: Nissan Navara ST-X

Nissan’s Navara D23 is less than three years old, but it has already been updated twice. Is it finally right?

2018 Hyundai i30 SR quick review

We’ve already picked the Hyundai i30 SR as the pick of the small Korean hatch’s line-up. Here’s why

2018 Ute Test: Mitsubishi Triton Exceed

With ongoing factory discounts, the Triton is the cheapest of the mainstream 4x4 dual cabs available in Australia.

Mazda CX-5 Touring v Jeep Compass Limited comparison review

The Compass nameplate finally finds its bearings with the all-new 2018 model, but how does it measure up to one of the SUV segment’s top dogs?

2018 Ute Test: Mercedes-Benz X250d

Dual-cab 4x4s are booming – not just in Australia but across the globe – and Mercedes-Benz wants a slice of the action.

2018 Ford Fiesta ST performance review

Ford is tempting fate by messing with the winning Fiesta ST formula. However, sometimes change begets greatness

2018 Ute Test: Mazda BT-50 GT

There’s a lot of Ford Ranger in Mazda’s BT-50, which by and large is a good thing.

2018 Mercedes-Benz X350d review

We head to Slovenia for our first taste of Merc’s dual-cab ute in full-strength V6 format

2018 McLaren Senna performance review

Wilder than the P1 and with the potential to be the fastest production car ever made, McLaren’s 588kW Senna screams its intent

2018 Ute Test: Isuzu D-Max LS-T

Isuzu’s D-Max is more stayer than sprinter, but isn’t that what utes are made for?

2018 Ford Focus RS Limited Edition long-term review

Cup-tyre-shod, WRC-inspired hot hatch takes up a seven-month residence in our long-term fleet

2018 Ute Test: Holden Colorado LTZ

The Colorado arrived in 2012, but it’s the rebirth it underwent in 2017 that really counts.

2018 Mazda CX-8 review

Mazda Australia spots a vacant niche in its SUV line-up; seven-seater CX-8 slides in to fill it.

2018 Kia Carnival Platinum CRDi quick review

It’s the most money you can spend on a Kia, but do you get the most Kia for the money?

2018 Ute Test: Ford Ranger XLT

Ford’s PX Ranger is proof that Australia is the perfect place to design and develop a ute. Hopefully, there will be more of it.

2016-2018 Holden Spark Range Review

The Holden Spark is a tiny five-door hatchback that is easy to park, fun to steer, and drives surprisingly well on country roads. Smartphone apps display on its touchscreen.

Gallery: Chopped custom Nissan Y62 Patrol ute

Left-of-field dual-cab is a neatly chopped Y62 Patrol.

2018 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Estate quick review

Mercedes-AMG’s scorching wagon offers an SUV antidote for families that need to be somewhere in a hurry

2018 Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design quick review

The D5 brings twin-turbo performance and diesel fuel economy to the award-winning Swedish premium SUV

2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio review

It’s an SUV, Italian-style

2005 Mazda 6 MPS review: classic MOTOR

It’s not the rally-bred Evo slayer we’d hoped for, but the 190kW all-paw turbo Mazda6 MPS may be a better road car

2018 BMW M3 CS performance review

Bavaria makes finding ‘the one’ a little easier

2018 Aston Martin Vantage performance review

It’s the most important Aston Martin since the DB9. Is the AMG-powered Vantage a real rival to a certain Stuttgart big shot?

BMW 740i v Lexus LS500 comparison review

It's a battle of the luxo-barges as BMW's 740i takes on Lexus' LS500