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2007 Ford Falcon: Next gen FG FPV scoop
Bold looks and big power brought the fight back to HSV.

Goodwood Revival: Fashions on the Field
Goodwood Revival is about more than just motorsport as visitors take a trip down memory lane for the daily Best Dressed Competition.

1960 Ford Falcon vs Holden FB: How they compared
Nothing in the saga of Australian cars and car magazines approaches Ford versus Holden, blue versus red for longevity, significance or volume.

Classic Wheels: Ford Falcon v Holden FB comparison
The question on everyone’s mind when the Ford Falcon was born in 1960 was: Is it better than the FB Holden?

Top 10 Ford Falcons poll
Vote for your favourite fast Falcon

2006 FPV GT v HSV Clubsport R8
The FPV GT took on the much-improved HSV Clubsport R8 to determine the automatic choice of Australia’s sharpest-shooting V8.

Ford Mustang Barra: Sweet Dream
Aussie legend engine finds life stateside

2005 Ford Falcon XR6 v Mitsubishi 380 VRX and Holden Commodore SV6
The 2005 Falcon XR6 is the benchmark in a three-way comparison with Mitsubishi’s new do-or-die model and Holden’s dated sporty six.

Labour of love: Celebrating the manual gearbox
Thankfully, there’s a key group of enthusiasts that still have the desire to operate three pedals with two feet

1964 Porsche 911
An iconic design that has endured more than half a century

Porsche Boxster Spyder: Celebrating the manual gearbox
Would it be even faster as a launch-controlled dual-clutch?

Lamborghini Centenario: First drive
The special edition Centenario celebrates Lambo’s history – while pointing towards its future

2003 Ford Falcon FPV GT
Ford has fallen short of the Falcon GT legend since the early ’70s. Now, at last, there’s a car tough enough to try it on

Jaguar F-Type: Celebrating the manual gearbox
Smoking good looks and bellowing exhaust, it’s easy to fall for

2002 Ford BA Falcon wins Car of the Year
Ford’s history with the Wheels Car of the Year awards was always a bit up and down. But in 2002, it reached new heights

Ron Harrop: Motor sport engineering
Motor racing’s go-to man for an engineering advantage.

Five cool things about the new TT RS engine
Lighter, stronger, faster – how’d Audi do it?

HSV Maloo R8 LSA: Celebrating the manual gearbox
The trembling Tremec

2001 Ford Falcon AU XR8 v Holden Commodore VX SS
Ford gives its XR8 a 220kW kick in the guts, then sets off in pursuit of the long-departed Commodore SS. It’s a wheelspinning wow of a drive

BMW, Clive Owen back for new series of BMW Films
BMW hopes to, er, increase traffic with the relaunch of the internet-only BMW Films.

Peugeot 308 GTi 270: Celebrating the manual gearbox
Peugeot’s Golf hunter

Five things to make family cars more child friendly
Car makers need to think more about children’s needs when pitching their vehicles as family cars.

2000 Ford AU II Falcon
Ford’s AU II re-think is a better car. But is it good enough to tackle Commodore?

2004 FPV F6 Typhoon v FPV GT v HSV Clubsport
Is Australia ready for a world where the V8 is not king? Wheels was ahead of the curve with this question …