Car reviews Australia

The shape is unmistakably MINI, but the size suggests the name ‘Maxi’ might be more appropriate. Such is Countryman, the Sports Activity Vehicle model among the MINI range.

In the first major update to the Mazda2 since the current generation’s 2014 launch, Mazda has expanded both the hatchback and sedan ranges.

The new fourth-generation Rio is a decent package and, in most respects, an improvement over its predecessor.

It was a case of courses for horses with Lamborghini choosing the fast, flowing Phillip Island grand prix circuit as the venue for the Australasian launch of its Aventador S.

 

The 230i Coupe's more powerful sibling, the M240i Coupe, won the prestigious Sports Cars $50,000-$100,000 category in the recent Australia’s Best Cars awards.

We are looking forward to driving the 272kW, 3.3-litre twin-turbo V6 rear-wheel-drive Kia Stinger when it arrives here at the end of the year.

Mazda has added a retractable fastback to its celebrated MX-5 sports car range, designated appropriately and simply ‘RF’.

There are many talented offerings in the mid-size car class and certainly one of the benchmarks is the popular Mazda 6.

A decade ago, Audi’s approach to building a space shuttle was to drop the V10 engine from the Lamborghini Gallardo supercar into an A6 station wagon, add twin turbochargers and other modifications and badge it as an RS6 Avant.

Hyundai has marked 30 years since its entry into the Australian market with 300 Special Edition versions each of its popular Tucson and Santa Fe Series II SUVs.