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Geek Speak Traction control
Features

Geek Speak: Traction control

Electronic stability systems aren’t exactly the fun police, in fact, they’re fast becoming the opposite

Toyota 86
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota 86 to get performance updates

Revised suspension, body and engine confirmed for sports car’s midlife performance boost

Reviews

Toyota HiLux Video Review

After years of redevelopment, the first all-new Toyota HiLux in a decade has arrived. Toyota has stopped at nothing to make sure it remains Australia’s favourite workhorse.

Reviews

Snackable Review: Jeep Renegade

The Jeep Renegade has finally hit Australian shores. Entering the compact SUV segment, the Renegade is city-chic meets off-road toughness all wrapped up in a neat little SUV box.

Kia ProCeed GT review
Reviews

Kia ProCeed GT review

Can its first hot hatch change Kia’s underwhelming reputation?

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle
Reviews

Tokyo Motor Show: Honda Clarity Fuel Cell first drive

Honda was the first to register a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, and Wheels has just driven an all-new, bigger, more powerful version launched at the Tokyo Motor Show

Volkswagen Tiguan at Tokyo Motor Show
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Dieselgate, an increasingly sorry affair

There was a frisson of ‘enjoying the suffering of others’ at the Tokyo motor show, as the director of Volkswagen in Japan stepped on to the stage and begged for forgiveness

Toyota Mirai hydrogen car
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota says brown coal could power hydrogen cars

Toyota Mirai hydrogen car designer says Australia can clean up its act by turning dirty legacy into a fuel of the future

Yamaha Sports Ride Concept
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Yamaha Sports Ride

Super-lightweight carbonfibre sports car revealed

Reviews

2016 Holden Ute Review

Based on the proven Commodore sedan, the Holden Ute is easy to drive, performs well, and can cart around mountain bikes, large dogs, jet-skis and pretty much anything else.

Mazda RX Vision Sports Car Concept
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda RX-Vision concept car to inspire production

The exaggerated GT-car proportions of the stunning RX-Vision concept from Madza will make way for a smaller rotary engined sports car, Wheels has learned at the Tokyo motor show

Honda NSX
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Honda NSX power revealed

Final pieces of the puzzle for Honda’s new hybrid supercar

Nissan Vision Gran Turismo
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Nissan previews next GT-R

Vision Gran Turismo concept offers a peek at R36

Audi S1 review
Reviews

Audi S1 review

Cutesy compact hatch goes dizzy on ice

Reviews

Snackable Review Ford Falcon XR8

Ford’s Falcon XR8 promises to send out the Falcon with a big bang, not a fizzle.

Subaru Forester tS
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Subaru Forester tS set for Australia

STI-tweaked Forester due for 2016 local debut

Porsche Macan GTS
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Porsche Macan GTS

Mega-selling SUV cops the GTS treatment to slot below Turbo

Mazda RX Vision Concept
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda considers rotary engine for RX-Vision sports car concept

Mazda has unveiled a rotary engined, rear-wheel drive, concept sports car called the RX-Vision that could be in showrooms as early as 2017.

Subaru WRX STI S207
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Subaru WRX STI S207 revealed

Sharper, fitter limited-edition STI unveiled for Japan

Reviews

2015 Volvo XC90 First Drive Review

Volvo’s second-gen seven-seater steps up. It’s the company’s first shot at the luxury SUV big leagues and it’s a good one.

Hyundai ix35 Hydrogen Fuel Cell car
Reviews

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell review

The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell is the world’s first mass-production hydrogen fuel-cell powered car, and its presence in Australia signals the Korean company’s focus on hydrogen power as a key part of sustainable motoring

BMW i3
Reviews

2015 BMW i3 REx long-term car review, part 3

As the BMW i3 departs the Wheels test fleet, modern life strikes a cord

2015 BMW i3 REx
Reviews

2015 BMW i3 REx long-term car review, part 2

Family bonding proves inevitable in the BMW i3’s unusually intimate cabin.

Mazda RX-Vision
News

Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda RX-Vision Concept

Two-door coupe revives the rotary; to become production RX-7 or RX-9