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Australia’s best small cars rock up for Wheels Car of the Year 2023

They used to win our gong all the time but how does the current crop of small cars fare at COTY?

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2023 Volkswagen T-Roc R Grid Edition review

All-wheel drive R power for less than a Golf GTI? VW’s T-Roc Grid Edition leaps straight to pole position

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The best electric cars at Wheels Car of the Year 2023

Our favourite electric cars line up at Car of the Year. Here’s how they stack up

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The best sports cars at Wheels Car of the Year 2023

Affordable driver-focused thrills has been a winning recipe at COTY before. How does this year’s batch of affordable sports cars fare?

2023 Ford Ranger XLT and Ford Ranger Raptor group
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2023 Ford Ranger: How Australia’s favourite ute fared at Car of the Year

It’s the first ever dual-cab to line up at COTY. So how did it rate?

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2023’s best SUVs at Wheels Car of the Year

They’re part of the biggest-selling segment in Australia, and at COTY we have six of the year’s true standout SUVs

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2023 Tesla Model Y review: Wheels Car of the Year finalist

Popular electric car gives Elon a real shot at winning his first COTY. Here’s why the Model Y just fell short

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2023 Nissan X-Trail review: Wheels Car of the Year finalist

? The new generation of Nissan’s iconic mid-size SUV nabbed a COTY podium. Here’s how.

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2023 Ferrari Purosangue review: International first drive

Is it any surprise that Maranello takes ‘peak SUV’ and raises it?

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2023 Cupra Formentor: How it almost won our Car of the Year

? This Spanish newcomer snagged second place in our top award. Here’s why.

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2023 Ford Everest: Wheels Car of the Year winner

Brilliant large SUV that’s designed for Australians by Australians snags Ford its first COTY since 2004. Here’s why.

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Wheels Car of the Year 2023: ‘The moose test’ – swerve & avoid

We ran each contender through a challenging swerve & avoid test. The results were surprising…

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Wheels Car of the Year 2023 by the numbers: Acceleration and braking

What are the quickest and slowest cars in the 2023 field? And which contender took a staggering 51.7m to stop from 100kmh? The numbers don’t lie…

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV v Ford Escape PHEV 2023 comparison review

Two plug-in hybrids that provide immunity to range anxiety

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Wheels Car of the Year 2023: Finalists revealed!

From 17 contenders down to four: these are the cars that impressed us the most at COTY 2023. But who will win…

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Wheels COTY: What’s new for 2023

We’ve tweaked what’s eligible and overhauled the criteria as COTY roars back at full noise for 2023

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2023 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT review

Porsche attempts to tame targa high country’s blue riband route with the astonishing Cayenne Turbo GT Coupe

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Kia Carnival 2023 review: Platinum diesel

Do you really, truly, need more than five seats? SUVs might be the obvious choice, but Kia’s Carnival makes way more sense

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Wheels COTY 2023: Who missed out

Wondering why a particular car isn’t in contention for COTY 2023? Wonder no more…

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2023 Nissan Qashqai ST-L review

Nissan’s third-generation Qashqai small SUV impresses with a new turbo engine, more space and better looks than before

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Introducing Wheels Car of the Year 2023: The Contenders

Our top gong is back for ’23. Here’s who made the starting grid

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2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed review

Bentley delivers its most capable drivers car to date. But is that a little uncouth?

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2023 Mercedes-Benz C200 review

Mid-size Mercedes sedan impresses in entry-level form with devastating smoothness

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2023 Toyota GR Corolla review: Tested on road and track

Sorry Subaru WRX, the GR Corolla is the hero car for the next generation of WRC wannabes and ram raiders