Car Opinions

Interview with Tough Dog's Simon Vella

Tough Dog Suspension’s Simon Vella has spent more than a quarter of a century designing suspension for everything from off-road tourers to bullet- and bomb-proof five-tonne Land Cruisers.

Why the Toyota motorsport juggernaut will shake the world

Toyota’s second win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is just the latest success for the world’s biggest car brand that wants to build a legacy to rival Europe’s most prestigious performance marques.

Is Audi’s EV dream turning into a nightmare?

Repeated delays and now a major recall are throwing a harsh light on Audi’s first ever electric SUV

John Carey on taking a charge

“It wouldn’t be too hard, I reasoned, to drive the hybrid Mini mostly electric”

The week that was: One-star shock and Tesla woes

ANCAP spoils Jeep Wrangler party, motoring mergers and why Tesla ran out of toilet paper

Spy shots of 2020 Land Rover Defender fail to impress

Leaked photos of the 2020 Defender disappoint old-school diehards.

Custom 4x4 builds to stir the mind

There’s nothing like a fully loaded custom rig to get the mind spinning with ideas for your own 4x4 build.

Podcasts for long drives

What do car journos listen to when they're on the road?

The week that was: old age and the nanny state

Toyota Supras, anti-EV movements and nanny-state TV made the news this week

Cars on borrowed time

They might be some of Australia's most popular cars, but time waits for no one

A brush with motoring martyrdom in the name of green power

The path to EV nirvana might be harder than you think but don’t pay the ultimate price

Does the Nürburgring really ruin road cars?

Was James May right all along? Wheels Dep Ed Andy Enright thinks not, and says the Ring is more than just a slicks measuring contest

What else can you buy for Supra money?

The Toyota Supra will start at around $85,000 and will end up costing well over $100k on the road. Here’s what you could buy instead

Editor's letter: Famous GTHO Phase III found in Victoria

“Hayes is convinced that his miracle paddock find is the stripped remains of the hero car from Wheels’ most famous photograph”

Stephen Corby on HSV muscling up

“For me, HSV represents fatty, shouty excess. It is the triple whopper of the car world, a pack of ciggies up a sleeve”

We need to rethink the way we fine drivers for speeding

There is a fairer, more equitable way to fine drivers who do the wrong thing on our roads

Mobile use in cars: is it too late to stop it?

Superstars like The Rock can't control themselves. Have we reached a point where mobile use in cars can't be stopped?

A Volkswagen I.D. 3 R should have you excited

Performance to scare a Mercedes-AMG C63 S in a hatch package? Yes please

Holden days: Why Jimmy Barnes' new song is an ode to Aussie manufacturing

Watch the Cold Chisel rocker perform a tribute to Holden’s shuttered Elizabeth plant. But why now?

Place your bets. When will electrified car sales overtake petrol and diesels in Australia?

We attempt to predict when electric cars will outsell internal combustion vehicles here in Australia. See if your estimate is better than ours.

We need an EV infrastructure before adopting EVs

Promising half new vehicles sales to be electric in a decade is putting the cart before the horse.

The allure of going on a 4x4 outback journey

The desert’s lifeless expanse makes Ron feel more alive than ever.

Why don't Australians love Honda like they used to?

We ask why the Japanese giant punches below its weight in Australia

Forget the Jimny ute: the VW Tarok is the Brumby we need

The Volkswagen Tarok ute is only a US concept, but its clever design and potential low cost means it could be the baby ute we’ve been lusting for