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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.

2013 Aston Martin DB9 Review

Tweaked for more power and boasting an edgier range of technology, the 2013 Aston Martin DB9 marks more of an evolution of the car’s soul rather than its beautiful body. From the front the new DB9 is the spitting image of the now...

Mini Paceman Review

The new Mini Paceman is further proof there’s no end to the number of niche segments carmakers will exploit to increase market share. It now seems Mini is capable of coming up with a design to fill almost any gap no matter how small the...

2013 Toyota Corolla Review

Despite an extraordinary 47-year run for the Toyota Corolla, you’d be hard pressed to find anybody who would laud the ubiquitous small car as ever being a standout looker in its segment. Well, all that has finally changed in a big way.

Honda Jazz Hybrid Review

At $22,990 the Honda Jazz Hybrid is Australia’s most affordable hybrid vehicle. But the second-generation Honda Jazz has been around since 2008, with a moderate update in 2011, so what makes this now nearly five-year old city car a candidate of a...

2013 Range Rover SDV8 Review

A night in a Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva’s Hotel President Wilson costs a staggering $65,000, which makes the $195,100 Range Rover Vogue SDV8 seem like positively good value.

Mercedes-Benz B250 Review: Long-term report one

The Mercedes-Benz B250 is a hard car to classify. Technically it’s a small car, but it has the rear legroom of a limousine. It’s not quite billed as a hot hatch but is powered by a 155kW turbocharged engine.

Chrysler 300 SRT8 Review

The Chrysler 300 SRT8 is not everyone’s cup of tea. For a start, it’s American, so Europhiles will scoff. Then there’s the monstrous V8 engine that is caged underneath, desperate for attention.

2013 Opel Corsa OPC Review

The Opel Corsa OPC is the most powerful hot hatch available for under $30,000, and as it turns out, one of the most fun. Priced from $28,990 (before on-road costs) the city-size Opel Corsa OPC – or ‘Opel Performance Centre’, the German...

2013 Opel Astra OPC Review

After only six months on Australian shores, German wunderkind Opel reckons its all-new Opel Astra OPC is primed to take a commanding slice of the nation’s fiercely competitive hot-hatch market.

2013 Hyundai Elantra Review

The Hyundai Elantra is another one of those small cars that is more mid-size when it comes to interior space and luggage capacity. Launched in Australia in June 2011, the fifth-generation Hyundai Elantra is the Korean carmaker’s sedan...

BMW X5 M50d Review

At a glance you could easily mistake the BMW X5 M50d for one of its lesser X5 stablemates, but aside from the familiar styling there’s nothing ordinary about the M50d. Only the set of tractor-sized tyres and the M50d badge on its tailgate...

Infiniti FX30d Review

The Infiniti FX SUV is by all accounts a unique car. That's not 'unique' because it's a rare SUV that doesn't sell in decent numbers – therefore ensuring exclusivity – but also because few SUV models short of a BMW X6 or Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8...

Audi RS5 Review

The updated Audi RS5 has seen its price cut by $13,900 to $161,400 but it still carries enormous weight on its shoulders. It sits just one level below the mighty Audi R8 supercar and competes head to head with the iconic BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz...

Subaru Outback Review: long-term final report

Having spent more than four months with our Subaru Outback covering more than 5000km, it was time to give it back and with that, time to end our long-term road test. Over the last four months we’ve come accustomed to the Outback’s versatility...

Subaru Forester XT Review

It would seem Subaru has matured nicely as the marque celebrates its 40th anniversary in Australia – the launch of the new Subaru Forester XT is distinguished by the fact that, for the first time, the Forester turbo doesn’t get a boy-racer...