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Explained: Electric compressors
Electric compressors are becoming increasingly popular among car makers. But what are they? And how do they work?

Wheels Interview: Albert Biermann, from M to N
Albert Biermann is the man at the helm of Hyundai’s budding N division. Go back one letter of the alphabet, and 34 years, where he joined BMW as part of the Group A E30 M3 racing development team and left as M Division boss.

How to build a Bugatti Chiron
Only in a jaw-dropping facility can you build the world’s most incredible car.

McLaren 720S: Soul Searching
As civilised as McLaren’s baby 570GT, faster than their race-focused 675LT. But is there true supercar soul to go with the incredible performance?

Opinion: Supercars should remain ‘the V8s’
Ford and GM nameplates are as much the future of Supercars as they were its inspiration

Nismo 400R & Nissan GT-R Nismo – Godzilla reunion
Two of Yokohama’s most monstrous reunited, to explore what the Nismo touch brings to Nissan’s already-almighty GT-R

Top 5 quickest SUVs you can buy today
Practicality doesn’t have to come at the expensive of performance when it comes to these big bruisers

Evolution of the Porsche 911 GT2
The top-dog 911 through the ages

Porsche 911 GT2 RS: everything you need to know
Including a guide to the huge numbers, the nerdy details and the nickname Porsche’s engineers have given it

Opinion: Don’t put bumper stickers on your car
Bumper stickers are like the facial tattoos of the car world

Mazda 3 celebrates 40 years Down Under
We look back at 40 up-and-down years of Mazda’s perennial hatch

Sweet Dream: Mazda MX-5 SP
Putting a rocket up Hiroshima’s roadster

Ron Dennis sells up as McLaren reorganises
The background behind Woking’s Night of the Long Knives

Geek Speak: Carbon Chassis
Extremely light, extremely strong, extremely rigid.

Editor’s Letter: An automotive origin story
Many of us can vividly identify a defining moment in time that set us on a life-long path of automotive fanaticism. Our Editor, Alex Inwood, found that moment in the pages of Wheels.

Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer vs Mazda MX-5: Racer’s Edge
We were eager to try our hand at one of two Mazda MX-5 Cup Racers in the country, but could it still possess everything we loved about the road-going car?

Opinion: Losing Australian cars means making compromises
It’s the locals who lose out when the only cars they can buy are built for a global market

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce review
Alfa Romeo’s fall from prominence after storied sports car eminence throughout the ’60s and ’70s has been rough. With billions of Euros in development under its skin, the new Giulia changes everything!

Performance Car Podcast: Porsche 911 Turbo
Discussing Porsche’s benchmark everyday supercar

9 weird and wonderful interiors
These unforgettable cockpits were either oh-so-right, or oh-so-wrong

Jon Olsson adds 600kW Rolls-Royce to ridiculous collection
Pro skier spends his days building and thrashing a selection of cars that will leave you slack-jawed

Ferrari F40 turns 30
Forza F40! – Maranello’s blown idol celebrates three decades of brilliance

30 years of BMW M3: F80 30 Jahre
The F80 M3 is the fiery, temperamental child in an otherwise friendly, fun-loving family

30 years of BMW M3: E92 Pure
The E92 M3 strikes arguably the perfect balance between grip and grunt