Ellen Dewar

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

COTY

2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: MG HS VIBE

Much has been made about the onslaught of battery electric vehicles from the Land of the Dragon, so fierce that Europe and the US have pulled up the tariff drawbridges.

COTY

2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N

The first EV that you’d take for a drive just for the fun of it? That’s what the IONIQ 5 N could well be.

COTY

2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: VOLVO EX30 ULTRA

While Volvo has dabbled with electric variants of the XC40, the EX30 is the brand’s first model built on a dedicated electric platform.

COTY

2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: FORD MUSTANG DARK HORSE

The new S650 Dark Horse aims to show that the Mustang’s old days of the slightly unresolved and unsophisticated muscle car are behind it.

COTY

2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: MG CYBERSTER

The MG Cyberster represents a flurry of firsts – an all-electric roadster unlike anything we’ve yet seen from anyone; a super-expensive sports car from MG; and arguably the first genuinely desirable-looking car to arrive here from China.

COTY

2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: MERCEDES-BENZ CLE200

COTY 2024 DELIVERED us some very good looking cars. But, for this judge at least, there was only one truly beautiful shape and it belonged to the Mercedes-Benz CLE200.

COTY

2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: MAZDA CX-90 D50E GT

There once was a time when Mazda could do virtually no wrong at Wheels Car of the Year.

Reviews

2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Exceed Tourer long term review

Our resident photographer gives Mitsubishi's hybrid SUV an extended trial

Features

Modern Classic: Ford Laser TX-3 4WD Turbo

The forgotten blue-oval performance hero.

Features

Modern Classic: TVR Cerbera

It’s time to down a big dose of the brave pills and dive into Blackpool’s fiercest four seater

Reviews

Capturing the magic of South Gippsland with the MG HS

Our lead photographer explores Victoria's South Gippsland region in the MG HS Essence, accompanied by her trusty camera gear and new pup, Cleo.

Comparisons

Toyota RAV4 hybrid vs Nissan X-Trail e-Power vs Kia Sportage hybrid vs Honda CR-V e:HEV comparison review

We rate the leading hybrid medium SUVs from four major stables.

Electric

2024 Best Electric Small Luxury SUV: BMW iX1 v Volvo XC40

Transplanting EV gubbins into formerly fossil-fuelled bodies is still in vogue, but does it provide a compelling alternative to dedicated EVs?

Electric

2024 Best Small Electric Car $50-60K: Cupra Born

Stylish five-door practicality, rear-drive dynamics, and impressive range are the promise as Spain and China go head to head

Features

Modern Classic: BMW E34 M5 review

If you had to design the perfect M car, it'd look something like this

Sponsored

Exploring the countryside with the Mahindra XUV700

We embarked on a day trip to Victoria's Spa Country with Mahindra's family-focused SUV

Reviews

2023 Ferrari 296GTB review

Ferrari’s incredible 296 GTB offers an opportunity to consider how far the supercar has come and whether the genre still retains its lustre

Reviews

2024 MG4 Long Range 77 review

The base MG4 has already impressed us and we're now living with a mid-range long-termer, though how does the model with the longest range stack up?

Reviews

2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC300 long-term review

Mercedes is pinning its hopes on the new GLC to be its biggest money spinner. We assess its chances.

Features

Modern Classic: Lamborghini Diablo SV

The devil really does have the best tunes

Reviews

2024 Isuzu D-MAX LS-U+ review: The road trip

How does Isuzu’s top-spec ute cope with the demands of our long-serving master of photography?

Best Large SUVs

Best Large SUV Under $80K

Mazda's new CX-90 faces off against the also-fresh Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Hyundai Palisade, and our Megatest-winning Kia Sorento in a battle of sub-$80,000 seven-seater SUVs.

Features

Modern Classic: Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 Super Veloce

The Lamborghiniest?

Advice

Modern Classic: Honda Civic Type R FN2

Is it about time the FN2 Type R shared the love?