I’ve clocked 9000kms in the Hyundai Kona Electric, despite a pandemic and wearing pyjamas 24/7. Here’s what I’ve learned about using an EV as primary transport…

If you’re looking for the perfect SUV for towing heavy trailers, touring the outback long-term and being a rockstar at commuting in dense city traffic, you might be sorely disappointed…

When your local car dealer says it’ll be months before he can supply that new car of your dreams, he’s probably not lying. That’s gotta be a first, for car dealers…

If you didn’t believe me that fitting performance tyres to an EV is a dynamics hack, here’s some testimony and an interesting query about possible ramifications for doing that…

The cult of Electric Jesus (Tesla) is once again in the news for pretending to be a proper carmaker. And failing...

It’s normal to take a cautionary approach at the dealership, in every respect, but there are times when they do actually go above and beyond. This is one of those stories…

If you’re thinking of fitting semi-slick high performance tyres to your speed machine, that’s fine, but there are compromises. Generally, the main brands all make good quality performance tyres…

Are you considering moving onto your next new car before the warranty runs out, lest it breaks down? You don’t actually need to because you’re covered by consumer law. Here’s how that works…

If you’re in dispute with a carmaker and the dealership over your warranty status because of an administrative error between it being a demo or brand-new, here’s what you should do…

If you’re like most consumers right now, tossing up between buying new and used, but find both kinds are asking high prices - there’s a very good reason for that. Here’s why…

If you think changing wheel sizes is going to create some tangible difference to the way your speedo reads, there’s a simple explanation. Hint: There isn’t some whacky conspiracy theory forcing us all to go slow.

If you’re towing a conservative load but have an overheating problem with your late-model diesel ute, here’s how you can get on the case quickly before something major fails…

So much for those safe driving campaigns. If you’re guilty of putting your feet on the dashboard of a car as a passenger, or if you’re a driver who allows it, you need a serious reality check…

People still obsess with buying a perfectly good ute and ‘modifying’ the hell out of it - eviscerating their warranty. Buy a vehicle designed for extreme towing or pack lighter. It’s simple, really…

There are new brands taking on the bigger, established players like Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda and Mitsubishi. But can you buy confidently from a Chinese carmaker?

New Santa Fe and Palisade have overtaken new Sorento in the soft SUV heavy tow sweepstakes. Kia must be thrilled they went with the old towbar...

You know how I always say ‘never modify a new car to do what you want it to do’? Well, I ignored my own advice driving 7000kms in a Hyundai Kona Electric...

Mazda Australia, launching an allegedly track-ready MX-5 in January, seems to have (hilariously) shot itself in the wedding vegetables…

If your 4x4 wagon or ute needs an independent transmission oil cooler for serious off-road adventuring, here’s how you do actual research (before dropping the big bucks) and not taking advice from the internets...

New Defender: damn sexy and lemon of the year 2020 contender. Plus: Land Rover Australia with a grubby attack on the freedom of speech...