Ellen Dewar

Ellen has been snapping cars for more than 25 years, and is the head of Wheels Media's photography department.

Opinion: Why everyone should try grassroots motorsport
Opinion

Opinion: Why everyone should try grassroots motorsport

Some of the best aspects of grassroots motorsport have little to do with actual motorsport

2021 Lamborghini Urus Car v Road
Features

Lamborghini Urus tackles the twists of Victorian cow country

We take Lamborghini’s heaviest hitter to Gippsland’s cow country and encounter a road that bucks and twists like a rodeo bull

Nissan Juke Ti St Kilda
Reviews

2021 Nissan Juke Ti review

The top-spec Nissan Juke brings plenty of features for under $40k, but has it retained the original model's fun-driving quirkiness?

Modern Classic 1973 Volkswagen Superbug L feature
Features

Why is Superbug the definitive VW Beetle modern classic?

The last hurrah for a global automotive icon took the original formula and reworked it for the ’70s

2021 Toyota GR Yaris v GR Yaris Rallye comparison review
Reviews

Track test: How much faster is the GR Yaris Rallye than the regular GR Yaris?

The GR Yaris left us a little nonplussed. Now that the Rallye version has landed it’s time to see what all the fuss is about. Cue some hard data

2021 Lexus RC 300 F Sport review
Reviews

2021 Lexus RC 300 F Sport review

Lexus’ slick four-cylinder RC 300 shrugs off the poverty-pack persona, but engine lacks character

2021 Ford Fiesta ST review
Reviews

2021 Ford Fiesta ST review

The new Fiesta ST has taken its sweet time getting to Australia, but all good things come to those who wait

2020 Ford Focus ST review
Reviews

2021 Ford Focus ST automatic review

Ford’s Focus ST is all torque with plenty of action, but does the automatic gearbox take the shine off?

2021 Dual-Cab Ute mega test performance comparison
Comparisons

2021 Dual-cab ute megatest: Performance and braking comparison

We test the acceleration and braking performance of 11 dual-cab 4x4 utes available in Australia from Mitsubishi, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Isuzu, Jeep, Mazda, Ssangyong and GWM

2021 Dual-cab ute megatest results and summary
Comparisons

2021 Dual-cab ute megatest: Results and summary

With on-road, off-road, performance and tow testing done, we score the top 11 dual-cab utes in Australia

2021 Ford Ranger Raptor vs Jeep Gladiator Rubicon vs Mazda BT-50 Thunder vs Toyota Hilux Rugged X comparison test
Comparisons

Lifestyle utes compared: 2021 HiLux Rugged X vs Ranger Raptor vs Gladiator Rubicon vs BT-50 Thunder

The 2021 Wheels and 4x4 Australia dual-cab ute megatest series continues with a comparison of the 2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, Ford Ranger Raptor, Mazda BT-50 Thunder and Toyota HiLux Rugged X to find the best lifestyle ute

2021 GWM Ute Cannon-L vs Ssangyong Musso XLV Ultimate comparison
Comparisons

Budget utes compared: GWM Ute Cannon-L vs Ssangyong Musso XLV Ultimate

All the toys without the sticker shock: we compare the 2021 GWM Ute Cannon-L and Ssangyong Musso XLV Ultimate to find the best dual-cab ute on a budget

2021 BMW M3 Competition review
Reviews

2021 BMW M3 Competition review

Enough about the divisive styling; now is the time to pound the M3 for answers to the questions that count

Mazda CX-3 v Kia Stonic v Hyundai Venue comparison
Comparisons

Mazda CX-3 v Kia Stonic v Hyundai Venue comparison

There’s a big battle raging in the little SUV arena

2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review
Reviews

2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review

How far can Tesla's long distance Model 3 travel in the real world?

Audi Q5 45 TFSI vs BMW X3 30i xDrive
Reviews

Audi Q5 45 TFSI vs BMW X3 30i xDrive

Popular luxury mid-size SUVs head-to-head

Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2021: the track test

Records are demolished in the fastest and most powerful PCOTY field ever

Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2021: the road test

The Victorian high country provides the 2021 PCOTY field with the perfect real-world test

2021 MOTOR PCOTY 4th place Ford Fiesta ST
Performance COTY

Ford Fiesta ST bounds into 4th at MOTOR's 2021 PCOTY

Baby hot hatch grows into a giant killer

2021 BMW M2 CS vs Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 comparison
Comparisons

2021 BMW M2 CS vs Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0

Two ways to reach six-cylinder manual sports car nirvana

Performance COTY

Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 finishes 5th at PCOTY 2021

Dynamic brilliance hampered by long-legged ’box

Performance COTY

Audi R8 V10 Performance sings into 6th place at MOTOR's 2021 PCOTY

Tried and true recipe delivers 10-cylinder main course

Performance COTY

BMW's M550i xDrive glides into 7th place at MOTOR's 2021 PCOTY

M5 Competition's understudy makes the grade

Performance COTY

Toyota GR Yaris finishes 8th at MOTOR's 2021 PCOTY

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