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Winter testing facility for autonomous cars set for New Zealand
How does an autonomous car cope in a blizzard? It’s enough to give car companies the chills, but our choice Kiwi bros are here to help
The best drivers’ cars of 2017
We round up six of the this year’s best performance cars
MOTOR’s Top 10 Images of 2017
The best work from our crack team of snappers in the last 12 months
Best of 2017: Engines
Here’s our wrap of the best engines we have sampled throughout the year, both here and overseas
48 Hours in the Lamborghini Gallardo: Classic MOTOR
Bright yellow Lamborghini Gallardo e-gear. Matching Murciélago. Sydney. 48 hours. Set the bulls free.
We drive the future of motorsport
It’s the race category manufacturers are flocking to in order to fast-track their EV development. But with road-related rubber and no shrieking engine note, what is a Formula E car actually like at the limit?
2017’s controversial motoring moments
The past year hasn’t been without its fair share of upheaval
Our favourite cars of 2017
From hatchbacks to SUVs and low-slung exotics, these are the cars we’ve enjoyed the most over the past 12 months
MOTOR Awards 2017: HSV GTSR W1 wins People’s Choice
This is the one you voted for, and we’re sure you already knew what it would be.
Editor’s letter: The Future
The future, though dark and uncertain, is rapidly approaching and car makers face an increasingly difficult challenge of exciting a new younger generation
What’s that, you say? The best Wheels letters of 2017
Speed limits, Holden’s closure, award-winning SUVs, stained Jaguars and more. You said it, and we printed it.
MOTOR Awards 2017: Saddest Farewell, Most Disappointing, Best innovation
Our local hero leaves us, a Subie lets us down, but we reckon Lambo is using its flow properly
The death of tribalism in car culture
Think back to the days of motorsport where it was more commonplace to cheer on a badge on a bonnet over the driver behind the wheel. Is brand allegiance and tribalism in car culture dead?
MOTOR Awards 2017: Best Looking, Hardest Charger, Biggest Surprise
Three awards for a four-wheeled jet fighter, a Swedish superstar, and a larger-than-life American
MOTOR’s Top 10 features of 2017
We have had some fun with these over the past 12 months
Retro: 1931 Auburn Speedster – From a rose-tinted time
American car maker Auburn delivered some brief flashes of brilliance
Best of 2017: Top 5 News Stories
All those times we were ahead of the pack in bringing you the stories that mattered
MOTOR Awards 2017: Best Interior, Best Option, Biggest Gimmick
This round of awards features a spaceship interior, a third pedal Porker and a silly sprayer
Holden Coupe 60 Concept: Classic MOTOR
Holden’s stunning Coupe 60 Concept was not just a $2.5 million show car. It was a peek into the future…
The most popular car reviews of 2017 – part two
Here’s our second instalment of which reviews resonated the most with Australia’s motoring enthusiasts
Wheels biggest surprises of 2017
Here’s our road test team’s round up of the pleasant and not so welcome surprises of the year
MOTOR Awards 2017: Most Fun, Best Concept, Scariest Beast
We hand out three awards to a cheap thriller, a sexy four-door, and an angry German
The best Wheels feature stories of 2017, part 2
Here’s the next instalment of the most popular Wheels features of 2017
MOTOR Awards 2017: Best Chassis, Best Electronics, Best Newcomer
We hand out awards for a British beast, a German tech-whiz, and a Korean newbie
