Kia Picanto GT: You don’t mess with imperfection

In 1976 a car entered the automotive landscape and changed the world. Okay, not the whole world, and not overnight, but in the world of performance motoring, things would never be the same again. It produced 81kW and 140Nm from a naturally aspirated 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine, started out with a four-speed manual but later picked up a five-cog 'box, weighed 830kg, and could bolt to 100km/h in a reported 9.2 seconds. That car was the Volkswagen Mk1 Golf GTI.

2020 Toyota GR Supra GTS review

Simplicity isn’t what it used to be. Modern demands make the age-old recipe harder than it used to be. That is: A bit of motor up front and power to the rear wheels, with a row-your-own shifter in between. Despite countless declarations in our comments section, stripping a car out to almost nothing doesn’t seem to move metal. Buyers want at least some comfort, convenience or tech features… Keeping up with the Joneses, I suppose.

REVIEW: 2019 Volvo XC60 Polestar Engineered

The Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered is the top of the tree in the Volvo XC60 range. It blends luxury with performance and aims to offer buyers an extremely efficient plug-in hybrid system that doubles as a sporty SUV. Timecodes: One minute wrap: 0:53 Exterior: 2:15 Bonnet: 2:37 On the road: 3:39 Interior: 8:06

Audi introducing RS-badged PHEVs and EVs, resurrected R8 e-tron

Audi Sport is embracing electrification, planning a range of plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles wearing S and RS badges. Autocar reports the upcoming battery-electric e-tron GT will follow Audi’s traditional model structure by offering regular, S and RS models. The e-tron Sportback may also follow suit, according to Audi design boss Andreas Mindt. A fettled version of the regular e-tron SUV has already been spied testing at the Nürburgring.

Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered review

There's a lot to love about the Volvo product. Safety is high on Volvo's priority list, as is style, so it's no surprise that the brand is making massive strides in the SUV segment in Australia. With the brand now offering a comfortable range of SUVs for the market, it was time to step up the game and launch a product to compete within the hot SUV segment. The likes of BMW's X3 M40i, Mercedes-AMG's GLC43 and Audi's SQ5 have gone unrivalled from Volvo for some time – that is until now.

2020 Porsche Cayenne GT Coupe spied

A more powerful range-topping Porsche Cayenne Coupe, potentially bearing the GT badge, has been snapped during testing. Following in the footsteps of a red Porsche test mule we saw in 2019, this white car appears to have a centrally-mounted exhaust system. Don't be fooled by the two angular exhaust tips on the outer edges of the lower bumper, you can see the snow has melted around the centre of the 'diffuser'.

Australian road toll rises in 2019

The number of people killed on Australian roads rose again in 2019, with the national road toll finishing at 1182. Victoria had a horror year on the roads, with 50 more lives lost than the year before, while South Australia saw its death toll rise by 33. The road toll also increased in New South Wales and Western Australia, while the remaining states and territories had fewer deaths on their roads. In total, 1182 people died on the road in Australia last year – up 47 on 2018.