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Mid-sized wagon warfare
Launch of the all-new Hyundai i40 Tourer, the addition of cheaper, fuel-frugal Volvo V60 variants, and a hefty $3370 pricecut to Mazda 6 Touring signals mid-sized wagon warfare.

New Mini Roadster
Mini has revealed the first two-seat open-top Mini ever – taking the number of new Mini variants up to six.

We drive the four-cylinder Falcon
In next month’s Wheels we answer the year’s worst-kept secret and deliver the verdict on the first-ever four-cylinder Falcon.

MTM builds 347kW VW T5 van
A number of things stand out in the press release we’ve just received about the MTM T 500, but a good place to start would seem to be the point where MTM says this bonkers machine is something “an unsuspecting observer might mistake at first glance for a VW T5.”

Lotus F1 Team Evora GTE
New Lotus F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen pulls the wraps off the latest version of the Evora, the Lotus F1 Team Evora GTE at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.

Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel released
Orders are now being taken for Infiniti’s FX Sebastian Vettel special edition, which was revealed as a concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year.

Mitsubishi calls French politician a retard
News of the World: Mitsubishi boss calls French politician a retard; Suzuki gives up on America; and Maserati prepares new Quattroporte, SUV and return of the Ghibli

Bugatti’s electric concept
Called the Bugatti Type Zero, this single-seater concept is based on the all-conquering Bugatti Type 35 of the 1920s.

Aston voted ‘World’s Most Beautiful Supercar’
The Aston Martin Vanquish has been voted the ‘Most Beautiful Supercar of the Year’ in Paris overnight. A world-renowned voting panel bestowed the prestigious title, which was announced at The Festival Automobile International in Paris.

Australia bound: Volvo’s Limited Edition S60 Polestar
Here, at last, is a truly fast Volvo that isn’t rubbish.

Apple’s plan to invade your car!
Apple has revealed an ambitious plan to invade your car.

57% trust ‘self-driving’ cars
Self-driving cars have received a major boost, with a new study finding more than half of the world’s motorists would trust the new technology.

Abarth’s fifty year tribute to iconic ‘595’
Fiat’s performance arm, Abarth, is marking the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of its original Abarth 595, with a tribute version, based on the current, re-born Fiat 500.

Order your new WRX online
Subaru has announced online orders are now open for the next-gen WRX.

Gotcha! Volvo XC90 spy shots
This could be the safest car ever to hit the road. It’s the new Volvo XC90, caught by our spy photographers testing on a frozen lake in Sweden.

Mick Gatto road tests for Wheels
Mick Gatto draws media attention whatever he does, as Wheels has discovered

Briscoe still perplexed by dud set of tyres
No answers yet why Aussie Briscoe’s Indy 500 chances went sliding away …

Whin at all costs
He’s the reigning V8 Supercar champion and again the driver to beat in 2009. So why is Jamie Whincup already planning a move beyond motorsport?

Aussie closes on a Formula One test
Perth’s Ricciardo like to be the next colonial to get his bum in a current F1 machine.

Toyota City in ruins
Inhabitants of Toyota’s home town struggle for work as automotive boom is replaced with economic gloom.

Hyundai braces for busy year
Koreans attempt to crack six figures with a cornucopia of new cars over the next 12 months or so

Heck of a deal on Triple Eight trade ins
Cheap FPR titfers as Frosty and Richo lock in a glory or bust approach.

The Rising Gun
Stillborn next-gen NSX revived for the racetrack – Honda HSV-010 GT

Toyota’s new sports car
Toyota’s long-awaited new sports car comes one step closer to a production reality with the unveiling of the FT-86 II Concept
