Ferrari California Review

Perhaps I’ve got an overly developed sense of self, but I like to think that my opinions of various cars might occasionally serve a purpose. Not in the case of the 2009 Ferrari California.

Words Mark Hacking, San Diego, California
Reason being, this car, the fourth platform in the current Ferrari lineup, recently hit dealer showrooms around [...]

Range Rover First Steer in the UK

2010 Range Rover Vogue First Steer

We’re in the UK, and about to leave for Eastnor Castle and then onto Scotland; there’s plenty of mud and lots of  water up there.

By Anthony Crawford

When an email arrived from Land Rover I figured it was just the PR guy answering one of the many [...]

Skoda Octavia RS – First Steer

2009 Skoda Octavia RS – First Steer

Skoda’s fastest Octavia and a racetrack – the test track used by Top Gear Australia in fact – was the setting for the Australian introduction, just weeks after its European launch, of the Octavia RS.

- by Paul Maric
It wasn’t all about racing around a track though, with the first [...]

Mazda3 MPS – First Steer

2009 Mazda3 MPS – First Steer
When you can make your hero car perform better, look more appealing, add extra equipment and potentially sell better but lower the price, even if only by a few hundred dollars, then you are probably on a winner, especially if it’s the Mazda3 MPS.

By David Twomey
We are talking about a [...]

Peugeot 308 CC – First Steer

2009 Peugeot 308 CC – First Steer

Has Peugeot found an answer to Volkswagen’s EOS?

It’s 9:30 am on a freezing Monday morning and I’m suppose to be at the Gold Coast airport by 10:45 am. If I wasn’t such a convertible fan, the thought of having to drive there from Brisbane in peak hour traffic [...]

2009 Porsche Panamera – First Steer

Despite the fact that we’re apparently still in the midst of a global economic meltdown – are you as tired of this phrase as I am? – the introduction of a brand new executive sedan may just be the most important reveal of the 2009 automotive season.

Words and pictures by Mark Hacking, in Elmau, Germany
Let’s [...]

2009 Jaguar XF – First Steer

Jaguar XFR and XF Diesel S – First Steer
Let’s deal with those nasty, out of date rumour mills before we move onto the really good stuff concerning these two new Jaguar XF variants.

Super smooth, super quiet and wickedly quick, Jaguar has pulled ahead of the German brands with these new XF cars.

Aston Martin V12 Vantage – First Steer (Germany)

“Hammering down the autobahn at 302km/h and the V12 Vantage is rock solid, I mean it’s not moving a single millimetre.  Yes, this is the best car Aston Martin has ever made”

2009 BMW Z4 – First Steer

BMW’s iconic Z4 sports car has gone from confused and polarising to softer, more rounded and definitely more appealing, but still retains an inner hard edge that will appeal to any lover of sports driving.

Now I need to come clean at the start here because, although I’ve always admired the substance of the BMW Z4, [...]

2009 Nissan Maxima – First Steer

2009 Nissan Maxima – First Steer
The Nissan Maxima has always seemed a little bit of a mystery to most people.
I mean sure the public was always aware of its presence, but for the man on the street the Maxima was always thought of as just “there”, quietly sitting in a niche all of its own, [...]

2009 Mazda3 – First Steer

Update: Mazda3 Review

Mazda is on a roll at the moment and in Australia it has been kicking sales goals well beyond its position in the scheme of things, and now it has taken the fight right up to its opposition with the launch of the latest version of the Mazda3.

The car is certainly one of [...]

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