[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…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Chinese automotive industry has been steadily gathering momentum and they are now offering some viable alternatives, especially in the more affordable price range. Not long ago, Geely’s upscale brand, Lync & Co introduced its newest model – the 06. Regardless of the name, this is actually the smallest and also fifth model…