Month: August 2019

Interview: “Ferrari – It’s about creating fun.”

Six years ago, Herbert Appleroth took reins of Ferrari Australia from previous importer ATECO Australia. Over the previous decade and a half, he had transformed both Ferrari and Maserati in Australia before working of Maserati in Modena. In 2010 he…

Ferrari F8 Tributo Unleashed in Sydney

The Ferrari F8 Tributo is Maranello’s successor to the lauded – and rightly so – 488 GTB. More powerful, faster and packed with aero cleverness, it broke cover in a huge event in Sydney. Sydney loves a party and so…

McLaren GT Lands In Australia

The McLaren GT is Woking’s softer-but-still-scintillating continent-crushing long distance tourer. And in Australia, it’s almost a bargain at $399,995. I’m not sure I’ve ever driven a McLaren – from the 540C to the 720S via all manner of 570S and…

Incoming: 2020 BMW X6

The third-generation 2020 BMW X6 is on its way and will be in Australia well before Christmas. Australians are mad for the big fella X6. Based on the X5 SUV (BMW insists on calling them Sports Activity Vehicles, but I…

Kia Cerato GT 2019 Review

The Kia Cerato GT is one of about a zillion warm hatches that seem to have a knack of dragging punters through the door. Kia is doing Very Good Things these days. It took a while for the company to…

2019 XF Sportbrake S R-Dynamic

Jaguar’s XF Sportbrake is trying to buck the trend of its own line-up by offering buyers a luxury wagon. It’s always a welcome addition when any manufacturer adds a wagon to their line-up, but there’s something even more special when…

2019 Hyundai i30 N Review: Fastback or Blowback?

Hyundai’s ground-breaking i30 N hatchback may not be for everyone, so the Korean giant has fixed it with the i30 N Fastback. https://youtu.be/kkgLfAgCydA This is a review of the hatch. You should watch it. Heaps of people already have. The…

Kia Picanto GT 2019 Review

The Kia Picanto GT has moved the benchmark for very small warm hatches. I’m not shocked, just very, very pleased. When I started this site, I decided that it would cover performance cars. And what did I think was a…

Range Rover 2019 Review: SVAutobiography Dynamic

The Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic has a very silly name but with all those words comes plenty of power, tech and gorgeous comfort. Sometimes you have to wonder where it will all end. In my work for mainstream car site…