Once known for its fuel-efficient microcars, Smart has been absent from the Australian market for nearly a decade but has returned as an EV-only brand with two new models. 

Join Sarah Aitken and her family as they pile into the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid for a cruisy day trip from Hobart to Dodges Ferry, Carlton and Dunalley - complete with epic beach views, great coffee and plenty of room for the ride.

Automotive air-conditioning has become such a ubiquitous factory-fitted option that it’s hard to imagine how its development and installation was once the domain of backyarders and small businesses.

Toyota’s big American-style pick-up the Tundra was recently cleared for take-off Down Under after a gruelling development program.

It’s 50 years since the production version of the V12-powered Lamborghini Countach made its debut at the 1974 Geneva Auto Show. The extraordinary-looking wedge-shape machine became the definitive supercar of the 1970s and 1980s, and the poster every teenager had on their bedroom wall.

There’s a high-quality feel to the Honda Accord that speaks to the car maker’s decades as a top-flight Japanese manufacturer.

Most people might think that the Blue Oval ceased building cars here when Australian manufacturing shut down in 2016.

Hobart’s 50-plus public electric vehicle chargers will be in demand this November when the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) annual conference comes to the state capital.

Caravanning boomed during COVID, introducing a whole new generation of travellers to the joys of life on the road. But with this comes an increased risk that some newcomers may not be fully aware of the various rules and regulations that apply.

Chinese brand GWM is the first to land a hybrid ute on the Australian market.

Based on a humble compact car but with distinctive styling that instantly captured the imagination of America's '60's youth, Ford's Mustang was an unexpected runaway success, helping spark the US pony car trend that birthed the likes of the Chevy Camaro, AMC Javelin and Dodge Challenger.