We profile a special new version of the Porsche Cayman mid-engined coupe. This Cayman comes in only one colour – black and carries an all-black theme. A few will come here.

Columnist Donn Anderson has been driving the new model Mini automatic, and discovers it's a lively alternative to the manual gearbox car.

Our Used Car focus is on the Ford Falcon AU XR sports sedan, and in his Auto Adviser column, Phil Hanson looks at airbags and whether we really need them.

In motorsport we report on the mayhem-affected Sydney round of the Australian V8 Supercar series which produced a surprise winner in Lee Holdsworth and in which Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen took three solid finishes in his first taste of the Oz series.