Tag Archives: sports sedan

The revival of Alfa Romeo has much owing to the Giulia, the mid-size premium sports sedan that is often considered one of the most beautiful in its segment and the donor car for the BMW M3 killer that is the Giulia Quadrifoglio. It has been around since 2017 and is …

The seventh-generation BMW M5 is now a plug-in hybrid super sedan. Fusing a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 engine that develops 430kW and 750Nm with an electric motor that makes 145kW and 280Nm, combined power is an incredible 535kW and 1000Nm. Driving through an 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the sprint …

Back in early years of 2005-2008, Toyota used to produced a supercharged version of the Camry. It was called the TRD Aurion (TRD is short for Toyota Racing Development, long before Toyota Gazoo Racing took over as today’s go-fast outfit of Toyota) and it had a supercharged 3.5-litre V6 engine …

Polestar, the Scandinavian EV brand that’s been hot on the trail of Tesla, has upped the competition with an updated Polestar 2. The rival to the Tesla Model 3 can now travel up to 22% further, consume up to 9% less energy and charge up to 34% faster, at least …

The super sedan playground has always been a German establishment. For decades, the BMW M3, Mercedes-AMG C 63 and Audi RS 4 rule the space with their iron fists. Penetration is impossible, seemingly. Then in 2017 came a visitor from a relatively small company. The Germans took notice, the world …

WRX – three letters synonymous with high performance all-wheel drive motoring, burst out of Subaru’s assault on the world of rallying in the early 90s. An acronym for World Rally Experimental, WRX and the rally vehicles which bore the name stirred up a cult following after consecutive championship victories by …

For decades, the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class have been battling it out in the compact executive segment. So dominant have those models become, that left field options have had little success in shaking up the status quo.  Perfectly good cars like the Audi A4 and Lexus IS have …

The Genesis G70 is one of the most under appreciated models in the highly competitive mid-size luxury sedan segment. The reason? As you might have guessed, its be-winged badge. In the premium world, brand heritage is almost more important than the car itself. It has taken Australians a few decades …

The BMW 3 Series G20 has been around since 2019. In a model’s lifecycle, this means a mid-life facelift is almost due. While we have not seen anything official from BMW so far, a leak has surfaced from China. And the leak is for what’s claimed to be the actual …

The Lexus IS has been challenging the likes of BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class since the late 90s, an era where a slew of other left-field options also emerged in the segment – Jaguar X-Type and Alfa Romeo 156 just to name a few. Fast forward to 2021, the …

One of the greatest Australian performance cars ever made is going to auction with just 163km on the clock. This mint, never modified 2014 HSV VF GTS sedan in a rare six-speed manual form is quite possibly the lowest mileage VF GTS in the world. Museum-ready and highly sought after …

The fifth generation Audi A4 has just been given its first major update since the model’s launch back in 2016, bringing updated exterior styling, improved infotainment system, and new mild-hybrid powertrains. Tweaks to the exterior have brought the A4 styling more inline with the rest of the Audi family, with …

The all-new 2021 BMW M5 CS, which made its world premiere overnight, will storm Australian roads and race circuits from the middle of this year. With an initial Australian allocation of just 20 vehicles, the new super sedan from BMW M packs the most powerful engine ever in the history …

The Genesis luxury sub-brand of Hyundai has been gunning for premium customers since 2015 with the brand introductory Hyundai Genesis medium sedan. A commendable first effort by the South Korean brand, it was popular amongst premium chauffeurs and private buyers who were drawn to its excellent value for money. When …