Audi has become the first of the Volkswagen Group to issue a recall notification on vehicles fitted with EA189 family engines fitted with an emissions ‘cheat device’.

Like Lance Armstrong, my Skoda Octavia 103TDI is a cheat. It’s a dirty, poisonous gas belching cheat and it’s all Volkswagen Group’s fault… #dieselgate.

The last few years have been big for 4×4 utes, and the rate of development shows no signs of slowing. What’s here now, and what’s on the way?

The 2015 Hyundai i30 Series II was Australia’s best-selling car in September with 4490 vehicles sold.

In unsuprising news, reports are that many Audi and Skoda diesel vehicles were also fitted with the emissions test ‘defeat device’. Volkswagen is not just one of the largest manufacturers of vehicles in the world, but also owner of several other marques – Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT and Skoda. 

If Volkswagen used defeat devices to pass emissions tests, maybe others did too? or maybe not, as car makers start to deny using special systems…

Porsche CEO Matthias Müller has been announced as the new CEO of the Volkswagen Group in the wake of the #dieselgate scandal.

Settle down.  There’s no conspiracy theory in the aftermaket industry. You don’t have to be around 4X4s long to realise that all of them can easily be bettered by adding a few aftermarket accessories.  That may be a snorkel, cargo barrier, long-range tank, dual battery, locking differential or whatever fits

Isaac Bober’s 2015 Peugeot 308 GT review with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and first-thoughts rating.

Hyundai has been spotted near the Nurburgring testing what could be a hot hatch version of the strong-selling Hyundai i30.

Practical Motoring’s 2015 Ford Mondeo Trend review with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and rating.

One of our readers asked for car buying advice… He was after something with room for three costing less than $40k.

New Zealand racing drivers have come first and second in the Le Mans 24 hours, and second in a World Rally Championship event.

Isaac Bober’s 2015 Subaru Liberty 2.5i Premium review with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety and verdict.

Robert Pepper goes off-road in Australia in a thai-spec 2015 Nissan NP300 Navara modified by Ironman 4×4. has it been worth the wait?