Car Reviews

The Advance+ is the most affordable trim with the larger 87kWh battery pack option in the Australian Nissan Ariya line-up.

The BMW M240i xDrive, one of our favourite coupes, has undergone a revamp, but not where you might expect. A redesigned dash, new screens and updated operating system are the big changes, meaning the big 3.0-litre turbo in-line 'six', all-wheel drive and superb chassis balance remain. But that raises a question: in the four years since release, has BMW's smallest coupe kept up with the times?

Toyota announced it was discontinuing the 2026 Toyota Supra coupe two days before I picked up the keys for a week-long loan. It might not be the end of the famed nameplate - another generation is expected - but it’s the end of the line for the current-gen version. Is this performance-honed Track Edition a fitting farewell?

The Advance is the highest trim with the smaller 63kWh battery pack option in the Australian Nissan Ariya line-up.

The GT-Line sits atop the Sportage tree, above the S, SX and SX+ grades, with the flagship grade getting the best of the comfort and safety equipment.

The SX+ might be the sweet spot in the Kia Sportage range, sitting below only the flagship GT-Line and above the S and SX.

The SX is the second rung on the Sportage ladder, sitting above the entry-level S and below the SX+ and GT-Line.

The S opens the four-model Kia Sportage line-up, and it’s available only with a 2.0-litre petrol or 2.0-litre diesel engine. There are turbo-petrol and hybrid powertrains offered elsewhere in the range, but the entry-level Sportage misses out.

The Jaecoo J8 Track is the entry point to the Chinese brand's new flagship five seat SUV range, and sits below the loaded J8 Ridge variant in the two-tier line-up. The J8 Track is 2WD and costs $49,990 drive-away, which is $5000 cheaper than the all-wheel-drive Ridge. The Track is absolutely rammed with luxury kit. It has 20-inch alloy wheels, heated and ventilated front seats wrapped in real leather and topped off with a massage function. There are dual 12.3-inch displays, one for the multimedia and the other for the driver. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, sat nav and a 12-speaker Sony stereo are other highlights. It also has a panoramic sunroof, dual-zone climate control, power adjustable steering wheel, a head-up display (that projects vital information such as your travelling speed on to the windscreen in front of the driver) and a wireless device charger. All J8 variants are powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, which makes 183kW and 385Nm. This is matched to an eight-speed automatic transmission driving the front wheels in the Track grade. Jaecoo claims the J8 Track drinks 8.3L/100km, and it needs pricier premium unleaded petrol. The Track variant misses out on the fancy adaptive suspension of the Ridge grade, which reads the road ahead and adjusts each wheel independently. The Ridge exerted excellent body control and soaked up bumps expertly, but the Track falls off in this department with the ride becoming more unsettled with harsher bumps felt through the cabin. The engine has enough grunt for a vehicle this size, it's not a performance car but has leisurely acceleration, and it had no problem overtaking at highway speeds. There were times when the transmission and engine work as slickly together as they should with some delay of power and then rush of grunt all at once. Jaecoo covers the J8 with an eight year/unlimited km warranty and a capped-priced servicing program of the same length that costs $2952 for the Track 2WD with visits every 15,000km or 12 months.

The CX-60 Azami is the flagship model in Mazda’s medium-to-large-sized five-seater SUV.