Ellen Dewar

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

What two cars would you live out the end of internal combustion with?
Performance COTY

Everything you need to know about Performance Car of the Year 2021

This year’s PCOTY is one of the hardest fought, and most intriguing, in years. Here’s your one-stop introduction to the fastest award in the country.

2021 Hyundai Palisade 3.6L review
Reviews

2021 Hyundai Palisade 3.8L V6 review

The entry level variant of Hyundai's XL-sized SUV is also big on space and features

Buyer's Guide: 1998-2002 BMW Z3 M Coupe
Features

The BMW Z3 M Coupe is an overlooked Modern Classic

Today's crop of coupes a bit conservative for you? BMW has the solution with the demented Z3 M coupe

Opinion: swapping drives
Comparisons

$35k fun car face-off: Toyota 86 vs Ford Fiesta ST comparison review

You've got $35k and want to have as much fun as possible? RWD flat-four or turbo-triple front-drive?

2021 Mazda MX-5 GT RS Review
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2021 Mazda MX-5 GT RS Review

Mazda’s roadster icon, now made sharper and more focused in RS form… but has it killed the fun?

2021 Mazda BT-50 GT dual cab 4x4 long term review
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2021 Mazda BT-50 GT dual cab 4x4 long term review

Does Mazda's new BT-50 dual-cab 4x4 have what it takes to keep up with a growing family in the middle of home renovations?

Reviews

2021 Kia Carnival Platinum 3.5L Petrol review

The all-new Carnival's top-spec, V6 petrol offering brings Champagne driving at a craft-beer price

2020 BMW M550i review
Reviews

Review: Cut-price M5! The M550i xDrive is one of BMW's best offerings

It’s no M5, but is the M550i all the better because of it?

Best of Audi Quattro
Features

Best of Audi Quattro: Ur-Quattro v RS2 Avant v RS4 v R8

For the first time in Australia, we gather the finest quattros from each of the four decades of production

Reviews

Living with Subaru’s first electrified car - the XV Hybrid

Subaru’s hybrid foray checks into the WhichCar long-term fleet

Mercedes-Benz GLC 300e plug-in hybrid
Reviews

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300e PHEV review

Mercedes-Benz's excellent GLC 300 mid-sized SUV is now available with batteries included, but is it an improvement? We'll find out during the next month.

Toyota AE86 modern classic
Features

How the Toyota AE86 became a JDM cult icon

It’s an icon of JDM culture, but is there more to the Toyota AE86 than genuflecting at the altar of Initial D?

1986 Toyota AE86 Sprinter used car guide
Features

Buyer’s guide: 1986 Toyota AE86 Sprinter

Overvalued, underpowered Corolla, or lightweight, rear-drive cult classic? Here's how to buy one

Bates Toyota Celica GT-Four rally car
Features

We drive Neal Bates’ Toyota Celica GT-Four rally car!

This ST205 Celica is one of the most dominant Australian race cars ever. We drive it

Lexus GS F farewell
Features

We farewell the Lexus GS F with one last drive

We salute the Lexus GS F, an atmo 5.0-litre V8 sedan… and one of MOTOR’s favourite cars

Comparisons

Ford Focus ST vs Renault Megane RS300 Trophy comparison

Forget the manual, for the modern five-door hot hatch it’s the two-pedal sales race where the stakes are highest

Comparisons

Can the Mercedes-Benz GLB claim the Land Rover Discovery Sport’s mid-size seven-seat crown?

These two SUVs take a big car ethos and cram it into a compact package. But does it work?

Comparisons

Does the Honda Civic Type R annihilate the Ford Focus ST? We find out

It's stiletto versus sledgehammer in this battle for hot hatch supremacy

2020 Porsche 718 Spyder
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2020 Porsche 718 Spyder review

Porsche's big bore atmo-six 718 Boxster Spyder was made for Victoria's chilly high country roads

Volkswagen Golf R 7.5
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Harding Performance Volkswagen Golf R 7.5 review

Harding gives a Golf R 362kW... at the wheels

Features

How Mazda became the most innovative car company in Japan

As Mazda celebrates its 100th birthday, we look back at what makes it Japan’s most tenacious car manufacturer

Reviews

2020 Skoda Karoq review

Skoda’s take-two Karoq comes around with more kit and a more premium local line-up

Comparisons

Which of these German hot hatches is best?

AMG and M Sport’s most accessible wares face off. New game, new rules, same bad blood.

2020 Tesla Model 3 Performance
Features

One of the hottest EVs in Oz demolishes Mount Buffalo

Can Tesla’s Model 3 deliver a true driver’s high?