Here’s our pick of the best Australian road trips. The criteria are simple and selfish: at least 1000km, zero EV charging hope, no tourist traps, using an ordinary car, particularly suitable for non-nomads and driven by the Sultan and me. More road trips next week.

Yes, Brad Pitt is driving in F1, Danny Ricciardo is back and Melbourne chanteuse, Rosé, is warbling not driving. Hollywood’s turned up too. Brad Pitt stars in F1: The Movie, a turbocharged blockbuster that might be better than the real season.

It’s the impossible dream: Melbourne to Sydney in an EV on one charge. But now it’s as real as an AUKUS sub in the backyard. Yes, your good friends at Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (“rooted in Chinese civilisation”) are promising that if you install one of their Shenxin...

Now that Jim Chalmers has put lipstick on an economic pig (thanks economist Leith van Onselen) and King Albo is looking to subsidise bread and water for the masses, it’s the right time to look at buying a used rather than new car. Used car sales are going down like the Chinese E...

Just when you thought Formula 1 and FIA couldn’t become more of a parody of itself, Mickey Mouse shows up to help. The House of Mouse cartoon and f

These five hybrids are a better bet than Oscar this weekend Australians are avoiding full EVs like a bogan avoids beige interiors. It’s not just that The Mad Musk’s selling 59.6 per cent fewer Teslas, or the fact that very fast charging of EVs will limit battery life.

King Albo’s plan to axe the $5.2bn luxury car tax will reshape Australia’s metal market. If the LCT is cut tomorrow the price of all used cars and many new cars will drop.

F1’s Soap Opera: Jack Gets the (Temporary) Sack, Oscar Packs the Silverware In an exclusive interview, Woody Creek F1 commentator Hunter Thompson summed up the state of the $6bn global sport. “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro, buy the ticket, take the ride and I ha...

Thinking Mother’s Day? Thinking how to get over the Pergola Party winning on election day? Thinking the best way to give your car dealer another way to rip you off? Think no more. Here are the six worst car accessories you can buy now: 

Mazda is facing a class action in the US over a serious engine defect in some of its most popular models – and yet here in Australia, the company is pretending it’s not their problem. The lawsuit, filed in a California court, claims that the 2.5-litre turbocharged SkyActiv-G e...

The car market’s in the toilet, which normally means it’s time to panic. EV sales for March dropped 51 per cent, diesels down 10 per cent, but plug-in hybrids were up 300 per cent. Apart from Tesla, the biggest losers were Toyota Land Cruiser (-3356), Toyota Camry (-2676) and t...

Just when you thought the party was over, the orange clown walked back in and turned the music back on. But the party never stopped at Lambo Land. Last weekend, while you had your eyes glued to the F1 in Suzuka and the Mazda MX-5 Cup in the Suzuka of Australia, the city with wo...