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2023 Subaru WRX RS review: Maybe CVT is best?
The most focused WRX has a bit of an identity crisis – blasphemously, we’d go CVT instead of manual…

2023 Nissan X-Trail vs Mitsubishi Outlander comparison
‘SYNERGY’ is a terrible buzzword, overused and often misused. In a manufacturing sense, though, it’s something carmakers strive for.

2023 LDV Mifa 9 review: Electric people-mover driven
Electric people mover offers style, space and surprisingly decent dynamics, but is undone by a colossal price tag

In profile: Meet Toyota’s sales chief, Sean Hanley
Reflecting on an auto career so far spanning more than 40 years, Sean Hanley joins Wheels for a look at what’s been, what is and what’s still to come for Toyota

2023 Volkswagen Polo Style review
Volkswagen’s long-standing light car is more expensive than ever, but loaded up for the modern world

2023 Nissan Qashqai ST+ review
Want the sharpest-driving baby SUV? Nissan’s latest Qashqai is a great place to start looking

2023 Chery Omoda 5 review: First Australian drive
Chery’s comeback kid is a mostly decent small SUV hobbled by insufferable driver assistance tech

2023 Subaru Forester 2.5i-S review
Subaru’s quiet achiever is still a segment fave for many good reasons

Toyota GR Corolla GTS vs Cupra Leon VZx vs Subaru WRX RS comparison review
We had GR-eat expectations for Toyota’s hottest Corolla, but how does it stack up against a European upstart and the latest in a long line of rally-bred royalty?

2023 Tesla Model Y Performance vs Kia EV6 GT comparison review
You’ll lose your licence in less than four seconds, but are these electric SUVs really deserving of their performance car marketing?

2023 Tesla Model Y Performance review
The fastest version of Tesla’s popular electric SUV has landed in Australia at long last, but can the Model Y Performance justify its circa-$30K premium over the base version?

2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N review: Prototype drive
With a brief to make the most fun-per-dollar electric car, Hyundai’s N Division boffins are confident enough to let us loose in a prototype IONIQ 5 N – on ice!

2023 Volkswagen Tiguan R Grid Edition review
Pared-back Grid Edition diminishes little of the Tiguan R’s lovely liveability

2023 Land Rover Defender 130 review: First drive
Bigger is better, right? The Defender now comes as an eight-seater

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?

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

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

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: 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?

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

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

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.

2023 Ferrari Purosangue review: International first drive
Is it any surprise that Maranello takes ‘peak SUV’ and raises it?

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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