Car Reviews

When we first drove the Genesis GV80 back in 2021, we were impressed by the very high level of luxury, quality and comfort in the premium brand’s first flagship SUV. Now an updated GV80 is upon us with refreshed styling and upgraded features, as Genesis continues to challenge the status …

The first all-new Mitsubishi Triton in almost a decade is certainly quite some news in ute-obsessed Australia. Previous generations of Triton had been mostly marketed as a slightly more compact alternative to larger utes like the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger and Volkswagen Amarok. They had their fair share of buyers …

In today’s world of high performance motoring, much has been forgotten about what this segment essentially means. Some brands are obsessed with figures, others with efficiencies. Increasingly we’re seeing car makers attempting to find the right balance of both. We’re almost there but it’s still pretty much work in progress. …

When Ford decided to call its first ever fully electric SUV the Mustang Mach-E, we knew the new car had a lot to prove. The Mustang name, until now, has ever only been used on the car with the pony emblem, the company’s iconic Mustang Sports car. With both the …

Riding on nearly three decades of expertise in hybrid vehicles, Toyota has finally made the switch toward fully electric mobility. The Japanese auto giant’s first electric model comes in the form of a RAV4-sized SUV called the bZ4X. The quirky naming isn’t just a random amalgamation of alphabets and letters, …

A full-size four-wheel-drive SUV with 7 seats, 3-tonne towing capacity, a hybrid powertrain, lots of standard equipment and a 7-year factory warranty for $66,490 drive-away is a very attractive proposition. It’s one that Chinese manufacturer GWM is hoping could help the new Tank 500 penetrate the Australian large 4X4 market …

The all iconic Jeep Wrangler has finally ditched its long-serving 3.6-litre V6 aspirated petrol engine for a new downsized turbocharged engine. The new heart transplant coincides with new updates to a host of technologies, safety features and refinement. But the updates and added features are accompanied with a price hike …

The Subaru BRZ is one of the best sports cars you can buy under $50k. Combining a lightweight body with a low centre of gravity, a punchy boxer engine at the front and rear-wheel drive, it’s a textbook act when it comes to delivering pure driving fun. While it’s absolutely …

The Accord, along with the Civic, are two of Honda’s oldest nameplates. In the early decades since its inception, it was always the car that showcased the brand’s innovations and pioneering technologies. It was the first in the segment to introduce an all-aluminium cylinder head back in the 70s and …

It’s hard to believe that the Alfa Romeo Stevio has been around for 8 years because it’s still one of the most beautiful luxury medium SUVs on the market. Park one at a motor show floor today and it’ll look as fresh as when it was first unveiled at the …

Amongst the establishment of Mercedes AMG, BMW M and Audi RS lurks an often overlooked badge – SVR. It’s the high performance line-up of the Jaguar brand and it stands for Special Vehicle Rating. Having driven the F-Pace 400 Sport earlier in the year and came away impressed by how …

The Hyundai Kona Electric has returned for a second generation and this one couldn’t be more different from the original. Compared to the first-generation model, the new one stands out with its ultra-modern Robocop-style ‘Seamless Horizon” one-piece lightbar that stretches across the car’s front and back. It’s one of the …

The compact hybrid SUV segment sees the addition of two new entries this year, the Honda ZR-V e:HEV and the Nissan Qashqai e-Power. If our previous impression of the new generation Honda and Nissan hybrid drive systems in our CR-V vs X-Trail vs RAV4 comparison review was of any indication, both …

Ask someone twenty years ago if they’d pay $100k for a Kia and you’ll be laughed out of the pub quicker than the 5.3 seconds it takes the EV9 GT-Line to dash from 0-100km/h. Yet, what you see here is the first Kia to breach that mark, almost. Starting at …