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Aston Martin Rapide Review

The Aston Martin Rapide is one of seven fast four-doors available for buyers with about $380,000 crammed in their back pocket, so it’s fair to say that it needs to make a convincing case for itself beyond being a sex synonym and sharing...

2013 Lexus LS460 Review

The Lexus LS has been keeping Germany's luxury limousines on their softly suspended toes for more than two decades now, and in February 2013 a timely refresh rolls into showrooms.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Review: farewell long-term report

December Update David Zalstein With our long-termer Mercedes-Benz E250 CDI doing the vast majority of its kilometres nestled within Sydney's notorious traffic, our editor asked if I would kindly mind putting some kays on it over the weekend...

Mercedes-Benz CLS350 Shooting Brake Review

As a wagon-esque version of a four-door ‘coupe’, it’s fair to call the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake a niche within a niche. Mercedes genuinely created a fresh, modern segment in 2004 when it launched the original CLS, a sedan with a...

2013 BMW 7 Series Review

The facelifted BMW 7 Series is the latest shot in the relentless game of luxury-limousine one-upmanship. Four years after the launch of Munich's fifth-generation flagship, the ‘Life-Cycle Impulse’ (BMW-speak for a mid-life update) is...

2012 Audi A8 Review

The Audi A8 is a technological showcase for the famous ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ slogan and offers a host of class-leading technology in its battle against rival luxury limousines.

2012 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Review

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the car that other limos benchmark themselves against, and for good reason. As the flagship Mercedes sedan, the S-Class is a technological tour-de-force that’s introduced significant firsts since it was...

Audi S7 Review

At $179,900, the new Audi S7 is technically one of the world's most expensive hatchbacks. The Audi S7 is the high-performance variant that sits atop the Audi A7 range, just like the closely related Audi A6 and S6 duo – the latter having just...

2013 Nissan Patrol targets Toyota LandCruiser buyers

Nissan is hoping to attract Toyota LandCruiser buyers with the launch of the all-new Nissan Patrol in January 2013, but the absence of even a single diesel powertrain will almost certainly stifle those goals.

2013 Nissan Patrol Review

The all-new sixth-generation Nissan Patrol will arrive in Australia in January 2013 - a full three years after its release in the Middle East. Up until now, the new Patrol has been built as a left-hand-drive vehicle only and Nissan Australia...

2013 Jaguar XJ Review

Guilt-free motoring has become one of the key selling points for luxury car makers, and the 2013 model year Jaguar XJ is the British brand’s efforts to keep up in the efficiency stakes with the Germans.

Toyota LandCruiser Review

Australia is the single largest market in the world for the iconic Toyota LandCruiser. More than one in 10 of all LandCruisers ever built have been sold here. In Australia’s booming SUV market, the Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series has the...

New Cars of 2012: Introduction

If you thought you were spoiled for choice in 2011 with all the new cars you could buy, it's not going to get any easier in 2012. General Motors' European brand Opel and Nissan's luxury offshoot Infiniti are two of the brands that will be new...

Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe Review

It’s about 22 degrees and sunny, with a light wind at Apollo Bay where we’ve stopped to enjoy a meal at the local hotel. But the staff aren’t interested in serving us right now; they’ve all wandered outside to check out the pearlescent beast...

Rolls-Royce Phantom Review

If ever there was a car that made a statement about a person’s status in life, it would have to be the Rolls-Royce Phantom. No other vehicle embodies success. Yes, there are Ferraris and Lamborghinis, and other brands which amount to...

Rolls-Royce 102EX Review

CarAdvice tests the Rolls-Royce Phantom Experimental Electric concept car on its world tour in Singapore. It’s an overcast and typically humid day in Singapore when we arrive at our home base for the next few days.