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Our favourite car videos of 2017
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Our favourite car videos of 2017

Here’s some summer viewing and a selection of the most popular videos on our website, including a couple we made ourselves

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Driving an E34 M5 30 years later

The E34 M5 was the first M-badged car for Carey to steer, almost 30 years later he finds himself back behind the wheel. Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.

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Ford Barra engine tuning guide

Ford’s legendary Barra is famous for its tuning potential. So what do you need to hop up a Barra?

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MOTOR Awards 2017: Best Engine, Best Drivetrain, Best Noise

We hand out awards to an atmo screamer, an AWD tyre-killer and a NASCAR mimicker

The best of 2017 concept cars
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The best of 2017: concept cars

We look back at the most memorable design studies to have had their covers pulled throughout the year

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MOTOR’s Top 10 Comparisons of 2017

These are the best head-to-heads we’ve conducted this year

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The best feature stories of 2017, part one

What were the most popular Wheels feature articles of 2017?

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Celebrating 15 Years of Ford’s Barra Engine

From a supercharged concept to its final iteration in the FG X Sprint 6, this is the definitive story of Australia’s greatest engine.

Wheels picks the top 5 Christmas lights cruisers
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Wheels picks the top 5 Christmas lights cruisers

You want to take the kids to see the Christmas lights, but it’s all too messy to get out of the car. Here’s the best ones for the job

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MOTOR’s Top 10 Quickest Cars of 2017

Each year the numbers on the list get smaller and smaller

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History of the BMW M5

Bavaria’s super-sedan has come a long way since the 1980s

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The best Wheels photos of 2017

A snapshot of the year in images captured by the Wheels photographic team

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The cars that died in 2017

RIP these great, and not so great cars which were put out to pasture this year

Christmas gift guide for car enthusiasts
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Christmas gift guide for car enthusiasts

Last-minute Christmas gift ideas for the petrolhead, or maybe something for you to treat yourself with

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Opinion: Petrolhead Bosses Make Great Cars

Want to succeed in the car business? You need keen business acumen and a pure passion for cars.

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Everything we know about the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette

Here’s all we have learnt about Holden’s forthcoming performance hero ahead of its unveiling early next year.

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Toyota Hilux Dakar contenders revealed

V8 ute gets ready to take on South America

The most popular car reviews of 2017
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The most popular car reviews of 2017

Which reviews got the most attention in 2017? Some are no-brainers, others… less so

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2017 Mercedes-AMG A45 vs 1989 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v: new vs used

Hot Hatch Royalty – Today’s fast five-doors owe a lot to past forest fighters

Porsche 718 Cayman vs Alpine A110
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Porsche 718 Cayman vs Alpine A110

Compare the pair for two of the best two-door mid-engined coupe’s you’ll be able to buy in 2018

2017 Kia Stinger 330Si vs 2018 Holden Commodore VXR
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2017 Kia Stinger 330Si vs 2018 Holden Commodore VXR

Price, spec and performance: which is better?

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False Dawns – ideas that never took off

Automotive history is littered with ideas the car makers told us would be the next big thing. Here are some of those things that, in hindsight, weren’t.

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Top 5: Fastest cars for sale in Australia

These five speed demons are the fastest cars on sale in Australia right now!

A quick history lesson in fast Audi wagons
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A quick history lesson in fast Audi wagons

It’s the holy trinity of four-ringed Audis with sportscar capabilities and room for a dog