Cars - Features

Subaru BRZ 2017 around Sydney

The affordable, good-looking, rear-wheel-drive, sideways-friendly is an impressive automobile.

Ford Everest Trend in its natural habitat

Ford's Everest comes as a seven-seat large SUV. We took the kids and grand parents on a tour of the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, eschewing the highway for the fast backroads of The Convict Trail via Wolombi - a popular biker route.

Android Auto shifts gears: Hands on with the new dashboard interface

Google has partnered with Volvo and Audi to build Android Auto right into the car, no phone required. We take a look at everything it can do.

Behind the scenes with Team Walkinshaw at V8 Supercars Melbourne 2017

Ever wanted to see what happens in the garage? What the team eats and drinks? What they look like when they're chilling between races? Good Gear Guide goes the hard yards to find out

And the 2017 winner of the Formula 1 Best Pit Lane Boom Gantry is...

All eyes might be on the big new cars, swept-back front wings, massive rear tyres, neck muscle definition of the drivers, but absolutely nobody is paying any attention to one of the most prominent parts of pit lane...

The top 10 best tech gadgets and products of the year. And the worst.

While 2016 sucked in many ways, many great things happened in the world of technology. However, there were some absolute shockers too. Here we look at the 10 best technology products of 2016 and follow it with the 10 worst technology products of 2016...

Formula One puts you in the Grand Prix with VR and AR

Last week, Formula One and Tata Communications provided a peek into the future of motorsport when they announced the winners of its 2016 F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize, focused on fan-created virtual reality and augmented reality apps.

Apple Maps tunnel navigation can be dangerous

While it won’t affect everyone, a serious bug reared its head at the weekend with me. When you drive into a tunnel and then hit a traffic jam, Apple Maps keeps going at the same speed. While this is something I’ve actually wanted for tunnel navigatio...

It’s not technology, but humans that may not be ready for self-driving cars

It seems clear that advanced driver assistance systems can prevent accidents by reacting faster than humans in many situations, but after the first recorded fatal crash of a Tesla Model S while operating in Autopilot mode, automakers should be asking...

Nvidia GPU-powered autonomous car teaches itself to see and steer

Nvidia’s breakthrough is the autonomous vehicle automatically taught itself to drive by watching how a human drove.

How to fit child seats and baby capsule in a 2016 Mustang

We tested the convertible Mustang and at first glance it might not look like you can – the anchor points get hidden when the roof is down. However, the back is surprisginly roomy for a sports car and the front seats have a lot of forward/back motion ...

Why Mobile Drug Testing (MDT) tests for virtue, not impairment

If you’ve shuddered at Transport for NSW and the police’s sinister new advert regarding Mobile Drug Testing, you’re not alone. There is strong evidence that the technology used to perform these tests does not identify driving impairment but acts ins...

Formula 1 2016: Behind the scenes gallery

The Melbourne Grand Prix isn't all about Formula 1 cars and the first race of the season. There's heaps to see and do and if you love cars, well you'll love this. We bring you all of the interesting things we saw at the Melbourne Grand Prix at Albert...

Tesla Model S P85D in photos

The Model S P85D is powered by two electric motors that produce 515kW.

Volvo’s road to self-driving cars starts with safety

Volvo is using technology to make its cars safer as the car maker works towards an era of self-driving cars. The upcoming XC90 will be the first car in an overhauled range to introduce a suite of safety, self-driving and entertainment technologies wh...