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From the Wheels archive: Escort RS2000 – Ford’s mini muscle car
When Ford crammed a punchy 2.0-litre into just 916kg of Escort, it created a mini muscle car legend.
Modern Classic: Mercedes-Benz 300SE (W126), a graceful presence for 47 years
The W126 generation of Mercedes-Benz’s flagship S-Class encapsulates the very essence of the brand in a single restrained, yet powerful model.
From the Wheels Archive: Super coupe! The sexiest Holden Commodore of all time… and it’s a hybrid
Holden’s stunning ECOmmodore proved that when it come to hybrid technology, Australia could mix it with the best in the world.
Wheels May 2026 issue now on sale!
Toyota’s all-new RAV4 headlines a packed May 2026 issue, alongside a candid Jeremy Clarkson interview and the latest comparisons, drives and insights shaping Australia’s car landscape.
From the Wheels Archive: Ford’s New Hot One – the birth of the Falcon GT legend
Ford’s legendary Australian muscle car heritage started with the 1967 XR Falcon GT… and we put the V8 super sedan through its paces.
The Wheels Interview: Honda Australia boss, Jay Joseph, hits the reset button
Honda Australia CEO Jay Joseph is a company man through and through. Paul Gover sat down with the 25-year brand veteran to talk all things Honda, Formula One and how he plans on turning around the Japanese maker’s local fortunes.
From the Wheels Archive: Peter Brock’s hi-po Ford Falcon vs HSV’s ClubSport. Which was better?
When Peter Brock turned his attention to building hot Falcons it seemed only natural we’d pit it against HSV’s latest, but which came out on top?
From the Wheels Archive: Ford Falcon smashes the best of British… in England
Wheels took a Ford Falcon XR6 to England to take on The Poms in a battle for the automotive Ashes
From the Wheels Archive: We really hated the Holden Statesman!
Wheels’ Mel Nichols unloaded on the new HQ Holden Statesman de Ville in our December 1971 issue, barely able to find anything positive to say about it.
Modern Classic: Ferrari Testarossa, from Maranello to Miami Vice
Its rakish design might have been polarising, but the Ferrari Testarossa dragged the Italian supercar maker into the modern age.
From the Wheels Archive: Ford’s ground-breaking 4WD XY Falcon ute was decades ahead of its time
Forget the Ford Ranger, this Falcon-based four-wheel drive ute from Australia is the original gangster of lifestyle utes.
From the Wheels Archive: ‘Total blind terror’ – What it was like to drive Peter Brock’s Bathurst-winning Torana A9X in anger
In 1980 Bill Tuckey got a rare opportunity to drive Peter Brock’s Bathurst-winning A9X MHDT Torana for Wheels at one of its last appearances on an Australian racetrack… and boy, was it memorable.
Real world gains: Chery’s clever Super Hybrid PHEV technology explained
Chery’s Super Hybrid system is a real world take on efficient internal combustion technology, paired with a clever hybrid system. Trent Nikolic speaks with Chery’s head of engineering, Peter Matkin, to find out how it works.
From the Wheels Archive: Valiant’s answer to the Monaro is a winner
We put the new Valiant Pacer Hardtop through its paces in November 1970 and declared it a winner on the road and on the race track.
From the Wheels archive: The 1974 oil crisis – when driving on Sunday was banned and Australia had eight years of fuel reserves
Wheels’ Peter Robinson was on the ground in 1974 when the oil crisis hit with driving banned on Sundays and car manufacturing slowed to a crawl.
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro review: Fitter, faster, stronger
The second-generation Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro casts off the shackles of its fearsome but uncompromising predecessor to tap into a broader depth of performance, comfort and luxury than ever before.
From the Wheels archive: The best Holden ever!
Wheels gushed over the all-new HQ Holden in September 1971, declaring it ‘far and away the best Holden ever’.
From the Wheels archive: Ford’s Monaro fighter
After years in the two-door wilderness, Ford threw down the gauntlet with the release of 1972’s Falcon Hardtop.
From the Wheels archive: Ford Capri – Mini Mustang or a Shetland Pony?
Wheels got an early taste of the European-designed and Built Ford Capri that would soon make its way to Australia.
40 Years of BMW’s M3: Evolution of a legend
BMW’s desire for a ‘sporty 3 Series’ in the mid-1980s gave rise to what has gone on to become one of the true greats of performance motoring.
IM’s game-changing digital chassis explained
Rewriting the automotive rule book is no easy task. There’s a reason things have been done the same way for so long – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. After impressing the judges at Wheels COTY testing, Trent Nikolic has taken a closer look at the potentially revolutionary technology powering the chassis beneath the IM range
The Wheels Interview: Ford exec Jim Baumbick, the man who helped make the Ranger a roaring success
Ford exec Jim Baumbick found his feet at Victoria’s Broadmeadows HQ before his rise through the ranks, from Ranger mastermind to European boss, testament to Australia’s influence on global strategy and future Blue Oval trucks…
From the Wheels archive: ‘The fastest accelerating car made in Australia’
In November 1972, Wheels pitted the six-cylinder E49 Valiant Charger against its V8-powered E55 sibling to declare one of them Australia’s fastest car
Modern Classic: Porsche 928, a car ahead of its time
Born of a crisis, the Porsche 928 was engineered to replace the 911, redefining the brand with radical design and grand touring ambition.
