The Range Rover set a new premium style for four-wheel drive wagons when it first was launched 44 years ago. Now its small brother, the Range Rover Evoque could be said to have changed the face of the sports utility vehicle when it first appeared three years ago. With its More
The words ‘style’ and ‘Italy’ are synonymous, with some positively stunning automotive works of art having been produced over many years. There’s a lot more pizzazz in their lines than you will find in the conservative machines from most other European nations. Fiat has produced some excellent shapes, none more More
Japanese maker Honda sells its Accord in Australia in two different market segments. The smaller one, called Accord Euro as it leans in the European direction in handling, has a good reputation amongst those who enjoy driving and like the mix of Japanese build quality and European dynamics. The other More
Conventional station wagons have been one of the main casualties of the ongoing SUV boom with buyers opting for the more adventurous styling that they provide. We’ve just spent a week in one of the survivors, the Volkswagen Golf 7 wagon, and have come away thinking that perhaps there has More
Introduced in September 1960 and looking clean and sleek the XK Falcon gave the buyer wanting an Australian made car a choice for the first time and was an instant hit with buyers looking for something with more up-to-date styling or a little different from the staid Holden FB which More
The Germans love cars and driving and are well aware that Australians think exactly the same way. Which means the hot variants of all German marques are big sellers downunder. Audi has a comprehensive lineup of sporting models in various market segments; everything from the S-Line which looks sporting but More
We recently reported on the sporty version of the new Mazda3, the SP25, which was covered by Derek Ogden. Now we have come down a notch to the Mazda3 with the 2.0-litre engine, not the big 2.5 unit fitted to the SP25. Australians buy an amazing one tenth of all More
Honda has launched the second generation of its City light sedan with a range of new features including continuously variable transmission (CVT), a more fuel-efficient engine and a smartphone-based infotainment system; all in a larger but sleeker body and with a sub-$16,000 starting price. Slotting into the space between the More
The ‘3’ has been a Mazda mainstay for several years. With the arrival of the third generation in Australia, it’s easy to see why. An even dozen variants tap in to technology usually found in vehicles at the luxury end of the premium market to offer generous specification at sharp More
A major rethink by the two upmarket Italian sportscar marques has resulted in major policy changes. Changes in diametrically opposite directions. Both companies are controlled by Fiat, hence the co-operation between them (though I suspect that ‘co-operation’ is possibly too strong a word given the competitive nature of the Italian More
