Performance / Sports Cars

Slapping a Track Edition badge on a car is no easy task. Usually this involves extracting more power, reducing weight, strengthening the chassis, firming up the suspension and improving aerodynamics. If done right, the end product should be a couple of notches quicker, louder and sharper. And if the company’s …

The Model 3 is Tesla’s electrical vehicle for the masses. Priced from ‘just’ $66,000 plus on-road costs it is the least expensive Tesla currently on sale in Australia and plays in the one of the most important and largest premium passenger car segments, the compact luxury sedan. This means the …

I still vividly recall the attention the first-generation Hyundai Veloster garnered when I tested it six years ago. Its low slung, coupe-like styling was an instant hit with young and old alike. What’s more shocking was the fact that it came from Hyundai, which until then, produced sensible but relatively …

There is a lot to like about the Jaguar XE. Our first drive of the baby Jag in range-topping S form back in 2017 had us impressed with its superb driving dynamics, potent F-Type derived supercharged powertrain and lusty good looks. Yet, there was room for improvement. The transmission wasn’t …

Here at ForceGT, we like to do things a little differently. While the V8-powered Jaguar F-Type is likely the natural rival to the Ford Mustang GT, it’s also nearly three times more expensive than the $66,290 (before on-roads and options) blue collar Mustang. Happily, the F-Type now also comes in …

A quick look at used car sites and auction houses would reveal a very interesting trend. A low mileage 1996 Mazda RX-7 is asking $120,000. A mint 1999 Honda NSX is advertised for close to $200,000. And just the other day a fully stock 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT changed hands at …

When I was growing up I was a big fan of the 1994 Mazda 323 Astina. It was the car that pioneered the combination of a sleek coupe body with four doors and it looked fantastic. Those frameless windows and slim headlights, the low nose and liftback rear, and the …

The Lexus RC F is the Japanese luxury marque’s baddest and most potent offering since the ballistic LFA supercar. It’s rivals are all Germans, namely the BMW M4, Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe and Audi RS 5 Coupe. And instead of trying to be one of them, Lexus chose to forge …

 These days, hot hatches not only have to be fast and can tackle corners better than Douglas Santos tackling the soccer ball, they also have to be easy to live with and versatile enough to fulfil modern life’s demands of being good at almost everything. It is for this …

The Hyundai i30 N first burst onto the scene at the start of 2018 with one big goal of taking on the hot hatch hierarchy and proving its place as the South Korean company’s first proper hot hatch. And do that it certainly did. Offering up better performance than many …

The latest incarnation of the Ford Mustang has not only cement itself as the best-selling sports car in the world in the last three years with 125,000 sold across 146 countries, but is also Australia’s favourite sports car for the past two years, vetting the appetite of petrol heads still …

About a month ago, we took a look at the entry-level 2.0-litre Jaguar F-Type Coupe, and its a car that managed to justify its place in the range by offering tighter handling than its larger-engined brethren and a reduced cost of entry to owning one of the best looking cars …

If you’re in the market for a compact sports sedan these days, chances are you’ll be looking at something with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Now I’m not going to go and criticise you for that decision as it’s one that makes sense – after all, engines of such a size …

There are a few cars you would buy based on their looks alone. The Jaguar F-Type is one of them. With the introduction of a new entry-level 2.0-litre turbo variant, Jaguar is broadening the F-Type’s appeal and accessibility, targeting buyers who care more about the sports car’s lusty looks than …