Every car on the Drive Tribe fleet, reviewed from time behind the wheel on Sydney roads: what it is like to drive, what it costs to run for a weekend, which tier it sits in, the minimum driver age and the excess. Written by the person who chose each car, with the running costs and trade-offs stated plainly rather than sold. Supercars, exotics, performance cars, luxury SUVs and the lifestyle fleet, from a $150-a-day BMW X5 to a $2,600-a-day McLaren 650S.
Sydney weather turns fast, and a wet M3 is a genuinely different proposition from a dry one. Which of our four cars handles it best, and the specific things that catch drivers out.
Honest advice for a first time in something with this much power, written for the moment you collect the car rather than the moment you booked it. What surprises people, and what to do about it.
We do not hire a Giulia Quadrifoglio, so this is written from specifications and reviews rather than our own testing. What the Ferrari-derived V6 offers that the M3 does not, and where the M3 wins back the argument.
Both in our fleet, both genuinely fast, and built on completely different principles. A twin-turbo straight six against an electric powertrain that never runs out of breath.
We do not hire a 911, so this is written from public specifications and widely reported driving impressions rather than our own testing. What the two genuinely offer differently, and where to look if it is specifically the Porsche you want.
Both in our fleet, both around $450 a day, and about as different as two performance cars in the same price bracket can be. A twin-turbo German saloon against an American V8 muscle car.
Both in our fleet, $100 a day apart, and genuinely different experiences. The Mustang is the more forgiving first performance hire. The M3 is the better car once you know what you are doing with one.
We do not hire an RS5, so this is a research-stage comparison rather than a driven one. What the two cars actually offer differently, and an honest recommendation of where to look if it is specifically the Audi you want.
We hire both, which means this is a comparison from actually driving them rather than reading spec sheets. A twin-turbo straight six against AMG\'s V8, back to back on the same Sydney roads.
The M3 and M4 share an engine, a chassis and almost everything else. We hire the M3. Here is honestly whether the M4\'s two fewer doors matter, and why we made the choice we did.
