MOTORINGMotoringThis is quite possibly the fastest car I’ve ever driven – at least in a straight line – which makes it a useful tool for impressing and occasionally terrifying other people. But it does not make it my favourite vehicle ever.
Stephen Corby
Top hybridsBusinessThere’s (green) blood in the streets, but you’re still thinking of buying an EV. Well, here are five sensible hybrids and a fancy one for those who like to fox around in flash cars.
MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian MagazineIf you’re looking for a proper off-road vehicle, the options are limited. So no wonder there’s a buzz around the new Toyota LandCruiser.
MotoringMotoringHow much would you pay for a used car if you really wanted it? To see if you qualify as a buyer of the world’s most expensive vehicles, first answer these five questions.
MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian MagazineThe 718 Spyder RS is a two-seater slice of Porsche history: the last ever mid-engined, naturally aspirated convertible masterpiece it will ever make.
Stephen Corby
MotoringMotoringDon’t get bitten by a bad car this year of the wood snake. Here are the five worst cars that you could possibly buy in 2025.
exclusiveHeroThe driver who wins the first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season won’t just take home glory – he’ll be delivered a trophy in a monogrammed trunk, courtesy of Louis Vuitton.
MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian MagazineThis latest creation from the Chinese carmaker leaves me feeling like the cartoon character Wile E Coyote. I can picture myself taking off at great speed and the panels, doors and windows all flying off to leave me hugging an ACME rocket.
Stephen Corby
MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian MagazineBetween the Kia Carnival and Hyundai Staria there can only be one winner – and by ‘winner’ I mean one which I hated significantly less than I expected to.
Stephen Corby
Electric vehiclesTechnologyTesla’s Cybertruck has become America’s fifth most popular electric vehicle but overall 2024 was a disappointing year for the Elon Musk-helmed company.
MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian MagazineI can only liken this Ferrari 296 GTS – a plug-in hybrid – to what happens when you ask the world’s best chef to make supper using only a turnip and dog food.
MotoringGreat Wall Motors or as we call it here, GWM, had a less than stellar start in Australia with its hybrid EVs. No wonder once he took over, Trump immediately cancelled EVs.
MOTORINGOf the 10 new cars that collapsed in price last year, all were EVs bar one. Well, there’s a shock!
MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian MagazineThis Kia EV5 is worth the hefty price tag in part because its interior feels far more premium than Kias ever used to — and about 100 times more premium than a Tesla.
Stephen Corby
MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian MagazineFor years I’ve pretended to dislike the Porsche 911, if only to wind up my Top Gear colleagues. But now I’m coming clean.
MotoringTrumpy is right. Of course the land of the free should take back the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland.
MotoringMotoringChinese manufacturer BYD, which entered the Australian car market just two years ago, has taken over from Tesla as the vehicle EV buyers are most likely to consider.
MotoringMotoringHundreds of thousands of Holden owners could be eligible for compensation from GM after a class action was launched over alleged faulty transmission systems. Does your car have one?
MotoringJust when you thought driving silently meant you were safe, German newspaper Der Spiegel has revealed that leaked data shows the precise locations of about 800,000 VW electric vehicles.
MotoringWomen wanted him and men wanted to be him, and now they can buy a piece of Steve McQueen’s motoring legacy – or for those of a more tender age, the car was also owned by Jerry Seinfeld.
MotoringWhatever way you’re celebrating the festive season, let’s reflect on those less fortunate in Brunei, where it will be Christmas-less but at least you can spend the day admiring the Sultan’s cars.
MotoringIt’s reputedly got the same power as a turbo-prop aircraft and probably flies faster when it leaves the road and buries itself in a tunnel wall. Life flashes by quickly behind the wheel of a Pagani.
WealthWealthOlder Australians are keeping the classic car market motoring but the buyers are getting very selective, and the growth of EV and potential of hydrogen vehicles could undermine their value.
MOTORINGMotoringThis muscular Mustang and its six-speed manual gearbox stands out among the crowd of EVs and hybrids and reminds us all what it’s like to have fun behind the wheel.
Stephen Corby
MotoringJaguar’s a name synonymous with great looking but unreliable British marques and it seems the company’s Indian owner has even managed to take that dubious reputation a step too far.
MOTORINGMotoringA bold design decision translates to maximum comfort for rear seat passengers in the Polestar 4. But why would any car buyer care so much about the comfort of their passengers?
Stephen Corby
Woke motoringThe TimesThe concept car, which will form the basis for Jaguar’s highly anticipated electric GT, has attracted widespread ridicule. Critics compared it to the Barbie car and Lady Penelope’s FAB 1 from Thunderbirds.
Ben Clatworthy
Diversity pushThe TimesFor those expressing faux outrage at the rebranding of Jaguar, or genuinely forlorn at the company’s ‘woke’ overhaul, things may be about to get even worse.
Robert Lea
MotoringIn his seminal novel, Hunter S Thompson describes sin city as a surreal, grotesque manifestation of the American dream – which might explain Max Verstappen’s Las Vegas finish.
MOTORINGMotoringThis feature allowed me to turn a couple of 50-plus male passengers into hooting school boys as it hurled us from a standing start to 100km/h in a hilarious 3.7 seconds. But don’t get me started on the impenetrable operating system.
Stephen Corby