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Next-gen Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ need to be turbo
It looks like a second-generation of the COTY-winning twins is on the way, but we think there’s a vital ingredient missing

Alex Inwood on the Bathurst 12 Hour
“The 12 Hour delivered a timely reminder of what makes motorsport so special, which, if you boil it down, is remarkably simple”

Is Tesla about to get zapped?
Tesla is unveiling its most important new model, but will it come all too late?

Why SUV Coupe owners are buying the wrong car
We’re still waiting patiently for the SUV Coupe fad to die

Stephen Corby: seeing the light
“Mazda’s design chief hinted at a styling change that would be as radical as breeding a deer with no eyes”

Opinion: Jaguar’s Mardi Gras debut was a sparkling move towards diversity in motoring
A surprising pop-up by the British marque set a new standard on how brands can include themselves in events outside the box.

Ash Westerman: Thieves in the night
“The, er, ‘unauthorised loans’ of mum’s ’66 beetle were deeply covert operations that required military-style planning…”

WhichCar’s Friday Five
We scoop the 2021 Ford Ranger, Mazda3 pricing confirmed, Holden refutes takeover rumours, Honda ute catches fire when washed

Google turns your car into an information dragnet
Cars are inescapably sliding into the permanently connected world and you should be worried about it

What’s next for Holden?
What does it mean for Holden if General Motors changes the way it exports cars into Australia?

The Insider: bumps in the autonomous road
News that police in California recently stopped a Tesla that was driving down the freeway while its drunk driver slumbered behind the wheel triggered more smiles than surprise…

How the Volvo XC40 won Wheels Car of the Year 2019
The backstory behind the XC40’s win

John Carey: The Hume enters the EV era
Carey ponders how useful the Hume highway charging network will actually be

Have no fear: EVs are only going to get better
Radical change can be deeply unnerving, but the revolution starting to sweep through the automotive industry shouldn’t be a source of trepidation, but something to be embraced

A day with a Ferrari 812 Superfast
How would you go driving an $800,000 Ferrari through Sydney traffic? Tim Robson did it… and he’s now got more grey hair to prove it

Chinese-built Lotus SUVs: is this the beginning of the end?
Geely’s massive $1.8bn factory gets go-ahead in Wuhan

Editor’s letter: Range anxiety is not dead
I genuinely thought range anxiety was dead. But, as happens from time to time, I was wrong

Opinion: How to dig Bentley out of a hole
Volkswagen AG has put the clock on the ailing Brits

Does anybody believe in Nurburgring laptimes anymore?
Let’s face it. Things have got a bit silly at the Green Hell

Michael Stahl: Waking up in Porsche paradise
Stahl takes a trip to Laguna Seca for the Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI festival

Stephen Corby: surrender your licence? Balls to that
“Having a vasectomy must be a lot like the day you have to hand your driver’s licence in.”

WhichCar team 2019 new car wish list
These are the vehicles the WhichCar writers are most looking forward to in 2019

John Carey: the hot air of climate deniers
Carbon dioxide was identified before Captain James Cook made the first map of the east coast of Australia. How much the gas contributes to the Greenhouse Effect was discovered when Ned Kelly was a boy.

The Insider: ANCAP stars don’t always align
Are we too safety-focused?
