Buying your new car – Head or Heart?
Buying your new car is probably the second biggest purchase you’ll ever make. So, how should you choose – with your head or your heart? We have the answer.
Car History: Suzuki’s 4X4 heritage
How and why did Suzuki come to be a respected, but niche, manufacturer of 4x4s? With a new Vitara now to, we thought we’d take a look at Suzuki’s 4×4 heritage.
2016 Suzuki Vitara arrives in Australia
The long-awaited new 2016 Suzuki Vitara has arrived Down Under. Is it still an off-roader at heart?
ADF Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon drive
In buying the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen/Wagon, the ADF has taken its ability to go cross country to a new level. Like comparing chalk with cheese, both the 4×4 and 6×6 variants are light years ahead of the Land Rover Defender in terms of technology and capability.
Mercedes-Benz G-Class G350 review
Robert Pepper’s Mercedes-Benz G-Class G350 review with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and rating.
Ford Bronco to be revived – based on Ford Everest?
Ford is said to be considering launching the Ford Ranger in the US, and bringing the Bronco back from the dead by basing it on the Ford Everest.
Happy Birthday! Ford Bronco turns 50
The iconic Ford Bronco celebrated its 50th anniversary this week – “a rough, tough, go anywhere sports car”. Yep, Ford called it a sports car.
Senator Ricky Muir talks to Practical Motoring
Senator Ricky Muir is the only parliamentarian in Australia that’s been elected as a motoring enthusiast, so we thought we’d catch up after his first year in office. IT’S A COLD SUNDAY morning at the Maffra & District Car Club headquarters in Boisdale, about half an hour’s drive north of Sale, Victoria.
2015 Ford Everest to target Toyota Prado
According to Ford’s Trevor Worthington, the 2015 Ford Everest, launching in Thailand this week, is out of the league of similar seven-seater wagons and aimed squarely at Toyota Prado…
2015 Mitsubishi Pajero Exceed Di-D review long-term
The Mitsubishi Pajero is one of the best-known nameplates in all of motoringdom, but what’s it like to live with? Read our weekly reports on life with the 2015 Mitsubishi Pajero Exceed Di-D.
Do we really need to worry about car hacking? Yes.
Should you be concerned about your car in the wake of the recent Jeep Cherokee uConnect car hacking relevations?
2015 Skoda Fabia scores 5 star ANCAP safety rating
ANCAP has congratulated the 2015 Skoda Fabia for the ” providing AEB as standard across the Fabia range” and issued it with a 5 star rating.
Traction Control is not the same as Stability Control!
Traction control and electronic stability control (ESC) are related, but not the same and the terms are certainly not interchangeable. What they are Electronic Stability Control (ESC) – is a system to keep a vehicle going in the direction the driver wants it to go, which is usually on the
Toyota FJ Cruiser 2015 offroad review on Fraser Island
Offroad novice Jane Nicholls learns to drive Toyota’s funky FJ on the sort of terrain that made its forefathers famous. What seems like a lifetime ago, when I was a very junior journo, I worked across several outdoorsy specialist magazines, including Overlander 4WD, where I got to drive the odd
Is nothing sacred?
Car manufacturers build their reputation on certain styles, designs and philosophies. Can they, should they, ever betray those principles? BMW has spent decades telling the world rear wheel drive is best. Now there’s the front-drive X1. Subaru is adamant all wheel drive is the way to go. Except for their