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Opinion: The ten greatest automotive online videos
These iconic pieces of automotive internet lore should be part of the national curriculum, says Scott

Comment: Sky News takes on EVs and gets it wrong
Another day, another ten things Sky After Dark has wrong about EVs and climate change

Opinion: Why everyone should try grassroots motorsport
Some of the best aspects of grassroots motorsport have little to do with actual motorsport
Opinion: The SUV craze is improving the performance car landscape
SUVs are often seen as the antichrist for dynamic driving, but Dan reckons the performance car world is all the better for it

Opinion: The future of the car lover
Dan can vividly remember the exact moment he became a car lover, but are the kids of today robbed of the same evocative experiences?

Opinion: Hidden private speed cameras don’t help
Privately operated speed cameras are picking up thousands more motorists for low-level offences and it’s not a coincidence

Opinion: The most overrated race tracks in the world
A recent chat at MOTOR HQ has Kirby pondering the world’s most overrated circuits

Opinion: E-fuels are a fool’s gold for drivers
Creating synthetic fuels out of thin air is no longer a dream, but don’t expect it to save the ICE.

Opinion: Older manufacturers will overtake Tesla in the EV space
Volvo believes that the favoured technique of sharing an EV “skateboard platform” is the wrong way to develop good EVs

Opinion: Would cars be as good if the drivetrain was flipped?
Newman wonders: does swapping the driven wheels alter a car’s excellence?

Opinion: Why you shouldn’t keep your first car
An old car may make zero economic sense but, to Dan, it makes perfect emotional sense

Opinion: Digital instruments are a backwards step
Newman is at wits end after he found one European car maker which had deleted the fuel gauge!

From the Editor: How Car of the Year 2021 forged ahead
COTY 2021 will forever go down as the One That Almost Didn’t Happen

Opinion: Where have all the beautiful cars gone?
It’s a question Inwood has found himself asking with worrying frequency

Skaife’s Opinion: Gen3 will help Supercars thrive
Supercars is ready to face the future with a clearly defined purpose

Opinion: The 2020s must be the time for sensible climate action
A year after Australia’s bushfires, cars cannot remain the only target for climate action

Opinion: The new car I’d actually like to buy doesn’t exist
Westerman reckons there might not be a new car he would realitically buy

Opinion: Don’t let the manual gearbox die out
Things are certainly looking grim for the manual, but the way to save it is simple.

Signs of the times as former Holden dealers shed the Lion
Our oldest car brand is going out with a whimper, not a bang, as dealers pull down Holden signs

Farewell from Wheels editor Alex Inwood
There is change at the top for Wheels, with Alex Inwood stepping down from the editor role
Be careful what you wish for in the comments section
Some people think they can solve the motoring problems of the world with a click of a mouse

Australia is the world’s EV laughing stock
Australia still indulges in embarrassing fossil fuel addiction while the rest of the world joins the e-volution

Why Amazon’s order for 100,000 Rivian electric vans is a big deal
Can the new darling of the EV movement pull off this $9b deal? We reckon it just might… and here’s why

Mitsubishi Australia’s great sports cars
Mitsubishi Australia has offered plenty of fast and fun metal over its 40 years