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Getting racy with the Isuzu D-Max
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Getting racy with the Isuzu D-Max

We saddle up in one of the wildest – and rarest – Isuzu D-Maxs in existence today

Near miss at intersection
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The guilt and shame of experiencing a near-miss on the road

What shakes me so much is knowing that the outcome was completely out of my hands. One second later, three seconds later…

Ian Callum
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Ian Callum on the future of design

The Guest Editor of our Design Issue, Ian Callum, provides an insight into why an unprecedented era of change offers mouth-watering opportunity

Mazda SkyActiv X
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Opinion: Mazda is the motoring world’s heroic underdog

“In contrast, Mazda will introduce its SkyActiv-X engine in the 3 hatchback and sedan – cars ordinary folk can afford”

The true story behind Wheels most controversial magazine cover
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The true story behind Wheels’ most controversial magazine cover

I sent Edsel Ford a framed copy, and for years it hung on the inside door of a toilet in his home

Car buyers no longer care about manufacturer cheating
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Car buyers no longer seem to care about manufacturer cheating

It seems that car buyers don’t just accept being treated with contempt by manufacturers. They reward it

Last Ride
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The last litre: we pick our dream final drives for when the oil runs out

The ultimate choice for the ultimate last drive with the world’s final litre of fuel

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WhichCar’s year in review

It’s been a big one, but here were the big items of the year revisited. Onwards and upwards into 2020!

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Opinion: It’s time to retire the Holden brand

As sad as it is, the clearest way forward for Holden is to retire the name. Inwood suggests what could come next.

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Why did Australia fall out of love with Holden?

Holden and Australia just changed their relationship status to “it’s complicated”

Holden Commodore ZB
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The ZB should never have been a Commodore

You can’t just slap a Commodore badge on an imported product and expect the public to buy it

McLaren P1
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The reason McLaren paid $20,000 for a fish

An eye-opening anecdote is the perfect encapsulation of what makes vehicle design so esoteric

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Stahl rediscovers the joys of an epic road trip

This trip was the first chance to get my 911 all hot and dry and dirty, stretching its legs somewhere out beyond so-called civilisation

Supercar Opinion
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Opinion: Supercars are just a waste of money

For a man, there are fewer obvious ways to show off your wealth, and this is where supercars come in

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Could the Corvette and Camaro be Holden’s saviour?

Sales continue to slide for the once-mighty Holden marque, but there are a still a couple of irons that could stoke the Lion’s fire

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What makes the Goodwood Festival of Speed so special

Legendary racers and iconic cars are part of the Goodwood festival’s appeal, but there is another fact that makes it so unique

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Everything wrong with Tesla’s Cybertruck

In its conceptual form, the Cybertruck isn’t ready for production. Here’s why

Cyclist in Melbourne
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Five ways cyclists and drivers can get along better

There are two sides to the cyclist v drivers argument, but the middle ground comes down to changing a couple of bad habits on both sides

Porsche 911
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Besting the Porsche 911 is an unenviable task

The venerable Porsche 911’s biggest challenge is retaining its analogue feel in a very digital future

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The catharsis of conversing with cars

“Now listen, you little ANCAP underachiever, if you let anything bad happen to my girl, I’m gonna gut you with a plasma cutter…”

Dick Johnson
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Robbo reflects on the career of Dick Johnson

“Winton? It’s like running a marathon around your clothesline”

SUV protests 2019
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Don’t look now but the sedan is making a comeback

Anti-SUV sentiment is on the rise in Europe, and that opens the way for the return of the automotive ugly duckling

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Is Toyota about to bring back the MR2?

The MR2 is a part of the ‘three brothers’ strategy that Tetsuya Tada wants to resurrect

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Carey on the ingenuity and ignorance of classic racing cars

“The collection of winners spoke with silent eloquence of how much their creators did not know”