SPONSORED There’s a particular kind of devotion you see in Japan – a discipline shaped not by spectacle but by patience and a quest for engineering perfection and craftsmanship. It’s the kind of dedication that goes into creating the ‘Japan-only’ GLOBAL-IST series of kitchen knives (sharper and more balance), the folding of paper in a…

Could the US wind back mandatory safety technology or slow the roll out of autonomous emergency braking in a bid to reduce new car prices? The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing on January 14, 2026 on new car affordability, claiming the average price has more than doubled in…

It had been a while since I’d driven the Hyundai Kona Hybrid, and it was an absolute delight to get back into one for a review. Even better, it was the newly added Kona Hybrid Elite variant, which for under $40,000 plus on-road costs has a pretty decent amount of kit for the cash. It…

Porsche looks set to have two new rival convertibles within the coming years – and they’re from the same French brand. Renault’s performance arm, Alpine, is planning to offer roadster versions of its new-generation A110 and A310 sports cars by 2030, according to a new report from UK publication Autocar. While the A110 is set…

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system is an impressive bit of technology, able to handle day-to-day driving – including everything from slow-moving traffic and roundabouts – with surprising ease. But how does it handle trickier stuff? In a US video aptly called We Tried To Crash Into A Self Driving Tesla, YouTuber Dirty Tesla – in…

The Queensland Police Service is investigating a spate of Toyota LandCruiser and RAV4 thefts across Brisbane in recent weeks, calling for any information from the public that may help in recovering almost 50 stolen vehicles. In one incident, four LandCruisers were stolen from the same premises in the Brisbane suburb of Moorooka, with one of the…

Traffic is costing full-time drivers in Australia’s biggest cities thousands of dollars a year in lost time and fuel, according to new analysis for iSelect’s Delayed Drives report. Across the 11 largest cities, commuters who drive to work collectively lose about 212 million hours a year in traffic and spend another $462 million in extra fuel. The estimated cost…

Mitsubishi has added another feather in the cap of its Diamond Advantage program, with the addition of up to 10 years of roadside assistance for buyers. The decade-long roadside assistance promise is now offered alongside 10 years of new-car warranty and 10 years of capped-price servicing, which the Japanese automaker packages together under the Diamond…

Toyota has confirmed the name of its new supercar and revealed it for the first time without camouflage in a new teaser video. The 2026 Toyota GR GT can be seen undisguised in this 30-second Japanese TV commercial released late last week, ahead of its full reveal online at 11:00am Tokyo time this Friday (December…