I expected this car to be dull. Boy, was I wrong
I expected something as invigorating as an unbuttered piece of white bread with a warm water chaser. But driving it was like discovering that your economy class seat has been upgraded to Private Jet.
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This Lexus is so cramped, I felt like corned beef
The LBX is supposed to be small but it’s also supposed to be luxurious. They got it half-right, I suppose.
Car tipped to become instant classic
The final special-edition version of this legendary sports car is expected to become a collector’s item, as the maker heads in a new direction.
How fast – or slow – can an escargot? Ask Jeff
Forget the Olympics. And the F1 because they’re all on school hols. This is bigger. Yes, it’s Milliondollarcarmageddon and Snailarmageddon! Confused? So are we.
If there’s one thing Aussies love, it’s an SUV with a Mazda badge
Mazda has outdone Toyota and even Hyundai in taking the upper ends of its range to a more premium, luxurious place without the need for an offshoot-brand marketing effort.
Fiat’s useless, electric sports car
What we have here is very much a city car, an electric shopping trolley – albeit one with very little room for bags.
A terrible, horrible, very bad day in Hungary
The F1 Hungarian Grand Prix wasn’t for the kiddies to listen in too with some adult antics on full display and I’m not sure any driver wants to win that way.
Want to save $100k? Buy a used Lamborghini
If you’ve just handed over the brown paper bag with $600k cash for a new Lambo then you’ve just lost $100k. Which is why it pays to know which cars keep high residual value.
Does Mini’s SUV prove bigger is always better?
The latest Countryman is a maxi Mini battling an identity crisis.
‘Like Usain Bolt after a wasabi enema’: an EV that’s Clarkson approved
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N doesn’t just look good, it’s faster than a Ferrari. Finally, here’s an electric car I love.
Battle of Britain sequel proves a real tear jerker
Imagine the conversations going on in the war office as the once indomitable Red Bull team comes to terms with its Silverstone vulnerability. I reckon it went like this …
This eye-catching SUV brings power back into vogue
The end might be nigh for petrol, but Genesis proves its sporty new SUV will go out in style.
F1 brings back the biff, even if NRL couldn’t
Rugby league fans wanted to bring back the biff years ago but the honchos resisted. Thankfully F1 has shrugged off the gentlemanly behaviour for some fender bender action.
To the batmobile! Introducing BMW’s maddest car yet
The XM is the sort of car that inspires people to turn up on your doorstep and ask questions, such as ‘Have you gone mad?’ And yet also ‘Can you please take me for a ride?’
This is a car for cardigan wearers like Gareth Southgate
When I heard that England’s football manager had replaced his trademark waistcoat with a cardigan, I must confess that I wasn’t very interested. But it seems I’m out of step.
This beefed-up Porsche redefines the term ‘muscle car’
The exceptional Panamera G3 feels like a proper Porsche that’s spent a lot of time in the gym, and perhaps at a pharmacy stealing steroids.
‘Tank’ that elevates you with the Riviera’s glitterati
So you need something individual to swan into the French Riviera’s Pam Pam bar? How about something with an Italian name and all the elegance of a German tank.
This luxe electric SUV has a cool party trick
Personally, I avoid car dealers with the same passion with which I shun Lycra, Brussels sprouts and the ear-harming yowls and y’alls of country music. But I will say this: Audi dealers must be phenomenally good at their jobs.
This car is basically Alexa with windscreen wipers
Who’s really in charge in the Mercedes CLE 450 Premier Edition – me, or the car’s tetchy virtual assistant?
Akio stays in the driver’s seat but Brad’s in the pits
Toyota’s head honcho will keep the company chair warm despite a scandal with the carmaker’s compliance but saving the latest Brad Pitt racing movie might be a bit of a challenge.
This station wagon beats any SUV, hands down
It struck me this week, as I pondered Audi’s riotous RS6 station wagon and the many ways in which I love it, that perhaps the reason I hate all SUVs is that – unlike me – they are simply too tall.
Hang on — is this Volvo SUV the perfect family car?
I spent a long time trying to find anything annoying or substandard about the latest incarnation of Volvo’s seven-seater XC90, but I just couldn’t. Apart from the relentless bonging, obviously.
New Chinese brand to drive down EV prices
This impressive newcomer has Tesla in its sights and a drive of its latest SUV suggests it has the quality and engineering smarts to win over buyers.
Rambo Lambo that doesn’t attract the fun police
Take a good close look at this image and ask yourself, would I hand over $650,000 for that boxy monstrosity? Now consider that its badge is Lamborghini …
Investors bet on ‘pin-up’ car portfolio
As cars get quieter and more politically correct, Aussie investors are pouring cash into the vehicles that adorned bedroom walls in the nineties.
Budget brand branches out with roadster
Until now, this affordable Chinese brand has failed to live up to the famous badge on its bonnet. A new model will give it a tangible link with the past.
Tesla rival changes tack with new car
Its first model was designed to go head to head with the Model 3 but this start-up brand has a very different target in mind with its second effort.
The new Mercedes C63 AMG has me totally confused and conflicted
Rumour has it, when senior Benz staff realised how different this stunningly impressive vehicle would be from models of old, they considered calling it something else. They should have.
The inconvenient truth about Tesla
The world’s most talked about EV brand is copping a hammering from commentators at the moment as sales slide, stock mounts and prices are cut.
New EVs coming to Australia
The man who designed the Holden Monaro has revealed some new EV cars coming to Australia as car buyers want to try something new.
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