Car Reviews &#038; Features

Live from New York: Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype

Sneak peek at the ‘Evo SUV’.

April 9, 2009

Nissan GT1-spec R35 breaks cover

… and its beautiful.

April 9, 2009

Adventurous antidote for tough economic times

Mercedes-Benz Oz takes to the track for an expensive but priceless week of excitement in Melbourne. Peter McKay takes a spin around Albert Park.

April 8, 2009

Prius vs Insight in greenback war

Toyota has fired the latest shots in Japan’s new and increasingly contentious green car wars, claiming that the next gen Prius boasts nothing less than ‘the world’s best fuel efficiency’.

April 7, 2009

Mazda’s designs on the future

Its first Australian design forum gave an up-close-and-personal look at Mazda’s next-gen cars via head designer, Laurens van den Acker.

April 7, 2009

Carbon trading

Tesla expands with the Model S four-door sedan. Wheels US correspondent John Lamm reports.

April 1, 2009

2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI MkVI review

Will the latest iteration of the iconic Golf GTI live up to its genius genealogy? Dep-Ed Jesse Taylor reports from the international launch in St Tropez.

April 1, 2009

FIRST DRIVE: 2010 Lambo Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder

Drop-dead gorgeous drop-top draws the birds in the Canary Islands. Wheels’ US correspondent John Lamm drives the latest Lamborghini.

April 1, 2009

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Skyline GT-R: Obakemono!

Road and track versions revealed.

March 27, 2009

Green Blue-Will

Hyundai’s new hybrid breaks cover ahead of its hometown show.

March 26, 2009

Formula femme – Leanne Tander

She has the speed, the determination, even the surname, so can Leanne Tander become the first woman to secure a seat in a V8 Supercar?

March 25, 2009

Godzilla Lives!

We raid the Wheels archives and trace the ancestry of Nissan’s latest GT-R legend, the R35. Over 20 years in the making: this is our GT-R special.

March 19, 2009

The Indians send signals

The world’s cheapest new car aims to put millions of Indians on four wheels … and may just turn the rest of the automotive world on its head.

March 18, 2009

2009 Kia Soul Review

To capture the hearts and minds of Gen Y, you gotta have … Wheels US correspondent John Lamm drives the new Kia hatch.

March 16, 2009

New V8 supercar fuel blend passes first test

V8 supercar’s new E85 motion lotion posed no problems at recent official pre-season test; now comes the bigger trial at the Clipsal 500.

March 16, 2009

Wide-open throttle – HSV GTS

Three days, two blokes and one mission: to deliver a 317kW HSV GTS from Adelaide to Perth. It’s an iconic Aussie road trip.

March 9, 2009

Godzilla to chase a faster lap at the Nurburgring

And an observation too: the new GT-R is a track day supercar for dunces.

March 5, 2009

2009 Porsche 911 Carrera revealed

Next 911 gets new engines, direct injection, and finally, a DSG gearbox.

June 30, 2008

RIP Fairlane and LTD

After months of speculation, Ford today confirmed that it will axe the Fairlane and LTD.

June 29, 2008

2008 Ford Focus RS review

A turbo Ford Focus?

Porsche Progression

MOTOR magazine’s reigning Performance Car king, Porsche’s awesome 911 GT2, will be de-throned by an even faster version next year

Opel Corsa OPC

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but probably not for the Holden faithful. Even the dumb kid in class could’ve predicted that re-tuning and re-branding cheap, crappy Daewoos was a stupid idea. Replacing a soundly-engineered car (the XC Barina) with a blatantly inferior product (the current heap parading under the same name) was a brave move – especially when the logical follow-up, Opel’s Mk4 Corsa, is such a quality effort.

VW Golf 118 TSI

Don’t be misled by VW’s confusing name strategy: there is a GT model hiding in the new Golf Mk VI.

Nissan R35 GT-R Spec-V review

The dark horse…