2018 Infiniti QX80 S Premium review

There’s really no missing the 2018 Infiniti QX80. It’s a massive 5340mm long for a start and wears the brand’s signature ‘look at me’ styling details, front and rear. Not only does it make a bold statement, but its exclusivity means unlike the armada of Mercedes-Benz GLE and BMW X5 SUVs lining the streets of […]

This week’s top news stories: April 1

The automotive news wheel is always turning. If you’re not constantly checking CarAdvice – which you should be doing, by the way – it can be easy for some headlines to slip through the cracks. To make sure you haven’t missed anything important, we’ve gathered what we reckon are the hottest news stories from this week, right here. Check […]

EXCLUSIVE: Victoria and NSW preparing SUV superhighways

Victoria and New South Wales are planning to build highways designed exclusively for high-riding crossovers, based on the segment’s growing popularity among Australian consumers. In February, the SUV category accounted for 41.5 per cent of sales in Australia: streets ahead of passenger cars on 25.9 per cent. Both the Victorian Labor and New South Wales Liberal state […]

Volvo XC60 wins World Car of the Year

The mid-size Volvo XC60 has taken out World Car of the Year, beating the Mazda CX-5 and Range Rover Velar to the coveted title. There were 34 models entered in the award, which was cut down to just 10 competitors and then the three finalists listed above. A panel of 82 automotive journalists from 24 countries […]

Configurator Challenge: Volvo XC40

Customisation is in vogue at the moment, but choice can be seriously confusing. In our new configurator challenge, we’re going to let the CarAdvice team loose on a manufacturer’s website to create their ideal spec of a certain model. For this edition of the Configurator Challenge, we’re designing the perfect Volvo XC40 using the company’s UK website. Let […]

2018 Holden Commodore VXR review

The VXR badge isn’t new to Australia. We’ve seen it on an Astra hot-hatch and an Insignia performance sedan. And, technically, it’s been on a Commodore before. Vauxhall used the VXR8 badge for the HSV Clubsport and GTS models it imported to the UK for a decade until 2017. (Which is fair considering the badge – […]

McLaren 720S v Kawasaki Ninja H2 – Video

httpv://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EubwXyVv25c The McLaren 720S is one of the fastest cars on sale at the moment, but what happens when you square a supercar up against a superbike in a rolling drag race? Well, that’s what YouTuber Do It With Dan decided to find out when he came across a matte-black-wrapped example of McLaren’s second-gen Super Series model […]