Geek Speak: Lightweight Material
Just as carbonfibre enters mainstream car design, Porsche may have found an even better alternative
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.
Flame-outs: 12 car fuels that flopped
Who’d have thought that wood-fired motoring would never catch on.
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...
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 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
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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 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 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
2015 Geneva Motor Show preview
UPDATED: Wheels lists the pick of the premieres lining up for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show
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: 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
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 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
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
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 launches electric models in Oz
BMW electric ‘i’ sub-brand hits Australian roads in November, with prices from $64,000
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 confirms front-wheel drive for Oz
Bavarian Benz B-Class basher confirmed for late 2014 Australian launch
Mad Tuners | Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
Alrighty. It’s time we stopped messing around with all the slow, timid ho-hum series production stuff at Frankfurt and paid a visit to the mad men of German automotive engineering.
Spied! BMW's new electric car
BMW’s new electric city car has been spied ahead of its official reveal late next month.
Caught! BMW's electric future
The next generation of BMW hybrid technology has been caught testing, with both the sports focused i8 and the smaller i3 city car spied in near-production trim.
Frankfurt Motor Show 2011
Days away from the opening of the 2011 show, we’ve assembled a preview of the main concepts and production vehicles set to debut.
BMW's hybrid supercar
BMW has revealed its new ‘i’ brand, part of a drive to produce eco-friendly cars that are still fun to drive.