Car Style

Toyota sets new Le Mans lap record

With Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel, Toyota’s LMP Hybrid has lopped two seconds off the top time

2017 Toyota 86 update adds time attack mods

Better brakes, improved suspension and a lairy new colour, but still the same rubber and straight-line poke for Toyota’s beer-budget sportscar

Mitsubishi sets Evo X replacement timeline

Mitsubishi COO keen for performance Evo successor, but there will be a wait

2018 Lexus CT 200h update revealed

Lexus’ entry-level CT 200h hatchback comes in for another facelift, with an infotainment upgrade accompanying the plastic surgery

2017 Audi RS3 sedan arrives in Australia

The first compact sedan to wear a RennSport badge is part of a significant upgrade that includes a more powerful, but lighter, five-cylinder turbo engine

Advice

Should I buy an SUV or a People-mover?

Seven-seat SUVs are flying out of Australian showrooms but could you be getting a vehicle that better suits your purposes with a people mover?

2017 Honda HR-V Limited Edition revealed

Honda tweaks its cheapest HV-R small SUV so it looks less like an entry-level car

2017 Audi RS3 sedan review

The Updated Audi RS3 sedan has arrived in Australia packing a lighter and more powerful five-pot engine and an even sharper dynamic package.

Mitsubishi Triton now offered with rear view camera

Camera kit bundled with Hard Tray packs for Cab Chassis models

Limited edition Toyota 86 announced

New orange paintjob, bigger brakes and tuned dampers for limited-run 86

2017 Holden Astra sedan review

Holden’s small car range has a new addition in the form of the Chevrolet-sourced Astra sedan, but is it the same bundle of joy as the likeable hatch?

Features

Australia’s greatest ute, as decided by you

You – the Wheels readers – have spoken, and this is your winner

Industry

Toyota Australia slumps to 99m profit

The Aussie dollar and looming manufacturing shutdown limits Australia’s biggest brand to just $370 profit on every car it sold last financial year

Motorsport

Kamui Kobayashi smashes Le Mans record

Toyota factory ace driver topples Le Mans lap record in banzai track assault

Industry

Takata about to fall as airbag recall costs mount, reports say

The weight of fixing faulty airbags in more than 100 million cars worldwide – about two million of them in Australia – appears to be taking its toll

Features

30 Years of HSV: VS GTS-R

All too often someone would call out ‘Taxi!’ only to be left in the dust

2017 Holden Astra Sedan quick review

Astra family grows with the addition of a sedan bodystyle, but is it as good as the laudable hatch?

2017 Audi RS3 sedan review

Cracking 294kW five-pot in new four-door bodyshell

Audi R8 Spyder V10 plus unveiled

Featuring the most powerful series-production engine from Audi

2017 Kia Rio review video

Roomy Rio is full of surprises after a recent update, and keeps its industry-leading warranty

2018 Mitsubishi ASX pouts for a makeover

Mitsubishi could squeeze in one more ASX facelift before the new version ends the current model’s eight-year run

McLaren 570S Spider revealed

Mini-Mac takes its top off but retains same claim to speed as its coupe sibling

Giannini 350 GP is a Fiat 500 on steroids

With the 1.7-litre turbo of an Alfa 4C sitting between its rear wheels and a mega widebody kit adding some saucy curves, the Giannini 350 GP is the Fiat 500 we’ve always wanted

2018 Audi R8 V10 plus gets a haircut

Audi’s R8 Spyder drop-top supercar chops three-tenths from its zero to 100km/h dash thanks to V10 Plus treatment