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Off-road L plates: Learning to cross rivers in a 4×4

The primal urge to ford rivers and streams must be tempered with a little car preparation and plenty of know-how

1989 BMW 8 Series
News

BMW 8 Series to return, 6 Series to fight Porsche 911

Nine new models trademarked, signalling expansion of high-end coupe range

Ferrari 458 MM Speciale revealed
News

Ferrari 458 MM Speciale revealed

One-off supercar delivers something extra Speciale

V8 Supercars Malaysian race
Motorsport

V8 Supercars pulls plug on Malaysian race

KL City 400 points round dumped due to legal dispute between local promoters

McLaren's P1 GTR workshop
Features

McLaren’s P1 GTR workshop

Infiltrating the bunker with one hell of a loot

Nissan GT-R
News

Nissan to stop promoting GT-R’s 0-100km/h time

Acceleration figures and top speed no longer important, according to development team boss

Audi SQ7 48 volt car
Advice

What’s a 48-volt car?

Car makers are working on 48-volt vehicles. Does that mean we will one day need to buy a bigger battery?

BMW 3 series
News

Restyled BMW 3 Series Gran Tourismo range gets more power

Updated 3 Series GT goes on sale in Europe in July, and is likely to arrive in Australia later this year.

BMW M3 30 Jahre revealed
News

BMW M3 30 Jahre revealed

Anniversary special celebrates 30 years of iconic M3

Nissan Zama museum
Features

Nissan Zama museum

Nissan drops MOTOR into its toybox of priceless road and race classics

Nismo Patrol
News

2020 vision for Nismo family

Hopes raised that Nissan performance division models will come Down Under, starting with GT-R Nismo

New Honda NSX supercar
News

New Honda NSX could cost more than supercar rivals

A lucky few could pay more than $300,000 for the Japanese hybrid sports car when it arrives in November

25 Greatest Muscle Cars of All Time
Classic Wheels

Archive: 25 Greatest Muscle Cars of All Time

Brains may be invaluable for all that cerebral stuff, but for a purely visceral hit, brawn rules, so take your pick from 25 of the best heavy-metal heroes of the last 50 years.

Finke Desert Race
Features

A history of the Finke Desert Race

Some bored blokes once had a weekend fang on the edge of the Simpson Desert. Now it’s one of the world’s biggest, toughest off-road races.

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
News

Mike Simcoe looks at Chevrolet Camaro for Australia

Simcoe to lobby for V8 muscle car’s Aussie visa.

Opinion: Is Electronic Stability Program a good idea in cars?
Features

Opinion: Is Electronic Stability Program a good idea in cars?

Remove the consequences of a mistake and you become more likely to make one

News

New Honda NSX on sale in July, arriving in November

Return of Honda supercar eagerly anticipated, but supply of US-built hybrid could be a problem

Renault Clio RS16 Concept revealed
News

Renault Clio RS16 Concept revealed

Baby Clio poaches mega Megane bits, including engine and manual

Mazzanti Evantra - LaFerrari challenger
News

Mazzanti Evantra is Italy’s new LaFerrari challenger

An obscure Tuscan car maker is building a 736kW hypercar, the most powerful Italian road car, ever

Peter Brock, collectible, memorabilia
News

Has the Brock bubble burst?

Has the appetite for Brock memorabilia and his HDT road cars started to fade?

Mini JCW
News

Mini JCW Convertible now faster and cheaper

Save $3600 on hot drop-top Mini and get more power and torque

The worst pit stops in Formula One
Features

The worst pit stops in Formula One

If you thought Daniel Ricciardo’s bungled Monaco pit stop was bad, here’s a reminder of how explosive pit lane can get

Honda Civic RS sedan
News

New cars on sale in Australia: June and July

Wheels magazine talks us through the latest cars hitting showroom floors this winter. In this edition, we preview the upcoming Honda Civic sedan.

Renault Clio RS16
News

Renault Clio RS16 “front of the queue” for Australia

Aussie love for hot Renaults means extreme Clio could be here in 2017, with a manual transmission