The new open-top F171 296 GTS aims to deliver the same sensational driving sharpness as its fixed-roof GTB sister – but how well does it actually perform?
Limited to just eighty-seven units, TechArt’s new 911 GTstreet R pays tribute to twenty years of a celebrated tuning programme which kicked off with the 996 Turbo two decades ago...
There’s a new Range Rover Sport and this is the sportiest version so far, with a new, BMW-sourced 4.4-litre V8 engine. But can it rival the best performance SUVs?
What sort of electric future works for Australian drivers? 2023 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ V297 is the catalyst for a reckoning of where we are right now.
Cupra’s intriguing trio of sporty Euro models has only just touched down on Australian soil but I’m already familiar and very fond of two thirds of it. A year ago, I got my hands on the range topping Leon 300 (dubbed VZx locally) and it proved to be one of the most involving and exhilarating hot hatches for blasting around the English countryside, enjoying the autumn sun.
Yes, the ‘thrift-shop Urus’ jokes started coming thick and fast as soon as the 2023 Haval H6GT Ultra rolled into the car park, but almost as soon as they started, the office japers went a bit quiet.
If, instead of Porsche’s impressive facility in Stuttgart, the 992 911 family was actually grown on vines and finished in oak barrels, the Carrera would be a fresh young riesling and the Carrera S would be a bold durif, while the Turbo siblings would sit on the top shelf in grappa bottles.
Mercedes-Benz is in a state of transition, moving from old-world internal combustion to battery-electric vehicles. We join key engineers testing forthcoming electric vehicles, including the new EQS SUV, and discover this switch to battery power has provided fresh motivation for staff, who are fully embracing the company’s new direction.
