Opinion

By Stephen Ottley · 16 Apr 2022

Nobody's perfect, I get that. I'm not saying I am the world's greatest driver and never do anything wrong.But...I continue to be astounded by the low standard of driving in the country.Australians, broadly speaking, are not very good drivers.

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The last Holden Commodore never had a chance

By Stephen Ottley · 10 Apr 2022

Holden tried its best to put on a brave face. The first Commodore was based on a model from German counterparts, Opel, so surely this new Opel-built ‘ZB Commodore’ carried on the spirit of the badge even if it wasn’t actually bolted together in Australia like every other model before it. Right?

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Cupra set to become cult brand in Australia

By Neil Dowling · 02 Apr 2022

Fledgling brand Cupra hasn’t put a tyre on bitumen in Australia yet but it’s already poised to become something of a cult offering within the wider Volkswagen Group.

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Are you making the EV switch?

By Stephen Ottley · 27 Mar 2022

Fuel prices are soaring, conventionally powered cars are getting more expensive, governments are offering incentives for making cleaner purchases and the choice for alternative fuel models is growing - have we reached the tipping point for electric vehicl

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Why did Subaru axe the WRX STI?

By Stephen Ottley · 26 Mar 2022

"Subaru Corporation will fast-track their investment in future performance technologies, today confirming there will be no STI variant for the new generation Subaru WRX."And with that short sentence one of the great performance cars of our time died a sud

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Why Mazda is taking on Audi, BMW and Mercedes

By Stephen Ottley · 13 Mar 2022

Australia’s love of Mazda is set to reshape how the brand positions itself around the world, pitting it in direct competition with the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

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How long will you wait for the Cybertruck?

By Stephen Ottley · 27 Feb 2022

With much fanfare (and an embarrassing window failure) Tesla revealed the ground-breaking Cybertruck in November 2019.It was a truly revolutionary car and promised to give the brand its biggest boost since the arrival of the original Model S, it's first t

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Will Alfa Romeo achieve greatness again?

By Stephen Ottley · 19 Feb 2022

Alfa Romeo’s first major move since moving under the Stellantis umbrella was the belated launch of the Tonale last week. The arrival of this small SUV brings the Italian brand’s model line-up to three offerings, alongside the mid-size Giulia sedan and Stelvio SUV.

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How the EV game has moved past Tesla

By Stephen Ottley · 13 Feb 2022

Criticising Tesla is a fast track to some online retribution for devout Teslarati, and I’m sure the headline will get me some unpleasant feedback in the comments and on social media. So, let me start by saying this - I was a big Tesla fan in the not-too-distant past.

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Waiting for Ford and Holden 2.0? Good luck

By Andrew Chesterton · 13 Feb 2022

There was understandably huge interest in a story that broke last week, detailing how Australia could become an electric vehicle manufacturing powerhouse - a return to our glory days, when we were pumping out Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons just as qui

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