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VFACTS – the top-selling cars in Australia in 2017
The Australian new-car market achieved a new all-time high in 2017, with nearly 1.19 million cars finding new homes. But which were the most popular choices among Aussie car buyers?

Next-gen Honda Insight to make mainstream shift
Honda has revealed its third-generation Insight hybrid in near-production-ready form ahead of its Detroit motor show debut

MOTOR Magazine January 2018 issue preview
We kick off 2018 with a cracking V8 showdown in Europe

Final HSV W1 rolls off the line
The last Commodore-based car to be built by HSV has been finished

Polestar One to launch Volvo’s standalone performance brand – Won’t be coming to Oz
The gorgeous Polestar 1 is looking to the future; in tech, style, even in the sales experience- but won’t be coming down under.

HSV builds its last Commodore-based car
Job number 90,114 will stay with HSV as a reminder of what Aussie muscle used to look, and sound, like

2019 Chevrolet Corvette to get mid-engined twin-turbo V8 flagship
The next Corvette won’t just be the first in the lineage to go mid-engined – it’ll be the first to feature a turbo V8 as well

Seven reasons to watch the 2018 Supercars season
If last year’s championship is anything to go by, the 2018 Supercars season will be a cracker

Formula 1 2018: The year ahead
More grid penalties, more manufacturers, and more pit stops. But the racing product is unlikely to improve

Nine of the gnarliest motorsport crashes in 2017
Crash, bang, whallop. These are the biggest shunts from a year of wheel-bashing motorsport

Wheels’ best motorsport moments of 2017
We hand out some awards for the year’s racing

The ten most memorable moments from the 2017 Formula 1 season
It wasn’t a great year for passing, but the 2017 F1 season still delivered plenty of memorable moments

Mini hatch to gain quicker dual-clutch transmission
Mini adds a third gearbox option for those who don’t like a clutch but are partial to a little hands-on shifting

Toyota electric push to usher in performance hybrids
More powerful hybrid engines hint at hybrid versions of the Toyota 86 and upcoming “Supra” coupe

Sebastien Loeb returns to WRC
Most successful rally driver ever to compete in three 2018 rounds

Linkin Park shapes electric AMG sound
Mercedes-AMG working with film, game makers and American rockers Linkin Park to forge the sound of future vehicles. Yes, that Linkin Park!

2018 Hyundai Veloster N shows it has bark to go with bite
VIDEO: Hyundai’s Korean Youtube channel hints that the hottest version of the Veloster will also sound the business

2018 Honda Odyssey pricing and features
Honda has tweaked its popular people mover for the new model year exterior enhancements and the addition of driver assistance pack as standard to the top-spec VTi-L variant

Prodrive Racing changes name to Tickford Racing
Name change is part of Tickford’s plan to strengthen brand identity

Lexus tops luxury brand customer satisfaction ranking
JDPower survey reveals record customer satisfaction ratings among Australia’s luxury car brands

2018 Detroit Motor Show: 2018 Jeep Cherokee facelift revealed
Jeep’s rival to the Mazda CX-5 will gain a subtle makeover, which includes more fuel efficiency under the bonnet

2018 Hyundai Veloster spied without camo ahead of official reveal
New-look Veloster spotted during filming ahead of Detroit debut

One-off HSV HRT 427 Monaro hits the market for $750K
Want to own a mega-rare piece of Australian motoring history? You’d better have deep pockets…

Cheap exotic performance cars for Christmas
V8, V10 and V12 maulers that Santa could really slay with