Car Reviews &#038; Features

F1 stars and their cars

What do F1 drivers use on the road? Wheels finds out.

Audi drivers most adulterous

Can you trust your partner not to cheat? Well if they drive an Audi, probably not.

Fresh pics! Koenigsegg One

Official renderings of the upcoming Koenigsegg One – the Swedish supercar rumoured to have 1bhp for every kilogram of weight – have leaked online.

Vladimir Putin’s new ride

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, needs a new set of wheels and it looks like the internet has given him the answer.

Porsche plans two new models

Porsche has finally unveiled its Macan premium compact SUV

Girls of the New York Auto Show

Need more eye candy from New York? This image gallery should do the trick

Hot Honda Jazz Si unveiled

There’s finally a sporty version of the Honda Jazz. Sort of.

2009 Holden Calais review

Holden’s new Active Fuel Management system quashes the notion that a big V8 equals big fuel bills. Our run from Sydney to Melbourne on one tank provides the proof.

The king and I – Porsche 911 Carrera S

Robbo lets rip in the latest iteration of a model that’s both infatuated and infuriated him over the last 40 years. So does the second-gen 997 retain its crown?

LAUNCHED: Alfa Romeo 8C Spider

From the moment your thumbprint on the starter button is answered by a burst of V8-flavoured decibels, it’s clear the Alfa Romeo’s 8C Spider is up for the challenge.

Maserati GranCabrio

Brilliance not essential when you look this good

Review: Audi Q5

LIKE A weary Goldilocks in search of a bed, a parent’s pursuit of the perfect family car is a quest for that ‘just right’ moment, when you open the door, like what you see, picture the billy lids safe and happy in the back seat and realise that this is the one.

Review: Mazda CX-5 2.5 AWD

Among 2012’s more eventful moments were Lance Armstrong’s performance-enhanced fall and the meteoric rise of Mazda’s CX-5.

Review: Kia Cerato

Kia’s naked ambition is there for the world – including Australia – to see.

Quick spin: Fiat Punto Pop

It’s cheap, it’s small and it’s Italian – everyone meet the ‘new’ Fiat Punto.

COTY

Behind the lens at COTY 2008

COTY

COTY 2008 – Mazda 6

Dynamic mid-sizer met with judges’ acclaim, but aural assault saw it fall at the last hurdle.

COTY

Wheels Car of the Year 2012

Wheels Car of the Year is Australia’s most prized automotive award for excellence. This year’s 50th anniversary field is one of the toughest ever.

First Aussie drive: Jaguar F-Type

Associate editor Westerman’s worried. He’s driven Jaguar’s F-Type through Spain’s mountainous north, and in the July 2103 issue, given it bigger raps than Jay-Z and Tupac. But has he got it right? Does European brilliance translate to Aussie awesomeness?

First drive: Honda CR-V Diesel

Honda finally brings the CR-V Diesel to Australia, and it’s got quite a lot going for it as our first drive reveals.

First drive: Skoda Yeti

Czech soft-roader returns with a new face and lower prices

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Goodbye Godzilla – Nissan GT-R

We can’t say we’ve had a torrent of tears in the office, but there was definately an air of nostalgia as John Carey filed this salute to the brilliant Skyline GT-R. Vale Godzilla

The striptease continues – some Oz Panamera specs revealed

Porsche’s GT will hit in October with S, 4S and Turbo models, and start from $270,200.

YDOTY08 Winner – Johannes Collopy

HSV GT.E by Johannes Collopy.