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?

Vettes rally

THE GENERAL'S ABOUT TO TREAT AUSTRALIA TO A PRODUCT ASSAULT OF RAPID RIGHT-HOOK CORVETTES. ANDY ENRIGHT TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT'S INCOMING

Yukon's new frontier

GMC PLANNING AUSTRALIAN LAUNCH FOR ITS UPDATED LUXURY SUV. HERE’S WHY THE GENERAL RECKONS THERE’S SPACE HERE FOR ANOTHER BIG TRUCK

Caddy's back!

CADILLAC WILL BECOME THE FIRST STANDALONE GM BRAND IN AUSTRALIA SINCE THE AXING OF HOLDEN. THE POINT OF ITS SPEAR IS THE LYRIQ ELECTRIC SUV

Block party

NEW SANTA FE TAKES A HARD LINE AGAINST CURVES

MOVER, NOT A SHAKER

SMOOTH, UNFUSSED - AND UNHURRIED - PROGRESS DEFINES THE X-TRAIL'S ON-ROAD DEMEANOUR

A RAPT WRAP

CLOSING CHAPTER ON A BRILLIANTLY CAPABLE FAMILY ALL-ROUNDER

CIVILISED OUTBACK

QUIETLY ACCOMPLISHED WAGON; NO BULL DUST

Lock & load

BMW'S M3 TOURING IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE GUN WAGON OF THE MOMENT. BUT IS IT SHARP ENOUGH TO DRAW A BEAD ON THE MIGHTY AUDI RS6 AVANT FROM THE SEGMENT ABOVE?

Inside the dragon

WE TAKE A TOUR INSIDE THE LARGEST CAR FACTORY IN ASIA, AND UNCOVER A COUPLE OF SECRETS MG IS NOT QUITE READY TO SHARE

718 SPYDER RS

THE VERY LAST MID-ENGINED PORSCHE WITH PISTONS GOES OUT ON A HIGH

WORTH THE WEIGHT?

THE COMPANY BEST KNOWN FOR LIGHTWEIGHT SPORTS CARS DELIVERS A HUGELY FAST AND ACCOMPLISHED LARGE ELECTRIC SUV THAT'S SUDDENLY A TRUE HEAVYWEIGHT OF THE SEGMENT

DARK HORSE

THE MOST HARDCORE VERSION OF FORD'S SEVENTHGENERATION PONY CAR IS A SPORTS COUPE WITH DEPTH AND ATTITUDE THAT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND ITS V8 ENGINE

ALL THE GEAR, BUT NO IDEA?

THE FORD Ranger swept all before it when it was unleashed on Australia's booming dual-cab market in 2022. A range-topping Platinum model has now been perched atop the regular Ranger lineup, albeit still a good deal more affordable than the special interest Ranger Raptor.

MUNICH'S ELECTRIC SUV FOR THOSE WHO DON'T NEED TO MAKE A SONG AND DANCE

AWARD FOR biggest improver of 2022? That probably goes to BMW's X1 which, in third-generation guise, really seemed to find its feet.

MAZDA'S PREMIUM PIVOT POINT

LIFE IS made more interesting by ambitious individuals. And companies.

POISED TO BE THE WRX FOR THE EV GENERATION?

HERE'S THE snapshot: the MG4 X-Power is a dual-motor battery performance car touted as the world's first dedicated, all-electric hot hatch - and it's coming to Australia in late 2023.

BIGGER, QUIETER, MORE RICHLY EQUIPPED AND BETTER TO DRIVE

WHAT'S THE  most important new model for Mercedes-Benz to get absolutely right? A new SL? The flagship S-Class? One of its many cutting-edge EVs? Nope, it's a mid-size SUV. This mid-size SUV, in fact.

The man behind BMW M

CONTROVERSY, CHALLENGES, EVS AND RETAINING ITS IDENTITY: THE FUTURE IS FRAUGHT FOR BMW M. WE SPEAK TO THE MAN TASKED WITH DRAGGING A PERFORMANCE ICON INTO A NEW ERA