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Do you really need a ute?
Are you really going off-roading this weekend? I didn’t think so.
Embracing our mistakes makes for great reading
On the colourful journey to racking up seven decades, what’s the occasional bent supercar between friends?
Lingotto: Not all car factories are sterile and dull
If you get to cut a few cheeky laps on the top of fiat’s Lingotto building, shout it from the rooftops
Speed cameras: California does the opposite to us, and gets better results
Can you imagine if your state or territory got rid of every single speed camera overnight?
Opinion: Goodwood prangs aren’t unexpected
Before you scoff at the crashes at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, pump the brakes for a second…
Virtually real: Exchanging track days for PlayStations
As the stakes grow higher driving fast in the real world, DC feels the pull of the virtual one
Australia, what’s happened to the ‘thank you’ wave?
Let’s be unwavering in our resolve to wave.
Opinion: should car interiors have more buttons?
Minimalism and high-tech solutions are taking over but is this a case where ‘old school’ works best?
Robbo Jr: Simon Robinson’s adventures with his father
Son of Wheels veteran Peter Robinson, Simon, spins a yarn about his dad
Are we headed for a car supply bullwhip?
As factories catch up and order banks finally abate, car importers might find themselves awash with new stock in 2024 as the supply pendulum swings back the other way
Why aren’t people learning to drive a manual car?
Manual cars are almost dead. So, this might be your last chance to enjoy them.
70 Years of Wheels: Predicting the future of motoring
Predicting the automotive future is a fool’s game. But that shouldn’t stop any of us from giving it a go.
70 years: Wheels magazine, and our understanding of DNA
What do Wheels magazine and DNA structure have to do with each other? More than you may think…
Snap up the performance cars while you can
Why it’s time to make ‘the silliest financial decision of your life’ and buy a new performance car.
The Alfa Giulia Q is an under-appreciated BEAST
“On that road, on that day, it was fundamentally superior.”
Sorry, but Aussie road culture is well behind the UK
The poms understand courtesy on the road. So why can’t Aussies give it the nod?
In a time of mindfulness, mindful driving is seldom mentioned
Here’s a thought: aussies need to shift their driving brains towards mindfulness, rather than mindlessness
Choosing a car for rational reasons is overrated
Buying safe might be sensible, but sensible is for those who don’t have stories to tell.
Car of the Year is not just the numbers
Ranking the Car of the Year with cold, hard math has been the practice in the past, but this year it was a far more collaborative process between the judges.
Tesla Killers, take two: The Empire Strikes Back
Legacy carmakers are investing billions on cars and trucks that will steal sales from the EV pioneer
Wheels inbox: Letters to the Editor, February 2023
Need the soapbox? Keep it under 200 words, and include your suburb if via email: [email protected] – you can also have your say on Facebook and Instagram (search for Wheels Australia)
Opinion: Utes are the new SUV
Any time someone mentions a particularly impressive dual-cab attribute it is always immediately followed by the caveat “…for a ute”.
Opinion: Do all electric cars drive the same? Kind of…
A car’s engine, and its sound, used to be how brands set themselves apart. Is that still possible in the EV age? Or are we approaching a sea of sameness?
Australia’s driver training and licensing is lacking
When it comes to the quality of Australia’s drivers, and the rules for obtaining a licence to drive… Things aren’t really getting any better, are they?
