Ownership
Used VW Golf Mk7 & Mk7.5 Buying Guide: Surviving the DSG
TThe gearbox everyone warns you about was fitted to a car that is not this one. Sort that out first, because the rest of this guide only makes sense once you...
Drives
Gillies Range Road QLD: 263 Corners in 19 Kilometres
Divide one into the other and the number stops being a fun fact. A corner every 72 metres. Hold a steady 60km/h and the...
Gear
Tyre Deflators Compared: The Fastest Way to Air Down on the Beach
The slowest way to air down is not a tool at all. It is the back of a valve cap, jammed against the valve...
Industry News
The Chinese Ute Invasion: How BYD and Chery Are Reshaping the $60k Market
Ford and Toyota spent a decade treating the dual-cab crown as a two-horse race. That comfort is gone. A plug-in hybrid ute from a battery company has muscled into...
Industry News
The Death of the Manual Transmission: How Three New Laws Are Killing the Stick Shift in Australia
Not one regulation killed the manual transmission. Three landed in the same twelve months, and together they have made it mathematically irrational for mainstream brands to keep building manual...
News
The EV Running Cost Nobody Talks About: Insurance Is Up 10% and Still Rising
Comprehensive cover for a battery electric vehicle climbed 10.2 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, according to Compare the Market’s bi-annual...
News
P-Plate Power Laws Are Killing the Hot Hatch for Young Aussies
A 206kW Hyundai i30 N is illegal on your Ps. A 2.3-tonne diesel wagon with nearly the same power is fine. That single contradiction...
Reviews
GWM Tank 500: The Budget LandCruiser 300 Alternative?
Park a GWM Tank 500 next to a LandCruiser 300 and squint. Same footprint, same seven seats, same slab-sided, ladder-frame, go-anywhere presence. Then look at the price tags, and the illusion...
Reviews
BYD Atto 3 Long-Term Review: 2 Years On
Everyone warned you the battery would be the problem. Two years into the BYD Atto 3, the battery is the least of your worries....
Reviews
Porsche 718 Cayman Review: Is the Base Model Enough?
The Porsche 718 Cayman is the sports car internet commenters tell you to skip. They insist you need the GTS 4.0 for the sound....
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Ownership
Used VW Golf Mk7 & Mk7.5 Buying Guide: Surviving the DSG
TThe gearbox everyone warns you about was fitted to a car that is not this one. Sort that out first, because the rest of...
Finance
EV Depreciation in Australia: The Numbers Nobody Publishes
Almost every Australian article on electric car depreciation quotes the same figure: a three-year-old EV holds 60.3 per cent of what it originally cost....
Drives
Gillies Range Road QLD: 263 Corners in 19 Kilometres
Divide one into the other and the number stops being a fun fact. A corner every 72 metres. Hold a steady 60km/h and the...
Drives
The Alpine Way in Winter: NSW’s Most Dramatic Mountain Drive Is at Its Best Right Now
The Alpine Way runs approximately 120 kilometres from Jindabyne to Khancoban, climbing through Thredbo and over Dead Horse Gap at 1,580 metres before descending...
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