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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News

2017 Mercedes-Benz S-Class revealed

Mid-life update reasserts iconic S-Class as one of the world’s most advanced super sedans

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Opinion

Godzilla Redux – Nismo GT-R, Bathurst, and a nervous editor

Editor Inwood heads back to his old stomping ground of Bathurst behind the wheel of Nissan’s fearsome GT-R Nismo

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News

AMG says no to C63 R as GT Black Series closes in

Hardcore halo variants of the C-Class put on ice, as focus shifts to GT Black

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News

AMG: hybrids are the future of performance

Forget big capacity, big output combustion engines – AMG says the future is all about electrons

2017 Mazda CX 5 Review
Reviews

2017 Mazda CX-5 review

Mazda’s all-important second generation CX-5 arrives in Oz, armed with the skills to defend its stronghold over the mid-size SUV segment

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Reviews

2017 Lamborghini Aventador S review

We get a taste of the Lamborghini's Aventador S V12 supercar.

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Features

A smokey afternoon in the HSV GTS Maloo

Gallery: Revel in these gratuitous glamour shots of HSV’s tyre-destroying supercharged ute flagship doing what it does best.

Opinion

How the Electronic Stability Program was invented

IT’S a surreal and disarmingly intoxicating experience to sit across from someone who has saved the lives of thousands, if not millions, of people.

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Opinion

Warming up to an autonomous future

I feel I’m about to say something deeply unpopular here, and possibly deliver the editorial equivalent of kicking oneself in the plums, but I’ll take a deep breath and say it anyway: i’m genuinely excited about an autonomous future.

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COTY

Audi R8: 2017 Car of the Year contender

Sizzling performance meets fizzling value equation

Nissan GT-R Nismo
Reviews

2017 Nismo GT-R review

Godzilla in its angriest, fastest, and most expensive form. At Bathurst.

2017 Nissan 370Z
News

Nissan planning three model NISMO range, 370Z coming next

Harder, faster versions of the 370Z and Juke to join the NISMO GT-R on Aussie roads as Nissan moves to build an “authentic” performance car brand Down Under.

2016 Citroen Cactus
Reviews

2016 Citroen Cactus long-term car review,

Forget the prickly name, our Citroen Cactus long-term test car is smoothing relations as Alex Inwood discovers there's a lot to like about the first properly bonkers Citroen in ages.

2017 Kia Rio review
Reviews

2017 Kia Rio review

The fourth-generation of Kia’s popular Rio city car, which is now larger, safer and more technically advanced.

2017 Kia Rio
News

Sportier, safer Kia Rio coming

New flagship Rio tipped to arrive within 12 months, add sportier flavour and crucial safety gear.

2017 Kia Rio
News

2017 Kia Rio: details and pricing

Larger, safer and more technically advanced Rio on sale from $16,990, complete with Australia’s longest new-car warranty.

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News

Renault Sport weighs up hybrid Megane RS hot hatch

French firm Renault may ditch petrol for electrons in the battle for hot-hatch supremacy as it looks to hybrid engine technology for latest Renault Megane.

Reviews

2016 Audi Q7 long-term car review

Father Christmas brings a COTY contender back for the holidays. Alex Inwood unwraps the Audi Q7.

2016 Mercedes-AMG GT R
Reviews

2016 Mercedes-AMG GT R Quick Review

Say hello to the hardest, fastest and most technically advanced road car Mercedes-AMG has ever built. But is the GT R really good enough to rival the mighty track-focused Porsche 911 GT3 RS?

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Reviews

2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R review

Mercedes-AMG could now have a road car to rival the Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

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News

Mercedes-Benz to test autonomous cars in Australia

Data collected in Australia will help shape the development of Mercedes-Benz’s autonomous cars.

News

Next gen Mazda CX 5 lineup confirmed

The new version of Australia's favourite SUV the Mazda CX-5 will include more variants and vital equipment to cement its position in the Aussie market

2018 Holden Commodore
Opinion

2018 Holden Commodore - what will it be called?

We should have known better, but the truth is none of us expected the venom or sheer volume of emotion that hitting ‘publish’ would spawn.

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Features

Hyundai i20 WRC car visits McDonald’s drive-through

It’s the rallying world’s version of a Formula 1 car, but how does a WRC car handle the McDonald’s drive-through?