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Opinion: Self-Balancing Bikes are a Disservice to Motorcycling
Just who is Honda’s self-balancing motorcycle concept made for? For people who hate motorcycling?

Porsche 901 gets no-expense-spared resto
Here’s a heartwarming Christmas story
Audi’s Five-Cylinder Icons
It has been 40 years since Audi first introduced the five-cylinder engine, so what better time to get the gang of fives together?

15 Years of Ford Barra Turbo Sixes
Ford’s Turbo Terrors – 12 key boosted straight-six milestones to remember

Half a century of AMG
Celebrating five decades of bahnstormers from AMG

The Insider: The fall of Ford’s dice
Ford and GM both navigated the GFC very differently; Ford’s CEO has adopted the strategy used by a gambler with one last throw to make his mortgage payment

Geek Speak: Mercedes-Benz Guard
Some cars boast bombproof reliability and some cars really are bombproof. Here is what makes the difference.

Opinion: Electric Racing is Inevitable
Like it or not, electric race series are here to stay.

These SUVs accelerate quicker than an Aston Martin V12 S Vantage
0-100km/h in less than four seconds in a high-riding SUV. Tell physics to jog on

2017 Alfa Romeo Stelvio – Irish Stewed
We take Alfa Romeo’s first SUV, the Stelvio, through the grittiest and greenest parts of the Emerald Isle. How’s its luck?

Fast Car History Lesson: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1
Cracking the COPO code births the ulimate Camaro

VIDEO: WRC-inspired Ford Ranger on sale in Oz for almost $90K
Locally assembled Ford Ranger wears the badges of this year’s World Rally Championship-winning Fiesta

Explained: GKN eTwinsterX Transmission
A newly developed and versatile two-speed electric transmission for any drive train layout, could see its production model debut as early as 2018. Let’s talk the tech!

Australia’s ugliest cars
We round up a cavalcade of hideous munters

We drop a Mazda CX-3 into the Outback to follow Birdsville’s only cop
When Stephan Pursell became Birdsville’s only cop, he hoped he wouldn’t be out of his depth. You know, like a Mazda CX-3 in the Outback

Opinion: Are video games ruining real driving?
Which is to blame? Are video games spoiling real life, or is real life spoiling video games?

Performance Car Podcast: John Bowe
An in-depth chat with one of Australia’s greatest racing drivers

Mercedes-Benz F 015 video review
Watch as we poke, prod and play with one of the most unusual, and expensive, cars to grace Wheels HQ. And yes, it really does looks like a spaceship.

Headed Woodward with Mike Simcoe
Robbo shoots the breeze with GM design boss Mike Simcoe at Detroit’s annual Woodward Dream Cruise

Wheels Investigation: Australia’s petrol is one of the dirtiest in the world
Aussie petrol is amongst the developed world’s dirtiest, and quality standards are going nowhere

Editor’s letter: The pressure and the pride of Car of the Year
Organising COTY wouldn’t be much more difficult if the office was on fire, but it’s all worth it in the end

Toyota Yaris AP4 rally car ride with Harry Bates
MOTOR scores a first-hand experience in a new Australian Rally Championship car

The Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo was almost supercharged
Former Tickford and FPV program manager tells MOTOR how the Barra almost became ‘super’

Peter Brock drifts Elfin MS8 Streamliner: Classic MOTOR
We get Peter brock to slide rule the Elfin in the name of smoke and science