The Škoda Kamiq Monte Carlo awaits us at the dealership. There’s an elegance about its exterior – unsurprising for the Volkswagen-owned Czech brand that is gaining popularity on Tasmanian roads.

Toyota has moved the hatchback up several notches in safety and style with the ultracute new Yaris. Fiona Stocker puts it through its paces on the West Tamar Highway.

Chinese cars remain a curiosity for many Australians, but this affordable and impressive electric SUV could help propel them into the mainstream.

Few test drives put a vehicle through its paces like a surf trip. You need space for salty bodies, sustenance, clothes for all kinds of weather and, of course, all the bulky surf gear. A dual cab ute ticks a lot of those boxes, but how does the new Mazda BT-50 hold up on a trip to the Tasman Peninsula?