Year: 2020

Audi e-tron Australia Pricing and Spec

The Audi e-tron is Ingolstadt’s first full EV and it’s here to take on Jaguar’s iPace, Mercedes’ EQC and Tesla’s Model Y. (BMW is yet to confirm it is joining the party with its iX4) The e-tron SUV and Sportback…

2020 Ford Focus ST Review

The 2020 Ford Focus ST is the Blue Oval’s second hot hatch release in two months. This one, though, has a lot more to prove. The third-generation Focus ST was hilarious. I first (and last) drove one almost six years…

2021 BMW 4 Series Properly Unveiled

The new 2021 BMW 4 Series – a car we’ve had a pretty good look at already – has finally been unveiled. Striking styling, upgraded engines and tech. The most controversial design of 2021 has been given its day in…

2020 Kia Sorento Black Edition: A dark goodbye

The 2020 Kia Sorento Black Edition is the swansong special for the soon-to-depart third-generation large SUV from South Korea. Goodbyes are always hard, but for the hard-nosed car buyer, that means blood in the water. Couple that with an unexpected…

When Car Ads Go Funny: Ford Fiesta (2004)

Not all car ads were bad in the dim dark past. Ford popped out a hilarious ad with a great soundtrack for the Fiesta in 2004. The Fiesta was new to our shores back then, replacing the absolutely dire, Kia-sourced…

When car ads go bad: 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer

The Mitsubishi team upped the ante with a pair of ads that not only made no sense but made the Toyota ones from last week look like they were written by Fred Nile. Last week I covered two well-made but…

2020 Toyota Corolla SX Sedan Review

Toyota’s reborn Corolla hatch – now properly good to drive – has a sedan version. Does the hatch’s dynamic flair carry over? In days gone by – well, at least the last three decades – Corolla did not spark joy….

2020 Alpina XB7 Announced

Classic German tuning house has turned its attention to the big fella X7 and popped out this absolute monster – the Alpina XB7. The BMW X7 is an absolute whopper of a machine and a very, very good one. Like…

When car ads go wrong: 1999 Toyota Corolla

Sometimes car companies are in chronic denial about their cars or are trying just a little bit too hard. Like the 1999 Corolla ads… Sometimes television commercials for cars go completely bonkers. Too much, too little, too abstract or there…

2020 Lexus RX300 Review

Lexus’ big SUV scores a styling and technical refresh to take it through the next few years and make it more attractive. I used to regard the Lexus RX as a bit of a Yank Tank, perhaps unfairly. Big and…