Voices
Merging madness: how Australia’s country overtaking lanes can be fixed
The zone at the end of an overtaking lane is where bad things happen, but there is a solution.
Rosco McGlashan… a bloke in a shed… who loves speed
Rosco McGlashan holds the Australian land speed record and unofficially* holds the world land speed record … but the Australian Tax Office seems to have crushed his dream of hitting 1600km/h.
Does a Subaru BRZ work as a family car?
This week I’ve been swanning about in a refreshed 2017 Subaru BRZ… but I haven’t track tested it, rather I’ve family tested it. Did it pass?
The case for leaving electronic stability control on for racetracks…
Electronic stability control is a lifesaver on a passenger car, but do we need to leave it on when driving on racetracks?
The car lover’s New Year’s Resolutions
Ah, the first days of the New Year. When we all promise ourselves we’ll be thinner, fitter, smarter and richer this year, than we were in the last.
I experienced a Tesla, a Toyota 86 and a Formula Vee racecar all at Phillip Island
I love the variation in my job, which overlaps seamlessly into my recreation.
Looking ahead at 2017 in motorsport…
This year (2016) is over and done with as far as motorsports is concerned, so our Lewis Isaacs lists his New Year’s motorsport wish list…
Legal country road overtaking is a safety problem
Overtaking and sticking the legal limit on country roads isn’t safe, in fact it’s downright dangerous, but Robert Pepper says he might have a solution.
European Commission pushing for mandatory new safety technology to be standard
The European Commission is pushing for 19 new ‘life-saving’ technologies to be included as standard on new cars with the aim of halving road deaths by 2020.
I drove a Tesla … or rather, it drove me (and it can drive you too)
Tesla, just about everyone on the planet has heard of the electric car company and all are in Wizard-of-Oz like awe… Jane Speechely gets her hands on the wheel of a Tesla Model S.
The case for turning stability control off
Australia has mandated stability control be fitted to all new cars, yet some people insist on disabling it. Are they right?
Why I bought a race car, er, car to race… an MX-5
Richard Bosselman has bought a race car. Actually, he’s bought an old MX-5 to race. Same thing, yeah?
The future of driving is likely to be boring…
Enjoy driving your car while you can. Enjoy using a manual gearshift yourself while you can… because the future of driving is likely to be boring.
You can get away with being very rude to an autonomous car
The big problems with autonomous cars aren’t technical, they’re human.
Why is an SUV considered the default car choice for families?
A friend reached out on Facebook the other day asking what SUV her and hubby should buy to accomodate their one child…