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WIN Wheels Car of the Year
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WIN Wheels Car of the Year

Wheels is giving away a Volkswagen Golf GTI, the 2013 Wheels Car of the Year

Toyota HiLux recalled
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Toyota Oz recalls 300,000

Massive global recall impacts popular HiLux and Yaris models in Australia

Open speed limit trial a success
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NT to expand open speed limit trial

Territory government looking to delete speed limits on more roads after success of trial

MINI Cooper
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New Mini to be cheaper and faster

Driver-honed Mini Cooper range to kick off from less than $27,000

Holden Design
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Holden Design: We’re here to stay

Wheels gains rare access to Holden’s secretive Port Melbourne design studio as GM confirms it is “here to stay”

Gerry Dorizas
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Holden enters brave new world

Holden’s first non-GM boss says delighting customers will get the Lion back on top by 2020

Toyota 86
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Telemetry takes Toyota 86 to the virtual track

Data logger system replays real-world hot laps inside a virtual race circuit

BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe
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No premium on BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe

Four-door coupe version of BMW’s 4 Series costs the same as the two-door

Audi R8 e-tron Concept
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Audi R8 e-tron resurrected

Audi’s on-again, off-again love affair with the R8 e-tron Concept is officially back on – this time for good

Mustang turns 50
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Mustang turns 50

Ford marks icon’s half century by proving it’s not just a one-trick pony car

Kia ProCeed GT
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ProCeed GT holds performance potential

Kia hopes tuners will tap into the potential of its sporty new $30K hatch

Audi TT quattro Sport Concept
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Audi plans wild new turbo

Potent concept engine given tentative thumbs up as new S1 hatch is launched

LaFerrari
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Ferrari introduces waiting list

Won the lotto? Want a shiny new Ferrari? Prepare to wait

Skoda Octavia RS
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Skoda announce Octavia RS pricing

Competitive starting price for Czech brand’s performance model

Toyota Hybrid
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Kluger Hybrid remains on hold

Toyota to assess reaction to rival Nissan before committing to hybrid-powered Kluger

Mercedes-Benz S 65 AMG
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S-Class hits hyperspace, V-Class turns posh

Mercedes-Benz tackles performance, luxury and economy

Hyundai PassoCorto
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Showstoppers: the Geneva Motor Show reveals

As far as showstopping reveals go, we were spoilt for choice at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show

Porsche 919 Hybrid
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Webber takes delivery of Porsche’s fast four

Prototype hybrid Le Mans racecar squeezes 380kW from tiny 2.0-litre turbo V4

Lexus RC F
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Lexus reveals hot new coupe

Japanese luxury brand set to tackle Germans with V8-engined RC F

Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II
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Rolls-Royce Ghost adds a bit more spirit

A mild facelift and improved dynamics for an updated beer-budget Roller

Apple CarPlay
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Apple shows iPhone CarPlay

Geneva launch for app that turns cars into four-wheeled smartphones

Audi TT Quattro Sport Concept
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Audi chases A45 AMG engine crown

Show car produces 309kW of power from 2.0-litre turbocharged, fuel-injected four-pot screamer

Mercedes-Benz S300 BlueTec
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Stripped-out S-Class hybrid from $195,000

Benz’s low-cost S300 BlueTEC Hybrid will win at the bowser, but buyers will pay in other ways

Suzuki Celerio
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No soup for you: Suzuki’s Celerio redefines bland

The game has moved on. Unfortunately, Suzuki’s conservative, boring future city car hasn’t