Motoring
Brakes on luxury car sales
PHILIP KING Luxury car sales have slammed into reverse for the first time since the global financial crisis.
Lexus runs rings around codgers
john connolly Lexus makes great cars ... for the sort of folks who like ocean cruises. But every so often car companies surprise you.
Ferrari catches SUV wave
Philip King A tsunami of SUVs is rolling in, with even the most unlikely car makers taking the plunge.
Tokyo torque
Philip King No one does far-out future visions like the Japanese car industry.
Toyota’s ‘clingy’ talking car
Sean McLain If you love your car, Toyota thinks your car should love you back.
CommentWhy the car will survive
PHILIP KING The motoring doomsayers, such as Hugo Rifkind, are missing a crucial point: we want our own wheels.
commentWhy the private car is dead
Hugo Rifkind However much you currently love your own vehicle, you will not be sorry when no-one owns one.
Snakes alive, Beemer’s vanished
John Connolly Whileour racing team contended with a snake and a missing car, greater perils face Mazda and Ford buyers.
‘The Fat Girl’s Ugly Sister’
Jeremy Clarkson When it comes to cars, Spain is on par with Ethiopia and South Sudan. But this one — though ugly — isn’t half bad.
BMW goes back to basics
Bill Mckinnon While BMW has been preoccupied with electric dreams, it hasn’t forgotten how to do a proper car, as the 420i coupe shows.
Audi ready to roll
Philip King Audi takes a sauve turn with its new A7 coupe.
Tesla must cut prices to succeed
Trefor Moss Tesla’s plan to establish a factory in China raises the question: is it popular enough?
Frenzied bidding for McLaren
John Connolly I know you think that buying a car for $4 million five years ago and selling it for $20m this year is not a bad trade.
Porsche is on the money
Philip King It’s the cheapest Porsche anyone can remember, and it’s another winner.
An exercise in bland loyalty
Jeremy Clarkson The new Vauxhall has gone from a fat man in a tracksuit to a middle-of-the-road gem.
End of an era: Holden’s last day
Philip King The last Commodore has rolled out of Holden’s Adelaide assembly plant, marking the end of nearly 70 years of production | WATCH.
Alfa’s back in character
Philip King Alfa Romeo is back in the executive market with a mid-sized premium car and it doesn’t disappoint.
Holden’s long goodbye
Philip King With its carmaking days almost over, Holden is on a drive to reinvent itself.
Seize the drive, spark a revolution
John Connolly I know many of you would be surprised to know your car still has spark plugs. Spark plugs are, well, so last century.
Taking a turn for the worse
Philip King The new Jeep Grand Cherokee is a blast from the past. And not in a good way.
