Last week I wrote about the beginning and middle of televised car shows like Top Gear and The Grand Tour. Part 2 of a series on the end of the car show on television (and prestige streaming) takes a quick detour on the upheaval in automotive YouTube. So this part
Weekend Watches is a pick of mostly longer-form videos to settle in with. This week it's the history of the 911 GT3 RS, the Ford F150 Lightning in Australia, the new Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster, a Holden Piazza barn find (in America...!) and every MX-5 rated. James Pumphrey'
Another EV brand has entered the Australian chat, Toyota is entering the Australian racing series Supercars, new Camry hybrid is here, as is the new Mustang. Also a chat with a Cupra high up about betting the house on EVs and Alpine's new SUV spied. Another Chinese EV
An interesting week with Hyundai teaming up with GM to make, move and research stuff, a tasty 968 Sport for sale in Queensland, a new Lotus concept car, some awesome new stickers on Etsy and a bonkers farewell to the Hemi V8. Note: for some reason not all the links
This time a decade ago, Top Gear was riding incredibly high having already been on air for twelve years. The show was going from strength to strength, trying new things, tweaking the format, increasing budgets but staying loyal to BBC2 despite its second-string reputation. An ill-fated Australian version had come
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This week it's another Porsche but not really because it's a Singer, some Soviet Ladas in Finland, two Germans in French cars in Scotland and a V10 Nissan 240Z. Chris Harris and Singer Chris Harris, likely fresh from Joe Rogan's podcast studio (give me
This week's Links We Like includes a new Australian site called Retro Rides, a curious case of the shy EV maker, a rocket ship Ariel for sale, a couple of classics reborn (or at least sorted out in one case) and a fascinating glimpse into what an American
The VW Group's first proper EV in Australia wasn't – as expected – the ID.3 but the rather cooler Spanish off-shoot's Cupra Born. In a way, the Born is the ID.3, just not the one we were expecting. The Cupra brand was launching here
September 9 is World EV Day so I thought I'd write something that's been on my mind for while. Over the past few months, a narrative has developed in the media that electric car sales are slowing. As a regular on ABC Radio Sydney, talkback callers
Hopefully the weekend is a good time to sit back and catch up with what you've missed over the week. Here's a selection of some great videos, or at least videos I like. Dave Zalstein - 1977 Porsche 911 Dave spends time with Hugh Feggans and
This week has been pretty busy with new launches and we're kicking off a bit of a newsletter experiment to see if you're keen. Volvo EX90 Launches A big one is the Volvo EX90, the all-electric successor to the XC90. 2025 Volvo EX90 review: International first
Words: Peter Anderson Co-pilots: Mark Dewar and Blake Currall Images: Blake Currall I've always loved the Cinquecento. Even when it's not very good – and there are a few versions that are borderline terrible – it's fun. The formula of tiny car/big personality is a