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
Lotus has chosen the middle of a global pandemic to give the Elise a few classic paint jobs, paying homage to its long and successful racing history. Let’s face it, a lot of people have some extra time on their hands at the moment. While the factories are quiet,
Unlike one or two people on the internet, I have never really had a strong opinion on the Toyota Supra. Not because I couldn’t be bothered or anything like that, I just didn’t see a Supra on my driveway, even the last of the old generation. You know
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Quirky hatch-coupe evolves into appetiser for Hyundai performance range. When the original Hyundai Veloster Turbo lobbed into Australia back in 2012, it felt a brave new world for Hyundai. Suddenly, there was an edgily-styled, well-equipped, good value spearhead for the Korean car maker. And with 150kW from its 1.6-litre
Nissan’s Y62 Series Patrol has a new bum, new face and a whole lot more gear to go with it. And boy is it a big boi. A real chonker. You are going to have to forgive me if I tell you that I give no hoots, let alone