2018 Skoda Octavia RS245 review

There’s cause for celebration whenever a carmaker takes a bona-fide, modern-day cult car and elevates itself to a new plateau of performanc...

2018 Mini Countryman D review

Yeah, I know. An SUV version of a Mini isn’t small and isn’t like an old Mini. If you can’t get past that fact, you’re never going to love ...

Hyundai still undecided on i30 N line-up

Hyundai Australia is still considering whether it should bring one or two models of its i30 N hot hatch as it gears up for the launch of i...

2018 Holden Astra Sportwagon LS+ review

It’s no secret SUVs are now the family car of choice, outselling conventional passenger vehicles this year for the first time on record. B...

2018 Volkswagen Golf R Wagon Wolfsburg Edition review

At first glance, you probably wouldn’t give it a second look – just another one of those ubiquitous VW Golfs – only even more boring in wa...

2018 Skoda Fabia 81TSI review

Skoda’s mantra for some time now has been ‘simply clever’, and its vehicles have gained quite a loyal following from people drawn to the qu...

World’s greatest driving roads: Lake Garda, Italy

The heart-stopping curves, pulse-racing gradients and breathtaking elevation: the rewards that make Europe’s finest Alpine passes so compel...

2018 Volkswagen Arteon review

If there’s anything lacking within Volkswagen’s latest crop of models, it’s sex appeal. But the company has parked its normally austere de...

2018 Nissan Leaf review

Nissan’s decision to launch the first Leaf electric car way back in 2009 was akin to a military leader from ancient history dashing into ...