CAR REVIEW

One-off Cadillac owned by Dean Martin up for sale

A Cadillac custom-built for Hollywood actor and singer Dean Martin is up for sale in Melbourne, more than 12,000km away from his California...

Wild six-wheeled Humvee with supercharged V8 heads to auction

With race-car-style pushrod suspension, more than 500kW, and six wheels, this ex-military SUV is far from its original form.  A heav...

Pagani hypercar replica with a Holden heart

A replica of the multimillion-dollar hypercar uses Holden parts alongside exquisite detailing. But it’s probably not the Holden engine you ...

We visit Ford’s Heritage Vault, but its Australian history is under threat

In a modest number of rooms on the other side of the world, a small team of archivists has dedicated itself to preserving Ford’s history. B...

Touring car driver and engineer Ron Harrop named in industry honours

Now in its sixth year, the ‘Australian of the Year’ award has been announced by the country’s performance-car industry this Australia Day. ...

Volkswagen’s Seat car brand to be saved from extinction – report

A Spanish car brand owned by Volkswagen may now be poised to add a new electric car to its line-up later this decade, after it was marked f...

Volkswagen to slash new-car development time to three years

The German automaker is reportedly planning to save more than $AU16.2 billion by 2026 with the introduction of a new cost-saving program. ...

Hyundai and Kia show range-extending tech for electric cars

The Active Air Skirt is designed to add precious miles to an electric car’s driving range – or enable it to go faster… Hyundai and ...

Electric cars will be 30 per cent of global sales, Toyota chairman says – report

In a speech to industry executives, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda predicted the global new-car market for electric vehicles will be limited. ...

Hate for American pick-up trucks isn’t anything new | Drive Flashback

In January 1998, then Drive editor Phil Scott primed Australians for the imminent invasion to our shores of big American pick-up trucks ...