Car Reviews &#038; Features

Toyota Landcruiser 300 Hybrid first drive review: How does the electrified icon handle?

Hybrid tech comes to an off-road icon to provide more power, more torque and more refinement. What’s not to like?

Best Medium SUVs 2025: Under $40K

Affordable yet capable, these medium SUVs priced under $40K demonstrate that Aussie families don’t need to compromise on space, efficiency, safety or comfort when car shopping in 2025.

Best Medium SUVs 2025: Value

Blending affordability with substance, these SUVs are accessibly priced and deliver generous features, advanced safety and everyday practicality.

Best Medium SUVs 2025: Luxury

Luxury, where the quality of the cabin and the drive experience are as important as day-to-day practicality for what is often the default family vehicle.

Best Medium SUVs 2025: Over $40K

From premium hybrids to tech-packed family haulers, these medium SUVs priced above $40K deliver the best balance of space, efficiency, features and driving refinement for 2025.

September 24, 2025

Best Medium SUVs 2025: Hybrid

From Nissan’s innovative e-Power to Subaru’s new Forester Hybrid and MG’s popular HS, these SUVs combine fuel efficiency, space and comfort, redefining practicality and performance for families in 2025.

September 24, 2025

2025 MGU9: Wheels’ first drive impressions of the latest entrant to our hyper competitive ute market

The contest for market share in the dual-cab segment is a drag ’em out, bare knuckle fight for the wallets of Aussie buyers. Chinese giant, MG, is the latest to join the fray with its new U9.

September 22, 2025

Wheels October 2025 issue now on sale!

From Roland Dane’s fascinating story to a face-off between three Euro executive sedans, a Ferrari on the Stelvio Pass and Mazda’s second go at the CX-60, this issue covers a lot of ground with the end of year in sight.

September 21, 2025

Top 10 Australian modified cars: From the Dick Johnson Grand Prix to the Walkinshaw E2 Supercar

Turbocharged Falcons, V8-stuffed MX-5s, bespoke Monaros and limited-run Mustangs: these are 10 Australian-built modified cars that reimagined factory metal into icons.

September 12, 2025

Ford Mustang Dark Horse’s mission: Sydney to Hobart in 24 hours

Could you get from Sydney to Australia’s southernmost capital city in 24 hours? It’s not as easy as it looks given that 10 of those hours are on board a ferry. We try it with Ford’s muscle car of the moment, the Mustang Dark Horse.

September 6, 2025

2025 Peugeot 5008 review: Stylish seven-seater brings class to the large SUV segment

Peugeot has likely fallen off the radar for many Australian buyers but the 5008 large SUV may remedy that.

September 5, 2025

Comparisons

Ford Ranger Super Duty vs Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series: Spec Battle

Ford’s Ranger Super Duty takes aim at Toyota’s long-serving LandCruiser 70-Series, promising greater towing capacity and modern features while challenging the LC70’s rugged, no-frills appeal.

September 4, 2025

2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI review: Stylish refresh for the hot hatch icon

The Mk8.5 Volkswagen Golf GTI successfully evolves the storied model after a half-decade of existence.

September 3, 2025

Mini Cooper JCW Favoured review: Where does it rank for hot hatch fans?

How does the range-topping Mini Cooper JCW fare in a changing landscape of hot hatches?

August 31, 2025

Porsche Cayenne Electric: What we learned from driving a prototype of its important new SUV

Europe will see the all-electric Cayenne from Q2 2026, but Australia is still waiting…

August 30, 2025

Top 10 Australia-only special editions

The best of special editions created especially for the Australian market by some of the most famous marques on the planet.

August 30, 2025

Modern Classic: Dodge Viper RT/10, one of the wildest production cars of the last 40 years

The wildest and most outlandish production car of the last four decades? The original Viper has a strong case.

August 29, 2025

2025 Renault Duster review: ‘Old school’ in the best possible way

Renault’s long-awaited Duster small SUV lands in Australia with sharp pricing, rugged practicality and a no-nonsense charm, but odd powertrain choices and a modest safety score raise some questions.

August 29, 2025

Audi A4: The end of the road for a famous nameplate

The car that was the cornerstone of Audi’s range now earns itself a headstone.

August 27, 2025

2025 GWM Haval H7 review: Likeable mid-size SUV shapes up to Forester and RAV4

The Haval H7 hybrid builds on the success of the H6 with a more rugged look.

August 26, 2025

Toyota GR Supra A90 Final Edition: A future classic?

A track-focused, limited-run farewell that sharpens the Supra into a driver’s car with 324kW, manual gearbox, aggressive aero, and true future-classic potential.

August 24, 2025

Best Large SUVs

Best Large SUVs 2025: Winner – Hyundai Santa Fe

The Hyundai Santa Fe is Wheels Best Large SUV 2025 – standout styling, versatile practicality, strong fuel efficiency and impressive value for money make it hard to beat.

August 23, 2025

The Wheels Interview: Brian Tanti, the craftsman who managed Lindsay Fox’s car collection

He calls himself a ‘coach-builder’, suggesting a throwback to earlier times, but Melbourne’s Brian Tanti is so much more and at the forefront of a revival in automotive craftsmanship.

August 23, 2025