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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

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 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

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
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 seem to care about manufacturer cheating
It seems that car buyers don’t just accept being treated with contempt by manufacturers. They reward it

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

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!

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.

Why did Australia fall out of love with Holden?
Holden and Australia just changed their relationship status to “it’s complicated”

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

The reason McLaren paid $20,000 for a fish
An eye-opening anecdote is the perfect encapsulation of what makes vehicle design so esoteric

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…”

Robbo reflects on the career of Dick Johnson
“Winton? It’s like running a marathon around your clothesline”

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

Is Toyota about to bring back the MR2?
The MR2 is a part of the ‘three brothers’ strategy that Tetsuya Tada wants to resurrect

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”