Ellen Dewar

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

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

We so badly wanted to believe...

2021 MOTOR PCOTY 9th place Audi RS6 Avant
Performance COTY

Audi's RS6 wonder wagon finishes 9th at MOTOR's 2021 PCOTY

Uber wagon shines in the real world, not on track

Performance COTY

578kW Herrod SM17 Mustang makes for one ballistic PCOTY 10th place finisher

Power-packed pony is a bittersweet symphony

Performance COTY

Mercedes-AMG A45 S rounds out 2021 MOTOR PCOTY podium

Affalterbach redefines the hot hatch genre

2021 MOTOR PCOTY 2nd place Porsche 911 Turbo S
Performance COTY

2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S comes second at MOTOR's 2021 PCOTY

Technically brilliant, but is there a spark missing?

2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Elite review
Reviews

Hyundai Santa Fe Elite review

Sampling Hyundai's mid-size SUV with petrol power

Performance COTY

Why the Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro won PCOTY

Or why Porsche didn’t win yet again

Performance COTY

2021 Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro wins MOTOR 2021 Performance Car of the Year

After years of trying, Mercedes-AMG wins its first PCOTY with the incredible GT R Pro

2021 BMW M2 CS review
Reviews

2021 BMW M2 CS manual review

Flagship 2 Series is one of BMW’s finest driving machines