Derek Fung
Toyota Yaris: What came before?
The new Toyota Yaris is here, with a sharp new look and a significantly higher sticker price. How'd we get here?
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Life cycle of a car: Engineering
From show-car stunner to dealership darling. This series takes a look at the life cycle of a car from concept to development and facelifts in-between. This week, the process of engineering and developing a car.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Life cycle of a car: Concept
From show-car stunner to dealership darling. This series takes a look at the life cycle of a car from concept to development and facelifts in-between. This week, the concept phase.
5 Years Ago
Derek Fung
Passports please! Australia's best (and worst) automotive exports
It's said that Australians love to travel, and that's true of the cars as well. Some were a success, but there were more than a few oddities too.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the Aftermarket: Tickford
In Australia, we might not get those special Shelby Mustangs – but we do have Tickford – a racing team and tuning specialist with British roots.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the Suppliers: Carbon Revolution
Steelies. Cast and forged aluminium alloy wheels. Magnesium and carbon fibre wheels. Carbon Revolution is a homegrown supplier at the forefront of wheel technology.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the suppliers: Harman
JBL. B&O. Mark Levinson. Harman Kardon. In audiophile circles, these are all names renowned for producing speakers and other audio components of superlative quality.
5 Years Ago
Derek Fung
Mercedes-Benz S-Class safety and technology firsts
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has an impressive history of being the first car to feature new technologies. We take a look back at a few of the highlights, as well as one or two which actually made their debut elsewhere.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the Suppliers: Hella
Bi-Xenon, LED, Matrix – headlamps in cars have advanced significantly over the last 20 years. Pardon the pun, but Hella is one of the companies that is illuminating the way forward for lighting technology.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the Suppliers: Dana
The Ford Bronco and the Jeep Wrangler. Both of these iconic vehicles feature Dana hardware. But what is Dana specifically?
5 Years Ago
Derek Fung
Nissan electric vehicles: A short history
The Leaf wasn't the first electric car Nissan put into production, although as of 2020 it's easily the most popular.
5 Years Ago
Derek Fung
Retrospective: Ford Bronco through the ages
The Bronco is back with styling and removable doors clearly inspired by the original. Let's take a look at how the off-roader found its way back to the start.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the Aftermarket: ARB
ARB. These three letters have graced the bull-bars of 4WD vehicles and utes across the country and around the world. Here’s the story of one of Australia’s pre-eminent suppliers of aftermarket parts.
5 Years Ago
Derek Fung
Hot Mazda 3 and 323s: A short history
The Mazda 3 Turbo has been unveiled, and it could be coming to Australia. If it does, it will be the latest in a long line of 3 and 323 performance models.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the suppliers: Hyundai Mobis
We all know about Hyundai and Kia, both of which are strong-selling brands in the Australian motoring landscape. Hyundai Mobis forms the third arm of the Hyundai-Kia conglomerate.
5 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the Suppliers: Magna
That new BMW or Jaguar you bought must have been built by, you know, BMW or Jaguar – right? Think again. Magna is the ‘behind the scenes’ car brand.
5 Years Ago