Car Reviews &#038; Features

Toby Price wins 2016 Finke Desert Race

Dakar champ Toby Price stomps 2016 Finke race, while our Toby joins in the fun.

June 14, 2016

2016 Finke Desert Race: Race Day One

Team Wheels finds the first day of real racing a much, much harder test of man and machinery than we thought… and it ends with an ambulance.

June 13, 2016

2016 Volkswagen Amarok Aventura review

Volkswagen celebrates the roll-out of a versatile diesel V6 for the Amarok with a rather expensive special edition called the Aventura

June 13, 2016

Dakar champ Toby Price takes on Finke

Australia’s first ever Dakar winner is attempting the unthinkable: to win both the car and bike categories in the Finke Desert Race.

June 12, 2016

2016 Finke Desert Race: Prologue update

Finke just got real for Team Wheels as we qualify third in class for Australia’s roughest, toughest test of man and machine.

June 12, 2016

Porsche 911 Carrera S vs Jaguar F-Type R

In turbocharging the new 911 Carrera, has Porsche revealed a chink in its armour for Jaguar’s V8 F-Type R to exploit?

June 11, 2016

Mike Simcoe’s Greatest Hits

He’s shaped some of our most beloved cars, but now Mike Simcoe has the best car design job in the business. Here’s a six-pack of his best.

2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus review

Audi’s second-generation R8 finally lands in right hand drive. Can it live up to its Mt Panorama hype? In a word, yes.

2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet Quick Review

If you fancy a four-seat convertible that offers an attractive design, strong engines and sporty handling, Mercedes’ new C-Class Cabriolet deserves a look

2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet review

Merc takes the angle grinder to its C-Class Coupe

Ken Block reveals signature Ford

The king of destroying tyres finally has a production car with his name, but it is more about delivery packages then tyre smoke.

9 great engine notes

These automotive sopranos from the last decade make us glad tunnels exist

2016 Audi R8 Quick Review

It might look like the old one, but Audi’s new flagship supercar is virtually all-new underneath. We drive it to see what’s what.

2016 Audi R8 review

Forget the familiar looks, this brilliant new Audi R8 brings significant technical improvements and user-friendliness while retaining a howling V10 soundtrack

Abarth 695 Biposto review

Spend almost $100K on a Fiat 500 and you could end up in the madhouse – one way to describe the unhinged 695 Biposto

15 things you need to know about the 2017 Nissan GT-R

The skinny on the latest addition to Nissan’s GT-R family

2016 McLaren 540C review

Making the case for less really is more

Ian Luff: Advanced driver training

Ian Luff speaks to Wheels about a life dedicated to speed, and doing it better.

Alfa Romeo Giulia Video Review

Alfa Romeo gambled on its very existence with the brand-new Giulia, and it has paid off!

Audi S1 vs MINI Cooper JCW

Audi’s rorty S1 usurped the old MINI JCW as king of the force-fed juniors. So can the new JCW wrestle it back?

June 8, 2016

Nissan GT-R First Drive Video Review

It’s the fastest car ever to come out of Japan and is regularly compared to the potent Porsche 911 Turbo, but what’s the latest Nissan GT-R like away from the race track?

June 8, 2016

Mercedes-Benz IAA review

Cars of the future will change shape on the fly

June 8, 2016

Opinion: What next for V8 Supercars

It’s time for V8 Supercars to wean itself off manufacturer support

June 7, 2016