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Mercedes-Benz Bluetec Hybrid
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Mercedes hints at eco car sub-brand

Audi has etron, and BMW has i. Now Mercedes wants in on the eco-car branding boom.

2016 BMW i3 range increase for new model only
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2016 BMW i3 range increase for new model only

BMW has announced that the i3’s new and improved battery could be retro-fitted to existing i3s. But Australia won’t get a bar of it.

2016 BMW i3 joins the upgrade brigade
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2016 BMW i3 upgrade increases range

Not happy with your i3’s all-electric range? BMW can help you out there with a hot-swap battery option

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BMW i3 electric car gets 300km driving range from new battery

A new version of the BMW i3 electric car with significantly increased driving range is heading for city streets.

Geek Speak: Lightweight Material
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Geek Speak: Lightweight Material

Just as carbonfibre enters mainstream car design, Porsche may have found an even better alternative

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Tesla Model 3 and eight other electric cars to buy

The supposedly more affordable Tesla Model 3 may be hitting our roads in 2017, but will it live up to its reputation? Here are eight other electric car options.

Could cars run on nuclear power?
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Flame-outs: 12 car fuels that flopped

Who’d have thought that wood-fired motoring would never catch on.

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What car interior fabrics are available?

How much attention do you pay to the fabric used inside your car? We’re quick to judge a car by how it looks, but it’s what’s on the inside that counts…

Lamborghini LP550-2 Balboni
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Top 12: Cars we’d buy if we won Lotto

When we asked everyone on the Wheels team to pick the one car they’d actually buy, money no object, we were worried we might just get 12 Audi RS6s, or a dozen Porsches, but the results have been a big surprise

Nissan Leaf
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Nissan threatens to pull plug on loss-making Leaf

Lack of government support could spell an early end for Australia’s cheapest electric car, the Nissan Leaf, despite the incentives offered in other markets

Renault Captur ANCAP crash test
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Safety watchdog flip-flops on five stars

Latest ANCAP safety assessments give top star rating to a car lacking potentially life-saving airbags

Ford GT
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Ford to expand use of carbon-fibre

Ford is set to expand the use of lightweight materials – including aluminium and carbon fibre – as part of an extensive fuel saving program

2015 Lexus LF-SA
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2015 Geneva Motor Show: Lexus LF-SA

Honey, I shrunk the Lexus, but it’s a tough little crossover aimed at the mega-cities of the future

Ferrari 488 GTB
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2015 Geneva Motor Show preview

UPDATED: Wheels lists the pick of the premieres lining up for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Wheels Car of the Year 2014
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Car of the Year 2014: Behind the Scenes

Ever wondered how Wheels chooses its Car of the Year? Come with us to the Proving Grounds and find out

BMW i3 Wheels Car of the Year
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BMW i3: 2014 Car of the Year Winner

With BMW’s i3, the switching hour has struck. This innovative and compact electric car combines expressive design, impressive engineering, exceptional efficiency and persuasive practicality with a good deal of driver appeal

BMW i3 Car of the Year 2014
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Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: BMW i3

BMW’s i3 delivers what a prestige hatchback should in equipment, cachet and performance. And it delivers zero fuel consumption and zero emission driving

Car of the Year 2014 Top 5
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Car of the Year 2014: Top 5 Revealed

Ladies and gentleman, here is your COTY Top 5 for 2014: a tiny city hatchback from Japan, a French hatch and wagon, a German prestige sedan, and not one – but two electric cars

Android Auto
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Top 10 motoring trends for 2015

As we launch into a new year Wheels looks ahead at the trends shaking up the automotive world in 2015

BMW i3 and i8 in Australia
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VIDEO: BMW’s electric future

Genuine exclusives are rare. So when BMW said we could play with the only i3 and i8 in the country we jumped at the chance.

BMW, Bavarian Benz B-Class, Australian launch, front-wheel drive
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BMW confirms front-wheel drive for Oz

Bavarian Benz B-Class basher confirmed for late 2014 Australian launch

Wheels magazine, BMW, i3, Euro NCAP, safety, system, criticise
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BMW hits out at safety body

BMW has hit out at Euro NCAP calling the independent safety body “inconsistent” and “confusing” after its new i3 city car failed to score a five star rating.

BMW i3 prototype
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Spied! BMW’s new electric car

BMW’s new electric city car has been spied ahead of its official reveal late next month.

BMW i3
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BMW launches electric models in Oz

BMW electric ‘i’ sub-brand hits Australian roads in November, with prices from $64,000