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Mazda CX-9: 2017 Car of the Year Winner
Japan, the SUV and Mazda triumph against a stellar COTY 2017 cast.

Porsche 911 Turbo S wins PCOTY 2017
Another trophy for the bulging Stuttgart cabinet

2017 WhichCar Style Awards winner: Audi A4
The Audi A4 has been named the winner of the WhichCar Style Award for 2017 at the Australian Motoring Awards.

Subaru Impreza: 2017 Car of the Year Finalist
The new Impreza is a massive leap forward, and a welcome return to form that made its mark on the COTY top six.

Audi A4: 2017 Car of the Year Finalist
It’s clear this A4 generation is the best Audi ever sold in Australia, but can it top the final six?

Mazda CX-9: 2017 Car of the Year Finalist
Mazda’s stylish seven-seater manages to meld together the core COTY disciplines and commands attention in the final six.

Inside Wheels February 2017, ON SALE THIS WEEK!
2017 WHEELS CAR OF THE YEAR! We name the best ride you can buy. HSV’s 474kW GTSR revealed; we sample Kia’s rear-drive twin-turbo Stinger and more.

WhichCar Style Award winner to be announced
Four finalists, six judges and one winner. Who will take out WhichCar’s 2017 Style Award winner?

14 automotive acronyms
Don’t get lost in the letters when buying your next car. Here are 14 of the most commonly used car-related acronyms and what they mean.

VE Commodore prototype for V8 Supercars hits market
Original VE racecar hits the market, but ‘POA’

2017 Car of the Year announced today
The winner of the 54th Wheels Car of the Year award is revealed tonight, at 9.15pm AEDT.

2017 WhichCar Style Awards: Top 5 style features of the Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang pulled on the heartstrings and captured the attention of our judges.

2017 WhichCar Style Awards: Top 5 style features of the Audi A4
The Audi A4 may not have received a drastic make-over, but judges agreed it was a quietly sophisticated class act.

How quick is the HSV GTSR W1?
MOTOR’s own track tester develops the ultimate Aussie muscle car

2017 HSV GTSR and GTSR W1 review
We put HSV’s new GTS-R line-up, including the GTS-R W1, through the wringer at Australia’s fastest race track

How HSV scored the W1’s LS9 engine
Tracking down 300 of an engine that’s no longer built

1995 HSV GTS-R v 2017 HSV GTSR W1
They share a name but there are very few similarities between one of the most exclusive and desirable HSVs from the 1990s and the modern hero car for the brand that will go down as its fastest and most powerful

HSV GTSR track review
Sampling the return of a famous HSV badge

How HSV’s GTSR W1 almost stalled on the start line
It was only 12 months ago that HSV’s engineering boss hit a hurdle he thought could “really kill the program”

HSV GTSR W1 track review
Putting HSV’s ultimate muscle car to the test

2017 HSV GTSR W1 sold out
The quickest, most powerful Australian car ever made was snapped up before HSV even confirmed its existence

2017 HSV range revealed
One final fling for V8-powered HSVs

Unique panels, carbonfibre for future HSVs
The technology blended into the GTSR W1 provides clues to HSV’s future imported models.

HSV GTSR revealed
Beefed up beast available as a sedan or ute

