2017 Kia Picanto S review

Australia’s micro car segment really is microscopic. And it’s rapidly shrinking. Soon, nanoscopic may be the most apt word to describe the ...

Alfa Romeo Old v New: 2017 Giulia v 1990 75 Twin Spark

Propeller shafts. They’re probably not a make or break item on your average car buyer’s checklist these days, but the long absence of drive...

Are Mitsubishi’s performance days done?

Q: I’m a Lancer Evo fan, and it kills me that Mitsubishi isn’t doing performance cars anymore. I remember talk of the company considering...

2018 BMW 430i Gran Coupe LCI review

There’s not a lot of choice when it comes to four-door lift backs, priced under six figures. The classy Audi A5 Sportback, the newly launch...

Mazda patents engines with two turbos and an electric supercharger

Mazda has filed patents for petrol and diesel engines featuring a twin-turbocharger setup and an electric supercharger. Discovered by Roa...

2017 Mazda CX-5 GT review

Few figures better reflect Mazda Australia’s claimed status of ‘semi premium brand’ than its expectation of the GT becoming the top-sellin...

Mazda launching compression-ignition in 2019, details EV and autonomous tech plans

Mazda Motor Corporation will launch a world-first commercially produced compression-ignition petrol engine series, to be called SkyActiv-X...

Mazda rotary patents discovered online

Mazda has filed two patents for new drivetrains incorporating a rotary engine , but fans of the RX-7 and RX-8 sports cars may be a little ...

2017 BMW 530d review

If there’s a point in history where the BMW 5 Series lifted its anchor from sports sedan territory and dropped it, resoundingly if ever so...

2018 LDV T60 review

While Australia is waiting patiently for the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz X-Class, ostensibly the first ‘luxury’ dual-cab ute onto our shor...