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. https://youtu.be/RcpF0S9DFzE The third-generation Focus ST was hilarious. I first (and last) drove one almost six years ago. That car was fresh
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 the sun with a huge drop of new official photos of
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 global economic shock and you’ve got cars to shift.
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. https://youtu.be/ER3m6FSZUwQ The Fiesta was new to our shores back then, replacing the absolutely dire, Kia-sourced Festiva. Which was an utter dog
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 ultimately very silly and alarmingly saucy Corolla ads. The theme
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. Every now and again Toyota would try, with sporty version that maybe
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 compatriot Audi, the company saw the gap above its previous flagship
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 are people who look like they are simulating sexy times,
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 soft with a distinctly Palm Springs vibe mixed with Lexus’
The Mercedes Benz AMG A35 bridges the gap between normal and nutty, but with plenty of power and gear to keep things very interesting. I’ll be upfront and honest – I was not a huge fan of the old A-Class. I know it’s heresy to say it, but the
Hyundai’s i20 N World Rally challenger hasn’t had a proper road-going equivalent on which to rest its halo – until now, obviously. We’re at a bit of an inflection point for small hot hatches. First to drop – as it was in 2013 – was the new Ford Fiesta ST.
Mini Electric will shortly arrive in Australia with a driveaway price and some extra goodies for the early adopters. You wouldn’t know it, but this isn’t the first Mini in the country that can move under its own electric power. The Mini Countryman PHEV holds that distinction. The