Car Reviews

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG review

The sensational Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ is so much more than a tribute to the brand’s glorious past. It’s a modern classic.

Abarth Punto Evo

Scorpion badge brings sting to Fiat’s hatch

Worlds Apart

MX-5 thought it had the sporty rag-top market all to itself, but not if Mini’s new Cooper S Cabrio has its way

Lexus RX450h

Let’s take this one day at a time and see how it goes

Mercedes S63 AMG

Downsized donk still knows thunder road

Kia Sportage

May be misnamed, but won’t be misplaced in suburbia

Holden Commodore SS V RS454 Sportwagon review

A Holden dealer has turned up the wick on the Commodore SS V Sportwagon’s 6.0-litre V8, offering 480kW and 920Nm of rubber-smoking, supercharged goodness

Hard Core! Porsche vs Lamborghini

Lamborghini's hardest Gallardo takes on Porsche's sharpest-shooting 911

Alfa Romeo Giulietta

147 replacement arrives late but likeable

Maserati GranCabrio

Brilliance not essential when you look this good

Subaru WRX STi Spec C

Lighter, tighter, righter – for Japan, at least

Audi R8 Spyder

Top chopped, engine note cranked to V10

Mercedes E500 Coupe

CLK successor makes a class distinction

Range Rover Sport

New engines crank up the volume, designers tone down the butch

Porsche Boxster Spyder

Playing the heritage card sheds light on the subject

2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo review

It ain’t pretty, but the Panamera means business

Ferrari 458 Italia

Peter Robinson’s long history with Ferrari was ignited by a late-’60s love affair with a Dino 246. Since then he’s driven virtually every subsequent model from Maranello, making him hard to oust as the man to thrash the brilliant, blinding 458 Italia

2009 HSV Clubsport R8 review

The big-selling Clubby has grown in size, power and poise. But is it really better?

2010 BMW X1 Review

The niche-filling continues as Munich milks the X factor

Toyota Hybrid Camry

Oz-built eco-warrior ready to charge large-car rivals

FPV Super Pursuit vs HSV Maloo R8

Blue-collar chic has never been as potent as these tray-backs on steroids

Unlimiting Factors

Modern vehicles still struggle with our idea of Bushability. Let’s see who's closest to the mark.

4X4 of the Year touring

All this year's finalists will make a pleasant vehicle for touring both the wilder areas of Australia and the city backstreets, some just do it better.

Land Rover Discovery 4 vs Range Rover Sport review

Sometimes, more technological attention needs to be paid when developing new versions of old-school stuff that worked.