Car Reviews &#038; Features

Geek Speak: Bore technology

Car makers are reducing the high-powered friction in your engine with just a little spray

2015 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works First Drive Review

Has the latest iteration of Mini’s iconic hot hatch done enough to continue its rich legacy?

A candid look inside Wheels Car of the Year 2016

What really happens at Car of the Year testing?

BMW M135i long-term update 1

A warm welcome to our newest resident

How to do 300km/h on a public road

Want to knock travelling at over three miles a minute off your automotive bucket list?

2016 Wheels Car of the Year finalist: Volkswagen Passat

Trades sex appeal for sense appeal, but does it move the innovation meter?

2016 Wheels Car of the Year finalist: Mercedes-AMG GT S

GT once stood for Grand Tourer, but not when AMG gets involved

2016 Wheels Car of the Year finalist: Mazda CX-3

The Mazda CX-3 is the most driver-focused compact SUV to date, with some perplexing inconsistencies in refinement and ride that blur the lines

2016 Wheels Car of the Year finalist: Volvo XC90

Impressive SUV takes Swedes to higher ground

2016 Wheels Car of the Year finalist: BMW i8

A tantalising taste of our sports car future left judges hungry for more

2016 Wheels Car of the Year finalist: Audi Q7

No seven-seat SUV has ever pampered its passengers and delighted its driver as much as the new Audi Q7

Mazda 3 XD Astina ‘Kuroi’ review

Tries hard but falls short in the bona fide department

2016 Wheels Car of the Year finalist: Jaguar XE

The dynamic brilliance of Jaguar’s XE made it a compelling choice – and it almost won

Mazda MX-5: 2016 Car of the Year Winner

Mazda’s brilliantly light and easy sports car won the judges’ hearts and minds. Here’s why it deserved its victory

Bentley hits 330 on Australia’s Stuart Highway

Did you reckon our 297km/h on a public road in a Falcon-based FPV was a bit soft? How about nudging 330km/h in a Bentley Continental?

Mazda MX-5 is the 2016 Wheels Car of the Year

Wheels celebrates the joy of driving with 2016 COTY winner

Wheels Car of the Year 2016: The finalists

Eight finalists have been chosen from 25 contenders for 2016 Wheels Car of the Year. Which will win?

Ford Mustang GT review

It’s here and we’ve driven it – Ford’s new V8 muscle car

Tokyo Auto Salon 2016 Mega Gallery

The best, brightest and bawdiest from Japan’s biggest tuner show

Wheels Car of the Year 2016: Today’s the day

What will wear the 2016 Wheels Car of the Year crown? Tonight we find out

The V8s of Dakar 2016

It’s like a V8 Supercars race, only dirtier

2015 Skoda Fabia First Drive Review

Czech out Skoda’s new Fabia, proving left-field can also be sensible in the brand’s great value light hatch and impressively capacious wagon.

Readers choose Jaguar XE as their 2016 Car of the Year

Classy big Cat overwhelmingly popular in Wheels People’s Choice poll