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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
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.
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
Weekly Wrap (13th April 2019)
As Game of Thrones draws closer, we examine the content that ruled our kingdom this week
Peter Robinson retells the legend of ‘George Ambrose’
On ‘George Ambrose’, who could wield a torque wrench and a typewriter with equal aplomb
Michael Stahl is a borderline hoarder
”My wife is convinced I’m a hoarder. I admit that I collect a lot of car stuff, the value of which may not be apparent to most”
Speed limited cars? Don’t believe the hype
If speed limited cars are the answer, there are a lot of questions to answer first
Domino’s wants a pizza your car and your dough
American pizza giant gives a whole new meaning to carb pre-loading
