Bruce Newton
Next-gen Mazda3 removes touch screen for driver safety
If you think there’s too many distractions in modern vehicles, Mazda agrees with you. The motor industry maverick has adopted a ‘look...
Larry Perkins’ crusade to solve the mystery of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt’s disappearance
Six-time Bathurst 1000 winning driver Larry Perkins has joined the race to solve the mystery of long-lost 19th century Australian outback explorer...
Ford has tried to replace its much-loved Territory SUV: We test drove the Endura
The Ford Territory holds a unique place in Australian automotive history as the only locally conceived, designed, engineered and manufactured SUV. Hailed...
Watch: The best SUV to buy this year
There’s a fundamental change in new-vehicle buying habits in Australia: People of all ages, incomes and demographics have abandoned traditional passenger cars for the...
Top-selling Toyota, the ‘reliable’ family car, that has a few serious dents to its reputation
Even as Toyota celebrates its 16th straight year as Australia’s top-selling vehicle brand and its biggest sales numbers in six years –...
Australia’s best SUVs – and why motorists are willing to pay top dollar
There’s a fundamental change in new-vehicle buying habits in Australia: People of all ages, incomes and demographics have abandoned traditional passenger cars for the...
Secret dealer satisfaction survey rates best and worst car manufacturers
A secret document outlining what car dealers really think of the brands they represent has exposed Chrysler, the maker of Jeep and Dodge vehicles,...
We road test Australia’s cheapest electric car
Battery electric vehicles have been the preserve of early adopters, techno-geeks and the rich in Australia. They have simply failed to attract...
‘Total lemons’: Jeep’s struggles continue to grow
For an iconic automotive brand famous for building go-anywhere off-roaders and SUVs, Jeep has a chronic ability to get stuck in the...
The leading car brand that could abandon five-star crash safety
Five-star crash safety could become a thing of the past for cheaper models sold by one of Australia’s most popular car brands....