Car Reviews

Call it what you will: luxury four-wheel drive wagon;4x4; sports utility vehicle; or BMW's own title of 'sports activity vehicle' SAV', the X5 continues to barge its way through the Australian market.

Subaru launched sales of the BRZ here solely online, but improved supply from the Japanese factory means the sports coupe is now being retailed through dealers.

Nissan Tiida has come - and gone - from the Australian new-car market. And not too many people seem to be sorry. Which is a shame in many ways because it’s a perfectly good small-medium car.

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If the Boxster isn't quite butch enough for you because it's a convertible and the 911 Coupe is too expensive then the Cayman could be the perfect solution.

Maserati's new Quattroporte is selling like hotcakes overseas. Although it looks much the same, the big four-door, four or five-seat sedan is actually new from the ground up.

Apparently South Korea is the plastic surgery capital of the world, so it's rather appropriate Hyundai has decided to give the ix35 a mid-life face lift to keep it looking young.

A slightly squarer nose and new headlights and LED taillights are the main exterior styling to the 2014 Mini Cooper, but looking inside the cabin will give trainspotters clues, with the speedo and tacho moving from the massive 8.8-inch circular gauge in the middle of the dash to a more normal position in the instrument cluster behind the steering wheel (with heads-up displays for upper spec variants).The Mini Cooper is powered by a turbo 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine with outputs of 100kW of power between 4500-600rpm and 220Nm of torque at a low 1250rpm, with Mini claiming a 0-100kmh time of 7.56 seconds (auto) and 7.66 (manual) and fuel economy of 4.5L/100km.The Cooper S gets a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder, developing 141kW of power between 4700-6000rpm and 300Nm of torque at 1250rpm, with 0-100kmh times of 6.62 (auto) and 6.73 (manual)  and fuel economy of 5.7L/100km. The diesel Cooper D's 1.6-litre is gone in favour of a new 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbodiesel delivering 84kW and 270Nm, with claimed fuel economy of a frugal 3.5L/100km -- a saving of 0.3L. Transmissions for all variants are a standard six-speed manual transmission or optional six-speed auto. 

Ford's cute as a button Ecosport is a compact crossover, designed for city streets rather than off road adventures.

Jeep Wrangler is like nothing else on the road these days. It’s a genuine descendent of the WWII Jeep, though it has grown up and become (slightly) more sophisticated over the years.