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Jaguar F-Type Review

You’ve read all the hype, seen all the pictures, but this is it – a drive of the hugely anticipated Jaguar F-Type. It’s impossible to overestimate how big a deal this car is – not just for Jaguar but also the world of sports cars.

Honda Accord Review

The ninth-generation Honda Accord continues the long tradition of the popular sedan with solid build quality, class-leading safety and in-car technology as well as Honda’s undeniable reputation for reliability and durability.

Peugeot 2008 Review

The Peugeot 2008 enters a new sub sub-compact SUV segment yet to reach Australia, but it's one that will offer buyers small, jacked up wagons based on light hatchbacks, for less than $25,000.

Peugeot 208 GTi Review

The Peugeot 208 GTi has a lot to live up to. The French company has spent considerable effort promoting its latest hot hatch as a modern-day embodiment of the 205 GTi that, decades on, remains in the hall of fame for great driver's cars.

Ford Falcon G6E Turbo Review

Fans of traditional Aussie muscle may still be missing the V8 engine that once nestled proudly under the bonnet of the Ford Falcon, but we doubt they’d be grumbling about the performance of the six-cylinder Ford Falcon G6E Turbo.

Mercedes-Benz B250 Review: Long-term report two

It’s been two months since we’ve had the Mercedes-Benz B250 as our prime family car, enough time to know whether or not it’s indeed a worthwhile investment. In our last update we pointed out the enormous safety features of the B250, in this...

2013 Volkswagen Polo GTI Review

You could blame the 2010 launch of the Volkswagen Polo GTI for the ongoing shift away from manual-transmission-equipped hot hatches to dual-clutch automatics. There’s a case to argue that it’s all going the wrong way – that properly...

2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Review

If you only spied the rear half of the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback you’d probably think you were taking in the hindquarters of a harmless enough family sport hatch. But you’d be missing a few crucial details.

2013 BMW 3 Series Touring Review

Luxury wagons such as the new BMW 3 Series Touring remain relatively niche models in Australia, struggling to match their popularity in Europe as Australians mostly snub them in favour of SUVs.

Aston Martin Rapide S Review

The Aston Martin Rapide S is a fine example of how the British luxury car maker likes to confuse the critics – insisting this more powerful new boy is the coup de grace to the old 2010 Rapide, while offering up a design that is almost...

Subaru Outback Diesel Automatic Review

The Subaru Outback is the default choice for those that want a spacious, very capable, all-wheel-drive Japanese wagon with solid build quality. Subaru’s undeniable reputation for durability and reliability is an added bonus.

Audi R8 Review

It's been seven years since the Audi R8 propelled Germany's third luxury car brand into supercar territory for the first time. In terms of both sales and brand image, the car that's based on a Lamborghini Gallardo has been an unqualified...

Toyota Camry Review

While it's never going to attain bedroom pin-up status, the Toyota Camry Atara SX offers a slightly edgier take on the standard four-door family chariot. The Atara SX assumed the role of the ‘sportiest’ Camry in the range in 2011, when...

Renault Zoe Review

The Renault Zoe is a full electric-vehicle with no internal combustion engine. This means that at no time are there any fossil fuels going into a tank, because it doesn't have one, and emissions aren't expelled from an exhaust pipe ...

2013 Renault Clio RS Review

The all-new Renault Clio RS 200 EDC takes the light hot-hatch segment to an entirely new level. Whether it can still satisfy the Renault Sport purists is a different question, however.