ROUGH DIAMONDS

GO OUT AND SEE AUSTRALIA. BUY ONE OF THESE AND YOU'LL MAKE IT HOME TOO

WORK IN PROGRESS

WHEN YOUR LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON IT, DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES

RABID RESPONSE

EVEN IF YOU'RE PULLING IN THE FINANCIAL HORNS, YOU WON'T NEED TO COMPROMISE ON FUN

PREMIUM BLEND

HERE'S HOW TO ENJOY CHAMPAGNE ON A VAGUELY BEERY BUDGET

GO LARGE, SAVE BIG

WE BRING YOU A SELECTION OF LARGE FAMILY SUVS THAT ARE UNLIKELY TO BREAK THE BANK

MIDDLE CLASS

THE AUSSIE FAMILY DREAM USED TO BE A QUARTER ACRE AND A PICKET FENCE. NOW IT'S A LITTLE MORE MODEST

SHORTY AWARDS

VALUE FOR MONEY CAN BE A RARE COMMODITY AMONG SMALL SUVS. HERE ARE THREE THAT ANSWER THE CALL

MID SIZE MAX VALUE

THE MEDIUM RANGE SECTOR IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF GETTING ALOT OF CAR FOR YOUR DOLLAR

HATCH MATCH

WANT A HATCH THAT'LL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR DIAL SECOND TIME ROUND? TRY THESE...

MODE ΤΟ ΤΟΥ

PORSCHE'S LATEST HOT 911 IS THE NEW FRONTIER FOR ON-THEFLY CHASSIS ADJUSTABILITY, OFFERING THE DRIVER A WORLD OF CONFIGURATION - BUT IS IT WORTH THE HASSLE?

KIA SORENTO

A WORTHY SUITE OF UPDATES FOR THE CLASS LEADER

TOYOTA HAS A SECOND CRACK AT THE GR YARIS, NOW WITH AN AUTO

TOYOTA WAS SO concerned that it might not be able to sell all of the required 25,000 GR Yarises that it needed for World Rally Championship homologation that it created a cheaper, ordinary version of the three-door car for Japan, called the RS. It comes with the standard Yaris's humdrum 1.5-litre hybrid powertrain and none of the fancy running gear or hardware. They designed it to make up the numbers if the GR Yaris wasn't successful.

TUNDRA GETS RE-ENGINEERED FOR AUSTRALIA. WE ASSESS ITS PROGRESS

''Volume won't be a problem with this car based on our sales planning,\" says Sean Hanley, Toyota's Australian boss as he looks across to the right-hand-drive Tundra pick-up, the culmination of a five-year project.

FIRST Drives

THE NEW METAL THAT MATTERS, TRIALLED AND TESTED

LEXUS - LFA

THE STORY OF OBSESSION GIFTED A BOTTOMLESS BUDGET

The new Aussie champ

MORE CARS THAN EVER WERE SOLD IN 2023 AND A DECEMBER UPSET SAW THE FORD RANGER BEAT THE TOYOTA HILUX TO BECOME THE NATION'S TOP-SELLING VEHICLE

Petrol prices explained

IT'S A MYSTERY TO MOST OF US BUT JUST HOW IS THE PRICE OF FUEL DETERMINED IN AUSTRALIA?

Golf 8.5 incoming

THE GOLF 8 WAS THE FIRST ITERATION OF VOLKSWAGEN'S HATCH SINCE THE MK3 TO GET A LUKEWARM RECEPTION. THE GOOD NEWS? HERE'S THE REMEDIAL FIX

HIGH-BRED HYBRIDS

DO YOU REALLY NEED A LARGE SUV? HONDA'S NEW CR-V IN HYBRID FORM MAKES A COMPELLING ARGUMENT, EVEN WHEN PITCHED AGAINST SOME HEAVY-DUTY COMPETITION

I'M A SURVIVOR!

SHANA'S RELIEVED THAT GENESIS IS STILL KICKING GOALS WITH ITS AUSSIE MODEL LINE-UP

NEVER MIND THE WIDTH...

...FEEL THE QUALITY. HAS THE NEW GLC REVERTED TO TRADITIONAL MERC VALUES?

FORD EVEREST

A VERITABLE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF THE LARGE SUV WORLD, THE FORD EVEREST IS EQUALLY SKILLED AT SCHOOL DROP OFFS, LONG-DISTANCE CRUISING AND OUTBACK EXPLORING

Safe seats

KIA'S SORENTO IS THE SEVEN-SEAT SUV TO BEAT. CAN UPSTARTS FROM MAZDA, JEEP AND CROSS-TOWN RIVAL HYUNDAI KNOCK IT OFF ITS PERCH?

Youth or experience?

DOES THE BIGGER AND BOX-FRESH HONDA CR-V HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TOPPLE THREE VETERANS OF THE LARGE SUV SEGMENT? LET'S FIND OUT

FIFTY SENT

GOT $50K TO BURN ON A FAMILY SUV? YOU COULD DO WORSE THAN ANY OF THESE THREE-EVEN IF ONE'S A BIT BETTER THAN THE OTHERS

60 years of Honda

HONDA HAS BEEN BUILDING CARS FOR 60 YEARS WHILE FORGING A REPUTATION FOR INNOVATIVE AND EXTREME ENGINEERING. WE PAY TRIBUTE TO SOME OF ITS FINEST AND BRING SOME OTHER TOYS ALONG

PORSCHE MACAN E

PORSCHE SOUNDS THE CHARGE

MERCEDES-AMG GLC63 S E-PERFORMANCE

YOUR DAILY BRAIN TEASER DOES 500KW GO INTO 1991CC?

FORD MUSTANG MACH-E

SACRILEGE, SAVIOUR OR SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY?

HONDA CIVIC Type R

IS IT ABOUT TIME THE FN2 TYPE R SHARED THE LOVE?