Buy the new Volkswagen Golf R or get a used Porsche Macan S

Would you rather a competent and capable hot hatch or an SUV with performance and practicality?

Should you buy Australia’s most popular cars?

The ten-second verdicts on the top ten

New vs Used: Buy the new Ford Mustang GT or get a used Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint

Both are iconic, but which Blue Oval hero would you park in your driveway?

New vs Used: Buy the new Kia Stinger or get a used Lexus IS F Sports Luxury

Need pace and practicality? These two provide different takes on the fast sedan

New vs Used: Buy the new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 or get a used McLaren MP4-12C?

Porsche’s latest and greatest coupe versus a bona-fide carbon-tub, doors-go-up supercar. Which one gets your hard-earned – new or used?

Buy the new BMW M2 Competition or get a used BMW E46 M3 CSL?

Two of BMW’s finest M cars go head to head in a hard-fought, circa-$100K showdown. Where’s your pile of loot going – new or used?

Buy the new Audi RS4 Avant or get a used Audi RS6 Performance

Fast wagons are Audi’s forte – all you need to do is choose between a boosted V6 or V8

Buy the new Hyundai i30 N or get a used Ford Focus RS

The i30 N is an impressive feat, but is it better than the accomplished Focus RS?

Buy the new Porsche Cayman S or get a used Audi R8 V8

It's German coupe v German coupe, though with two distinctly different takes on the segment

Police don’t use quotas? Yeah, right.

Police denials of ticket quotas are on the nose

Buy the new Subaru BRZ tS or get a used Ford Mustang EcoBoost

Both the Subaru BRZ tS and Ford Mustang EcoBoost Fastback play the rear-drive four-cylinder-coupe game, but which one deserves your $40K?

New vs Used: Tesla Model 3 Performance or Tesla Model S P85D

It’s a battle of the EVs, but which Tesla would you spend your $91K on?

Does your diesel particulate filter (DPF) need to be replaced?

How you drive and maintain a car fitted with a DPF affects its lifespan

Buy the new Ford Ranger XLT or get a used FPV Pursuit ute

Diesel dual cab or a performance-based Pursuit? If you bleed blue and have a spare $60K to spend, either of these Blue Oval contenders could find space in your driveway

Chevrolet C8 Corvette’s brake pedal feel is adjustable

Chevy adds brake-by-wire to the C8’s arsenal – here’s how it works

New vs Used: Buy the new Chevrolet Camaro 2SS or get a used HSV GEN-F2 GTS

Both offer V8, rear-drive grunt, but which flavour is best – Aussie or American?

Buy the new Suzuki Swift Sport or get a used Volkswagen Golf GTI?

Both the Suzuki Swift Sport and Mk7 VW Golf GTI represent high levels of bang for your bucks, but which is best?

How safe are EVs in a crash?

Can the safety of EVs match the safety of petrol-powered cars? We find out

Buy a new Ford Focus ST-Line or get a used Skoda RS 162TSI wagon?

Ford’s humble warm wagon goes up against the hot Czech load-lugger

New vs Used: Buy the new Genesis G70 or get a used Mercedes-AMG C43?

A box-fresh upstart with virtually no brand equity goes up against Germany’s finest. This could get ugly

Keyless entry car thieves

Criminals don't need a physical key to steal your car anymore

What are the cheapest new cars to buy and own?

These are the ten cheapest cars, including SUVs, hatches, sedans and dual-cab utes, that you can buy in Australia

Which $135,000 supercharged V8 SUV should you buy?

Throw common sense out the window and supercharge the family SUV with these two hulking super V8s

New vs Used: Buy the new Renault Megane RS 280 or get a used BMW M135i

A clear-cut decision for some, but can the polarising new Frenchie overcome the venerable German?