Articles by Stephen Ottley

Australia is a diverse country - especially on the road. 

Missed out on a Porsche 911 GT3? Want something faster than a 911 Carrera S? Thankfully the German giant has the answer in the form of its latest creation.

As the country recovers from the Coronavirus pandemic it seems adventure is on our mind, with sales of large SUVs up nearly seven per cent in the first six months of 2022.

If there are two things Porsche is good at, it's making sports cars, then figuring out a way to make more.The German brand has turned filling out its range into an art form, introducing new model variants at precisely the right time to keep interest - and orders - up.That’s true of all of its models, from the Macan to the 911, and now that treatment is expanding to the Taycan electric car range.Having added the ‘entry-level’ Taycan RWD earlier in 2022, Porsche is now adding the Taycan GTS. This latest addition fits neatly into the line-up between the Taycan 4S and the Turbo S - offering what Porsche calls “a real sweet spot” in the range.GTS stands for Gran Turismo Sport and is meant to signify that this model has the right balance between performance and comfort to make the driver happy when they find an engaging piece of road or if they drive their Taycan every day.

Nissan is on the verge of a fresh start, with the new Qashqai, X-Trail, Pathfinder and Z all coming to showrooms in the next few months. 

The butterfly effect is a chaos theory positing that a small change in initial circumstances can ultimately lead to a large-scale altering of a much larger situation. The name comes from the idea that something as small as a butterfly flapping its wings can eventually create a hurricane.

Mitsubishi is off to a strong start in 2022, overtaking Hyundai, Kia and Ford to claim third place on the sales charts - according to the May sales data. But staying there will be a tough task as several models are set to disappear and their rivals will hit back.

Volkswagen can’t be accused of taking things easy.

The Kia EV6 isn’t the biggest-selling model for the South Korean brand - but it is the most important.

Cars like the Toyota Camry, Mazda6 and Hyundai Sonata are on borrowed time. And you can blame Sir Issac Newton for it.