Car Reviews &#038; Features

Australia’s best concepts: 1970 Holden Torana GTR-X

Holden’s Torana GTR-X concept has more in common with today’s Mazda MX-5 than you might expect

The top 10 Hot Hatches of all time

We take a look at the top 10 hot hatches of all time, excluding the Mk1 Golf GTI. Do you agree?

The last performance manuals you can buy today

The list of cars with big power, a stick and three pedals gets very short indeed

2017 Volvo S60 Polestar review

The Polestar now has a smaller donk… has that killed the fun?

Car collectors, but not as you know them

Wheels shares the minds of four absolute car nuts. All call themselves collectors, but not in the traditional classic car, Sunday driver sense you might imagine

Anti-lag turbo systems

Why anti-lag finds its way into road going turbo terrors

Five Forgettable HSVs

Because no company is complete without some embarrassing models… here are the five HSVs we’d rather forget.

Unsprung weight explained

Unsprung weight is the enemy of chassis tuners but the latest materials tech and clever design is winning the battle

2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport review

Corvette’s C7 Grand Sport could be called a ‘Z06 lite’

The greatest Australian Muscle Car as decided by Wheels readers

The votes are in, and we finally have a winner for our search for Australia’s one true road king

Video: The sickest onboard Nurburgring Nordschleife laps

GT-Rs, Yellowbirds, supercars and a… diesel hatchback? These are the Nurburgring laps that you need to watch.

A Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet and a dream drive to Monte Carlo

Porsche’s iconic 911 cut its motorsport chops up in the mountains above Monte Carlo. Ben Oliver retraces those tyre tracks in the new Turbo S to see if there’s still a racer’s edge to this brutally rapid sports-luxo flagship

Opinion: The future of HSV

As HSV turns 30, it’s peculiarly both at the top of its game and facing an uncertain future

2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo – the Wheels gallery

Scope our best glamour shots of Nissan’s most monstrous iteration of Godzilla to date: the fire-breathing GT-R Nismo

Five top unbelievable barn finds

Every petrolhead has fantasised about finding a rare or exotic ride squirreled away in some forgotten shed, so here are five extraordinary examples to keep the dream alive

2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i-S Quick Review

We look at the highest-priced model in the Subaru Impreza line-up and ask if it is worth the price of entry

Australia’s greatest muscle car of all time

It’s the final countdown as the five winners from each decade face off to see which Aussie Muscle Car is truly the greatest

The saviours of Formula 1

Meet the men tasked with bringing Formula 1 into the digital age. One is well-known to racing fans, while the others… well, the others are American. Here’s their plan.

May 7, 2017

2016 Skoda Superb wagon long-term car review, part two

Ged goes bush in the Skoda Superb wagon and discovers some surprising abilities

May 7, 2017

Ford Escape Video Review

The Escape name is back with Ford releasing the 2017 mid-size SUV, replacing the Kuga

May 7, 2017

2017 McLaren 720S fast facts

McLaren’s newest baby and the second-generation of the Super Series has got us all frothing with its hyperbolic figures. Here’s a sample.

2017 Nissan X-Trail review

Nissan is meeting the challenge of the redesigned Mazda CX-5 with the facelifted X-Trail, with a range of cosmetic updates, AEB across the range, a bigger diesel with AWD auto, and more standard features.

2017 Hyundai i30 Active Quick Review

The latest third generation i30, gets a new body and interior as well as more features than we’ve seen previously on Hyundai small cars

2017 Hyundai i30 Australian review

Forget sharp discount deals, Hyundai wants its all-new i30 to fight on its newfound driving substance.