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It’s the impossible dream: Melbourne to Sydney in an EV on one charge. But now it’s as real as an AUKUS sub in the backyard. Yes, your good friends at Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (“rooted in Chinese civilisation”) are promising that if you install one of their Shenxin...


The Ford Ranger is the best drive for a dual cab on the market.

Now that Jim Chalmers has put lipstick on an economic pig (thanks economist Leith van Onselen) and King Albo is looking to subsidise bread and water for the masses, it’s the right time to look at buying a used rather than new car. Used car sales are going down like the Chinese E...


Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari arrives on the grid during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco. Picture: Getty Images

The Toyota Yaris Hybrid sips just 3.3l per 100km.

These five hybrids are a better bet than Oscar this weekend Australians are avoiding full EVs like a bogan avoids beige interiors. It’s not just that The Mad Musk’s selling 59.6 per cent fewer Teslas, or the fact that very fast charging of EVs will limit battery life.


The Ford Mustang GT Convertible would fall under the “luxury” car category.

The Weekend Australian rally team at the recent ATR Mt Baw Baw Sprint.

F1’s Soap Opera: Jack Gets the (Temporary) Sack, Oscar Packs the Silverware In an exclusive interview, Woody Creek F1 commentator Hunter Thompson summed up the state of the $6bn global sport. “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro, buy the ticket, take the ride and I ha...


Red Bull driver Max Verstappen with FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem, who apparently doesn’t like bad language. Picture: Getty Images

Mazdas are great fun to drive as long as the engine doesn’t fail, which can become more than a simple repair.

The 1996 Honda CRX sports car is still a bit young to make the list, but you get the picture.

Sydney D'Elegance 2024

John Connolly Motoring Columnist

You’re here because you read Motoring in The Weekend Australian or you made a mistake and were looking for an important John Connolly. Either way, this is really the overflow section of my column, so you will be able to read the latest out of date car news, see lots of photos of cars and merry go rounds that you will never be able to afford and some travel reviews that include some of the worst bars and cafes in the world. Just what you need to help you through the day if you can’t afford the alternative. John [email protected] 

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