Motoring
Into the valley of death
John Connolly Buckle up. It’s going to be a bumpy ride as we roar through a weird F1, Mazdagate and some great road trips.
Charging into the future
Philip King Still reeling from the “Dieselgate” scandal, automakers are racing to put some of these electric car designs on the road as early as 2019.
Faster than Porsche expected
Philip King Porsche’s new 911 GT2 RS is claimed to be the fastest version of its road-approved sports car.
Toyota calls it a day
SIMONE FOX KOOB It was the end of an era yesterday when the last Australian-made Camry rolled off the Toyota production line.
commentStraw that broke Toyota’s back
Philip King It’s a story from the annals of most carmakers, but not Toyota. Toyota doesn’t close factories, Toyota keeps going.
‘It’s a tragic day for Victoria’
Simone Fox Koob Workers at Toyota’s factory in Melbourne’s Altona North have arrived for their last day of work as the manufacturing plant closes it doors.
End of the line after 50 years
PHILIP KING Toyota would still be building cars in Australia if one of the other manufacturers had stayed, says John Conomos.
Bust-up didn’t stop Bob Bondurant
John Connolly You know me, I love rattlesnakes, coyotes, javelinas and cars on fire.
Hot dang
Dan Neil In this beast, even a passenger seat is optional.
Go fast, go topless
Philip King For the first time Mercedes has a proper rival to Porsche’s 911. Now it’s more fun in an AMG GT roadster.
Million reasons to drive safely
Philip King Ultra-high net worth Asian migrants have turned Australia into a red carpet for the new million-dollar Rolls-Royce flagship Phantom. Yours for a cool $1m.
Roving in motion
Philip King The Range Rover Sport commands road presence, has tidy manners and shows serious ability off the beaten track
The 30-year Dyson masterplan
CHRIS GRIFFITH James Dyson has been looking at ways to limit exhaust emissions in cars since 1990.
Mr Mazda, please explain
John Connolly Drive system disengaged is a nice way of saying the engine is in neutral and the car is rolling along by itself.
If you’ve got it, flaunt it
Philip King Rolls-Royce says Australia is “ideal for open-top social grand touring”. And this is just the car for it.
Hitting the Swede spot
Dan Neil Volvo’s midsize hybrid SUV is the right car for the right time.
Land Rover’s off-road comforts
Land Rover has revealed the first car with extreme off-road performance developed by its Special Vehicle Operations.
Fancy a driverless car?
John Connolly You should read any reports on driverless cars as meaning ‘maybe we’ll make them work in 20 years or maybe we won’t’.
Feeling’s electric at motor show
Philip King The Frankfurt motor show opened this week with the German car industry facing a crisis of confidence despite booming sales.
Be King of the Dads
Dan Neil It’s a vision straight out of a Pixar movie. But what’s the BMW i8 like for real?
