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Epic sounding Le Mans prototypes

Listen to the wail of engines capable of 24 hours of non-stop punishment

CSV MUSTANG Corsa Special Vehicles
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CSV Mustang: Corsa Special Vehicles built a Ford!

Aussie tuner CSV, best known for building wild Holdens, has taken on a Blue Oval

HSV VT
Features

30 Years of HSV: VT Series 2 GTS

Holden, and HSV, broke into the new century with an absolute cracker

Audi RS3 Sedan cover MAIN
Reviews

2017 Audi RS3 sedan review

The Updated Audi RS3 sedan has arrived in Australia packing a lighter and more powerful five-pot engine and an even sharper dynamic package.

2017 Holden Astra sedan review
Reviews

2017 Holden Astra sedan review

Holden’s small car range has a new addition in the form of the Chevrolet-sourced Astra sedan, but is it the same bundle of joy as the likeable hatch?

Australia’s greatest ute, as decided by you
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Australia’s greatest ute, as decided by you

You – the Wheels readers – have spoken, and this is your winner

GTS R
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30 Years of HSV: VS GTS-R

All too often someone would call out ‘Taxi!’ only to be left in the dust

2017 Holden Astra sedan
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2017 Holden Astra Sedan quick review

Astra family grows with the addition of a sedan bodystyle, but is it as good as the laudable hatch?

2017 Audi RS3 Sedan main
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2017 Audi RS3 sedan review

Cracking 294kW five-pot in new four-door bodyshell

2017 Kia Rio review video
Reviews

2017 Kia Rio review video

Roomy Rio is full of surprises after a recent update, and keeps its industry-leading warranty

30 Years of HSV VL Group A SS
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30 Years of HSV: VL Group A SS

We decided to start at… well, the start! Here’s HSV’s first hero, the Walky

Dry Sump HSV breakout
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How the HSV GTSR W1’s LS9 avoids oil surge

From ZR1 to W1, the fast ‘Vette’s dry sump was customised by HSV

2018 Kia Optima review video
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2018 Kia Optima review video

GT brings turbo power to steadily evolving Kia Optima range

2017 Ford Herrod Performance Mustang review
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2017 Ford Herrod Performance Mustang review

Melbourne based Herrod Performance gives the Mustang 500kW of grunt along with a lesson in road manners

Top 5 Honda Type Rs
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Top 5 Honda Type Rs

As we count down the final months before the new Civic Type R arrives, let’s look back at some of Honda’s best red-badged models.

Ultimate BWM M3s M4 GTS
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Five ultimate BMW M3s part 5: M4 GTS

Okay… we might have bent the rules a little here, but with good reason

2017 Kia Rio Si v 2017 Mazda 2 Genki comparison
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2017 Kia Rio Si v 2017 Mazda 2 Genki comparison

Does the all-new Kia Rio have what it takes to beat one of the benchmarks cars of the light car segment?

Dry sump engines
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Dry-sump engines explained

How race cars, supercars and HSV’s W1 lube-up for more fun

30 years of HSV
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MOTOR’s 30 years of HSV special

Over the last 30 years, Holden Special Vehicles has given us some gems

Reviews

2015-2016 Nissan Pulsar Review

A long, broad body on a lengthy wheelbase gives the Nissan Pulsar generous interior space for a small car, and the sedan a gigantic boot.

Porsche 996 GT2 cover MAIN
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The five most fearsome automotive widowmakers

Porsche’s unhinged 911 GT2 is back. We round up some of the other genuinely scary sports cars

Kia Cerato Sport Quick Review
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Kia Cerato Sport Quick Review

Kia has introduced a new mid-spec model that pulls on a tracksuit, but doesn’t bother changing out of its Ugg boots

BMW E90 M3 CRT 1
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Five ultimate BMW M3s part 4: E90 CRT

A 4.4-litre V8, 331kW/440Nm, carbon galore, and only 67 built

HSV GTS-R W1
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Dry-sump lubrication explained

Dry sumps used to be the preserve of only the most sophisticated and hardcore race cars, so why are they starting to trickle into road car rockets?