Alex Inwood

Digital Editor, New Car

Manufactured in Bathurst, former Wheels editor Alex Inwood studied journalism and is skilled at spinning a yarn, pedalling a car and presenting video.

He's now moved over to the moving pictures side of the business, heading up the burgeoning video department.

While he may still be under extended warranty cover, he brings years of experience to the role, having served his apprenticeship with some of the best in the industry.

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2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
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2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS review: the Widow Maker returns

We drive the GT2 RS, a car infamously known as the Widow Maker and, in this fourth-generation form, as the most powerful road-going 911 ever built.

Editors letter: 2017 The year of the Korean car
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Editor's letter: 2017 - The year of the Korean car

Anyone who drove the original Kia Sportage or an X3 Excel can attest- Korean cars have come a helluva long way

2018 Hyundai Sonata Front
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2018 Hyundai Sonata review

An updated version of Hyundai’s Sonata mid-size sedan that rivals the Toyota Camry, Mazda 6 and the incoming, imported Holden Commodore.

Ford Ranger Raptor confirmed for Australia
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Ford Ranger Raptor confirmed for Australia

After much anticipation and many a rumour, the Ford Ranger Raptor is coming to Aussie roads

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2018 Honda Civic Type R review – Type R as we know it is dead

It’s the hot hatch of the moment – the hardcore, superfluously styled, yet surprisingly civilised Honda Civic Type R

Toyota 1963-2017 Editor's Letter
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EDITORIAL: Why Toyota's closure isn't as gut-wrenching as Ford and Holden's

As Toyota closes its doors for the last time, we think back thankfully on 54 years of car making, the thousands of hard-working Aussies who are affected on this solemn day

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2018 Jaguar XF Review

The Jaguar XF is a handsome, luxurious and beautifully balanced big car that is especially rewarding to drive, with a wide choice of engines. Auto braking is standard.

2018 Ford Ranger Raptor confirmed for Oz
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2018 Ford Ranger Raptor confirmed for Oz

The most highly anticipated ute release of 2018 is finally official

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTi
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2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review

Freshly updated version of VW's hot-hatch icon, driven

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Cut-price Volkswagen Golf GTI, Golf R coming to Australia

Entry-level special editions to drop entry price of GTI and R below $40,000 and $50,000 respectively

Editor's Letter: A milestone at Maranello
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Editor's Letter: A milestone at Maranello

Wheels editor Alex Inwood recounts the first time he drove a Ferrari out of the gates at Maranello

Editors Letter Australia hates the car enthusiast
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Editor's Letter: Australia hates the car enthusiast

A recent trip to Italy highlights a harrowing contrast in Australia's over-policed car culture to that of the rest of the world

2017 Lamborghini Huracan Performante Air Craft
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2017 Lamborghini Huracan Performante: Air Craft

Active aero helps elevate Lamborghini's Performante to an even higher plane.

Editor's Letter: An automotive origin story
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Editor's Letter: An automotive origin story

Many of us can vividly identify a defining moment in time that set us on a life-long path of automotive fanaticism. Our Editor, Alex Inwood, found that moment in the pages of Wheels.

Ferrari 812 Superfast sold out for five years
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Ferrari 812 Superfast sold out for five years

Aussie demand for Ferrari’s soon-to-arrive V12 flagship is so high that its entire life-cycle allocation is already sold out, plus 50 percent.

Culture Clash: The Fiat Abarth 124 in Japan
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Culture Clash: The Fiat Abarth 124 in Japan

Picture this: Our Editor Alex Inwood in a bright blue Italian roadster, in central Tokyo, with a 180kg sumo wrestler in the passenger seat. Believe it or not, there is an explanation.

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2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS revealed at E3 gaming convention

Surprise debut for Porsche’s most powerful road-going 911 ever

What it’s like to be a test driver for Lamborghini
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What it’s like to be a test driver for Lamborghini

Meet Mario Fasanetto. He’s Lamborghini’s chief test driver and has helped shape every modern Lamborghini since the Countach.

Editor's Letter: HSV - Where do they go from here?
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Opinion: Where does HSV go from here?

Editor Inwood sheds some solemn reflections after driving Clayton's final curtain-call, the HSV GTS-R W1.

2017 Lamborghini Huracan Performante review
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2017 Lamborghini Huracan Performante review

Not just a harder Huracan, but also a smarter one

Huracan GTR MAIN v2
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Harder Lamborghini Huracan coming

Break out the Nurburgring lap timer: an even faster, track-focused Huracan could be on the way

Next Mercedes-AMG A45 to have more than 300kW
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Next Mercedes-AMG A45 to have more than 300kW

Hot hatch power war brewing, as AMG boss lays down the gauntlet to Audi

HSV GTS-R W1 misses performance claims
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HSV GTS-R W1 misses performance claims

Flagship muscle car is officially the quickest we’ve tested, but doesn’t match its claimed dragstrip times

HSV W1: The End of Daze
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48 hours in a HSV GTS-R W1

Our first taste of the ballistic HSV GTS-R W1 on the public road was a 1000km road-trip through Victoria's high country