Coupe Reviews

BMW M240i 2022 review: xDrive Coupe
By Byron Mathioudakis · 24 Mar 2022
As the early 3 Series models proved, BMW should know how to do compact sports coupes right. Recent efforts like the E82 1 Series and F22 2 Series coupes have their appeal, but what the latter's G42 2 Series replacement shows is a desire to broaden its bandwidth of capabilities without diluting what makes it 'the ultimate driving machine'. The M240i, especially, brilliantly succeeds in doing that.
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BMW M4 2022 review: Convertible
By Byron Mathioudakis · 15 Mar 2022
BMW has finally sorted out the M4, even in the hedonistic and yet still ballistic Competition Convertible. New from the ground up, and now with all-wheel drive, the 3 Series-based high-performance four-seater sun-seeker raises the bar for its mix of speed, handling, ride, comfort and control, blitzing all before it, even when you lower the taut fabric roof. It wears the M badge honourably.
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Ford Mustang 2022 review: Mach 1
By James Cleary · 09 Mar 2022
Ford's Mustang is closing in on its 60th birthday, and the go-fast Mach 1 version has been offered on and off since 1969. With a naturally aspirated V8, rear-wheel drive and a manual gearbox it's a modern muscle car in a changing automotive world.
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Mercedes-Benz C300 2022 review: snapshot
By Byron Mathioudakis · 03 Mar 2022
The Mercedes-Benz C300 is expected to be the best seller in the sedan-only W206-series range.
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Mazda MX-5 2022 review
By Justin Hilliard · 02 Mar 2022
The Mazda MX-5 is a bit of a legend in the automotive world, but the fourth-generation, 'ND' model has been around for nearly seven years now. So, the Japanese brand has used its electronic smarts to try and make it even better. Have the changes worked?
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BMW 4 Series 2022 review: M440i xDrive Gran Coupe
By James Cleary · 22 Jan 2022
BMW is fine-tuning its four-door, five-seat liftback 'Gran Coupe' concept, and the flagship of the new 4 Series version is the M440i xDrive. It's a sleek, powerful and luxurious package ready to take on Audi's S5 Sportback and Merc-AMG's C 43 sedan.
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Subaru BRZ 2022 review
By Tom White · 21 Jan 2022
It's lucky Toyota and Subaru committed to a second version of the BRZ and 86 pair, but has enough changed?
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Porsche 911 2022 review: GT3 track test
By James Cleary · 07 Dec 2021
The Macan, and Taycan may be Porsche's big money spinners, but the 911 owns the heart of the brand. And the 911 GT3 is a pure expression of its dynamic potential. Where better to experience the abilities of the new, seventh-generation version than a track test at Sydney Motorsport Park.
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Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series 2022 review: track test
By Tung Nguyen · 18 Nov 2021
The pinnacle of Mercedes-Benz performance is known as the Black Series, and to date, only five models have been deemed worthy of wearing such a hallowed name. In 2021 however, a sixth nameplate will join the Black Series ranks in the form of the Mercedes-AMG GT, but can it be different enough from the GT, GT R and GT Pro to earn its place?
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BMW 4 Series 2022 review: 420i
By Peter Anderson · 07 Jul 2021
BMW's new 4 Series, launched late in 2020, has been unfairly treated by people who've never even clapped eyes on one in the metal. The big nose was all anyone could see, or even think about, which is a shame because a car of great substance lies beneath.
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