Stephen Ottley

Toyota has emerged as an unlikely contender to save the internal combustion engine. The brand famous for hybrids has been working on a new hydrogen fuel that could replace petrol and has revealed an audacious plan to demonstrate its potential - racing at the famous Le Mans 24-hours.

In simple terms, the difference between all-wheel drive (AWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD, FWD or 4x4) can be defined by the purpose of the vehicle, as both examples can drive all four wheels of any vehicle.

Alfa Romeo has spent 100 years making petrol-powered performance cars - but that will end in 2024. Before it switches to electric power, the Italian brand has one last treat for its hi-po SUV - the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

Alfa Romeo will launch an all-new, all-electric Giulia in 2025, but before that happens the Italian brand has one final flourish for its petrol-powered version. We headed to France to sample this performance hero’s final upgrade that’s due in Australia by the end of the year. It also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the brand’s Quadrifoglio performance division.

No-one should question the great work the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has done to improve the safety for motorists. But, what is coming under increasing question is whether or not Australian new-car buyers are getting a clear picture of what is and isn’t a safe car. While it’s a complex and complicated issue, the crux of the matter is the need for more safety equipment, specifically active safety technologies required to meet ANCAP’s rising bar for five stars, is compounding th…

Australians love two types of vehicles at the moment - mid-size SUVs and utes. Together, those two segments make up more than 40 per cent of the new cars bought in this country so far in 2023.

Empires rise and fall, it has been that way since the dawn of time. Don’t believe me? Ask the Romans…

The MG4 Essence 64 sits in the middle of the Chinese brand’s electric small car range, priced at $47,990 (plus on-road costs) and offering more performance and equipment.

The range-topping model in MG’s new electric small car line-up is the MG4 Essence 77. Priced from $55,990 (plus on-road costs) this Mazda 3-sized hatch is the most expensive option but still one of the more affordable EVs on sale today.

Ask any parent and they’ll tell you kids need boundaries. Regardless of what those boundaries are, whether you’re a strict parent or more liberal, every parent puts some kind of restriction on their kids. So, what does this have to do with cars, I hear you ask?Well, since the first automobile arrived in Australia, the car industry has had no boundaries on how much harmful CO2 gas its vehicles could emit into the atmosphere. That changed in the past week with the Federal Government pushing throug…