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McLaren F1 vs Porsche GT1
Features

Weekend Watch: McLaren F1 GTR battles Porsche GT1 911

McLaren F1 GTR toe-to-toe at Le Mans with ultimate Porsche 911

Wheels Car of the Year criteria
COTY

Car of the Year 2014: The Process Explained

Now in its 52nd year, Wheels Car of the Year is the longest continuously running new car award in the world

COTY awards night
COTY

Car of the Year 2014: Awards Night Video

It’s the Aussie motoring media’s night of nights, but what really happens at a Wheels COTY reveal?

2015 Mazda CX-5
Reviews

2015 Mazda CX-5 review

Australia’s most popular SUV has been given a subtle facelift, but receives substantial changes inside and a price cut to boot.

Wheels Car of the Year 2014
COTY

Car of the Year 2014: Behind the Scenes

Ever wondered how Wheels chooses its Car of the Year? Come with us to the Proving Grounds and find out

BMW i3 Wheels Car of the Year
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BMW i3: 2014 Car of the Year Winner

With BMW’s i3, the switching hour has struck. This innovative and compact electric car combines expressive design, impressive engineering, exceptional efficiency and persuasive practicality with a good deal of driver appeal

BMW i3 Car of the Year 2014
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Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: BMW i3

BMW’s i3 delivers what a prestige hatchback should in equipment, cachet and performance. And it delivers zero fuel consumption and zero emission driving

Mazda 2 Car of the Year 2014
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Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Mazda 2

The Mazda 2 may seem an utterly conventional city hatchback. But it’s an astonishingly complete execution of convention

Mercedes-Benz C Class Car of the Year 2014
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2014 Wheels Car of the Year Finalist: Mercedes-Benz C Class

Meet the bookies’ favourite: The Mercedes-Benz C-class

Peugeot 308 Car of the Year 2014
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Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Peugeot 308

Overall, the 308 from the base model up mounts an strong case for Car of the Year

Tesla Model S Car of the Year 2014
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Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Tesla Model S

The Tesla Model S takes the ‘electric premium’ totally out of play. Line it up against similarly priced prestige rivals, and it holds its own, comfortably

Car of the Year 2014 Top 5
COTY

Car of the Year 2014: Top 5 Revealed

Ladies and gentleman, here is your COTY Top 5 for 2014: a tiny city hatchback from Japan, a French hatch and wagon, a German prestige sedan, and not one – but two electric cars

Car of the Year 2014 Judges
COTY

Car of the Year 2014: The Judges

Meet the men (and woman) who make the most important decision in Australian motoring

COTY 2014 Mercedes-Benz C Class
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Car of the Year 2014: People’s Choice

People’s choice revealed! Yep, you voted and of this year’s contenders, the People’s Choice Car of the Year award goes to…

Wheels COTY Judges 2014
COTY

Car of the Year: Highs & Lows

Now in its 52nd year, the Wheels Car of the Year award has had its share of highs and lows

2015 WRC preview
Features

5 reasons to get excited about WRC 2015

The new WRC season starts this weekend

Land Rover Discovery Sport test drive review
Reviews

2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport review

Looks and pricing mean the Land Rover Discovery Sport will challenge established class leaders when it goes on sale from May

GT40 Le Mans
Features

Weekend Watch: GT40 at Le Mans

This might’ve been the best car video we saw last year

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
Features

BLOG: Rise of the Machines

Are we entering a new golden era of muscle cars?

Mercedes-Maybach S600
Reviews

2015 Mercedes-Maybach S600 review

We drive Mercedes-Benz’s second attempt at producing a top-end luxury rival to Rolls-Royce and Bentley, almost a year ahead of its Australian showroom debut

Nurburgring snow
Features

Weekend Watch: Nurburgring in the snow

Loony German driving instructor turns a single seater into a snowplough

HSV GTS Maloo
Reviews

HSV GTS Maloo review

Clayton’s mega hay hauler put to the test

Ferrari 458 Speciale
Features

MOTOR’s Best and Worst of 2014

Our highlights and lowlights of the last twelve months

Tesla Model X
Features

Next Top Model: Cars of 2015 – Pt. 2

Part two of our 2015 showroom special rounds out the cars due this year we’re most excited about