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$0-50K: 10th – Mazda 3 SP25
BFYB 2014: Smart package ties in with a few smiles

$0-50K: 11th – Mini Cooper S
BFYB 2014: More size, but a little less thrill

$0-50K: 12th – Hyundai i30 SR
BFYB 2014: Pedestrian origins surface in the heat

$0-50K: 13th – Abarth 595 Turismo
BFYB 2014: Flawed Italian salvaged by tenacious grip

$50-100K: 1st – VW Golf R
BFYB 2014: Top Golf now definitely R-rated

$50-100K: 2nd – Audi S3
BFYB 2014: A car transformed, but not quite enough

$50-100K: 3rd – BMW M235i
BFYB 2014: Baby Beemer learns some manners

$50-100K: 4th – Chrysler 300 SRT8 Core
BFYB 2014: Straight-line grunt is its Core competency

$50-100K: 5th- Holden SS-V Redline
BFYB 2014: Cracking corner clinger, but SS not V good at grunt

$50-100K: 6th – Volvo S60 Polestar
BFYB 2014: Big-boost Swede lacks crucial polish

$50-100K: 7th – Audi RS Q3
BFYB 2014: RS-badge raises expectations, but not track talent

$50-100K: 8th – Lexus IS350 F-Sport
BFYB 2014: Classy effort, but couldn’t produce the numbers required

Bang For Your Bucks 2014: The outtakes
What happens on tour stays on tour, or not

Car of the Year 2014: The Process Explained
Now in its 52nd year, Wheels Car of the Year is the longest continuously running new car award in the world

Car of the Year 2014: Awards Night Video
It’s the Aussie motoring media’s night of nights, but what really happens at a Wheels COTY reveal?
Car of the Year 2014: Behind the Scenes
Ever wondered how Wheels chooses its Car of the Year? Come with us to the Proving Grounds and find out

BMW i3: 2014 Car of the Year Winner
With BMW’s i3, the switching hour has struck. This innovative and compact electric car combines expressive design, impressive engineering, exceptional efficiency and persuasive practicality with a good deal of driver appeal

Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: BMW i3
BMW’s i3 delivers what a prestige hatchback should in equipment, cachet and performance. And it delivers zero fuel consumption and zero emission driving

Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Mazda 2
The Mazda 2 may seem an utterly conventional city hatchback. But it’s an astonishingly complete execution of convention

2014 Wheels Car of the Year Finalist: Mercedes-Benz C Class
Meet the bookies’ favourite: The Mercedes-Benz C-class

Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Peugeot 308
Overall, the 308 from the base model up mounts an strong case for Car of the Year

Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Tesla Model S
The Tesla Model S takes the ‘electric premium’ totally out of play. Line it up against similarly priced prestige rivals, and it holds its own, comfortably

Car of the Year 2014: Top 5 Revealed
Ladies and gentleman, here is your COTY Top 5 for 2014: a tiny city hatchback from Japan, a French hatch and wagon, a German prestige sedan, and not one – but two electric cars

Car of the Year 2014: The Judges
Meet the men (and woman) who make the most important decision in Australian motoring