The ‘Cheap’ Porsche 911: Should You Buy a Used 996?

The asking price on a 996 is not the entry price. That gap is the whole story, and it is where most first-time Porsche buyers get hurt. Work out what the...

Coilovers vs Lowering Springs: Don’t Ruin Your Ride Quality

Eibach will tell you this themselves. Their Pro-Kit springs are, in the company's own words, "engineered and tested to work perfectly with stock dampers."...

The Royal National Park (Nasho) Driving Guide: Avoiding the Fines

The answer to the headline is unsatisfying and completely reliable: do 60. Lady Wakehurst Drive is a 60km/h zone, Sutherland Traffic and Highway Patrol...

The Hidden Hot Hatch Tax: What Is Really Driving Your Premium

Young drivers are not the ones getting hammered by insurance increases this year. Over-70s are. That single fact upends most of what gets written about hot hatch premiums, and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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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The ‘Cheap’ Porsche 911: Should You Buy a Used 996?

The asking price on a 996 is not the entry price. That gap is the whole story, and it is where most first-time Porsche...

Mk7 & Mk7.5 Golf GTI and R: The Ultimate Buying and Tuning Guide

There is a version of this car that costs $30,000, makes more power than a Mk6 R, and will still be worth something in...

The Royal National Park (Nasho) Driving Guide: Avoiding the Fines

The answer to the headline is unsatisfying and completely reliable: do 60. Lady Wakehurst Drive is a 60km/h zone, Sutherland Traffic and Highway Patrol...

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...

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