[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] There are nearly two dozen contenders in the Small SUV class, and choosing the best example overall was a close call. In the end there could only be one winner. Drive Car of the Year 2021 – Best Small SUV Finalists: Australia’s Small SUV class is arguably one of the toughest segments in…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Medium SUVs are fast becoming Australia’s first choice for families as well as fleets. Drive Car of the Year 2021 – Best Medium SUV Finalists: Here’s how four of the best contenders compared in our annual Drive Car of the Year test. You can see it in the traffic, our love affair with…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Despite being less than two per cent of the new car market, premium small cars on the rise – with one car taking the lion’s share. Drive Car of the Year 2021 – Best Small Luxury Car Finalists: Overall, small cars under $40K are a luxury Australia’s seldom indulge in. It makes up…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Two well-established brands with badge cache face some stiff competition from an upstart challenger. Drive Car of the Year 2021 – Best Medium Luxury Car Finalists: It must be daunting launching an all-new brand into a segment that has long been dominated by European carmakers. But the Genesis G70 was up for the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It’s Audi versus Mercedes-Benz with a strong challenger from Genesis in the large luxury sedan segment. Drive Car of the Year 2021 – Best Large Luxury Car Finalists: They once ruled the driveways and roads of Australia’s wealthiest postcodes, a four-wheeled sign you had made it in life. Large sedans wearing badges, predominantly…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Shelby American reveals a one-off 2021 Shelby GT500SE named “Hope Edition” and commissioned by the non-profit Cruise for a Cause. This 800+ horsepower high-performance vehicle will travel around the United States to help raise money supporting cancer research through a sweepstakes campaign. “Everyone had been touched by cancer, whether personally or through someone…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A wonderful track-focussed driver’s car is even quicker now with the dual-clutch PDK transmission choice. But is it more appealing, more involving, more fun? Pros and Cons Pros Lightning-fast dual-clutch PDK GT4 outperforms the manual Beautifully resolved chassis, brake package and steering Strong non-turbo flat six has boundless enthusiasm Cons Fiddly small paddle…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Decades before Apple Carplay and Android Auto could make a car interactive, and give it a voice, Datsun was mass-producing talking cars. In the early 1980s, the Maxima and 280ZX were having one-sided conversations with their drivers in short phrases, such as “Parking brake is on” and “Lights are on.” Around that same…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2020 was a big turning point in the history of mankind. Aside from the social and health-related implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, every corner of every industry has been affected and subsequently, changed – perhaps forever. Take motorsports for example: anchored inside by lockdowns after lockdowns, race drivers had to adapt to keep…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Medium and Large sedans and wagons may have fallen out of fashion with Australians, but that doesn’t mean their premise is irrelevant Drive Car of the Year 2021 – Best Medium to Large Car Finalists: There’s still a lot to be said about a family sedan, especially one with electric assistance. Australia’s Medium…