Ford Fiesta ST

This week you are joined by Mandy Turner, Mike Costello, and James Wong. In car news, the Ford Fiesta ST and Focus Active have been delayed, Carlos Ghosn says his arrest was part of a 'conspiracy', the Kia Stinger has joined the NT Police fleet, and the 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA35 has been revealed. Mike reviews the new-generation 2019 Mazda 3 hatchback, which you can read and watch the full review here. Paul Maric talks to Osher Gunsburg about EVs and his Nissan Leaf.

People often say “don’t forget where you came from”. Although we’re focused on every new car, every last detail here at CarAdvice, we have an extensive back-catalogue of news stories, lifestyle yarns and reviews. Here’s a look at what happened on the week of February 26 in years past. Sadly for old Pathfinder fans, there's no firm word on whether it's coming here It'll be the only new-gen Fiesta variant headed Down Under in the coming months, too

Missed out on a review this month? Keen to catch up on all the exciting CarAdvice review content from May? We're here for you. Here are five reviews this month that either drew a lot of attention or are simply, in our view, standout stories. The Volvo XC40 is expected to become the Swedish brand's top seller, but is it any good? Read Paul's review here The Mazda CX-5 consistently tops the medium SUV sales charts in Australia, but should it be at the top of your shopping list?

It's official, the Ford Fiesta ST has been confirmed for Australia – though we won't be seeing it until the second quarter of 2019. The Blue Oval delivered the news today at the launch of its Ford Performance sub-brand in Melbourne. Joining the German-built Fiesta ST in the local performance line-up will be the Ranger Raptor and updated Mustang – though there's no word on whether we'll get the Ford Performance versions of the 'Stang like the GT350R.

Celebrating 52 episodes of the CarAdvice podcast, this question was put to each writer on the team: if you had $52,000, what new car would you buy? You can catch their responses on this week's show, but if you can't get away with some listening time, we've listed each below. Skoda Octavia RS230 wagon: $43,190 It is a practical sleeper. I’d option it up with a couple of things, about $5000's worth, which comes in underneath the criteria, and I have enough left over for a party!