Car Reviews

LAUNCHED: Lexus IS 250 Convertible

Heavy metal strikes a serene chord.

LAUNCHED: Mazda 3 MPS

Second-gen hot hatch tames the torque, but still walks the walk.

LAUNCHED: Kia Cerato Koup

Good looks and, umm, looks good.

LAUNCHED: Skoda Octavia

Price-leader 1.6 joins value-packed range.

LAUNCHED: Audi S4

Supercharged V6 replaces atmo V8, but no sympathy cards required.

LAUNCHED: Audi TT RS

Reborn turbo five kicks RS, but chassis misses the sweet spot.

Bloom times - Lotus Evora

It's the Lotus built for touring, not just track days. But is the Evora enough to see the British sports-car maker blossom into a mainstream contender?

LAUNCHED: Volkswagen Polo

New-gen small car ponies up tiny turbo tech.

FIRST DRIVE: BMW 760Li

Wheelsmag's US correspondent John Lamm plays chauffer for the day in the biggest Beemer sedan.

LAUNCHED: Audi A5 2.0 TFSI Quattro

Turbo four definitely not on the nose.

The king and I - Porsche 911 Carrera S

Robbo lets rip in the latest iteration of a model that's both infatuated and infuriated him over the last 40 years. So does the second-gen 997 retain its crown?

LAUNCHED: Mini Cooper D

Outstanding efficiency in cute-as-a-button packaging.

Indecent exposure - Audi TTS v BMW Z4 v Merc SLK 350 v Porsche Boxster S

Who needs sunshine when you have four of Germany's hottest convertibles ready to unleash in the Aussie Alps?

Trued grit - Mazda 3 MPS

The second-gen of Mazda's wild-child hot hatch is as wickedly potent as the first, but chassis changes have reined in the manic torque steer, and helped deliver handling that's no longer a handful.

LAUNCHED: Lambo Murcielago LP670-4 SV

Lean beef that leaves you very full.

Positive spin - Toyota Prius

Geeks and greenies will love it unconditionally, but can Prius III also woo drivers?

LAUNCHED: Porsche 911 GT3

Bigger engine, even more brilliance.

LAUNCHED: BMW Z4

Roof now hard, but character is softer.

Cruze control

The small-car segment is now Australia's largest, and Mazda and Toyota are hogging the sales fast lane. Can Holden's new globally developed Cruze redirect the traffic flow?

LAUNCHED: Skoda Superb

Despite the self-indulgent name, Skoda's new luxo limo flagship has finally arrived offering a tonne of metal of the money.

Strip show - 370Z v HSV R8

Game Zed brings V6 knife to heavyweight V8 gunfight.

Nissan 370Z v HSV R8, Evo X, Cayman S

Not content to have stung Porsche with its upstart GT-R, Nissan widens the front with a Zed-led assault.

LAUNCHED: Honda Odyssey

Almost-sexy seven-seater with substance.

Slide tracked - 370Z v Evo X

Zed plays the power card against Evo's traction.