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Opinion: Formula 1 regulatory system
F1 is about being mean, not green. Bring back the raucous racers and much of the appeal will be restored.
Australia’s best concepts: 1970 Holden Torana GTR-X
Holden’s Torana GTR-X concept has more in common with today’s Mazda MX-5 than you might expect
The top 10 Hot Hatches of all time
We take a look at the top 10 hot hatches of all time, excluding the Mk1 Golf GTI. Do you agree?
The last performance manuals you can buy today
The list of cars with big power, a stick and three pedals gets very short indeed
Anti-lag turbo systems
Why anti-lag finds its way into road going turbo terrors
Five Forgettable HSVs
Because no company is complete without some embarrassing models… here are the five HSVs we’d rather forget.
Unsprung weight explained
Unsprung weight is the enemy of chassis tuners but the latest materials tech and clever design is winning the battle
The greatest Australian Muscle Car as decided by Wheels readers
The votes are in, and we finally have a winner for our search for Australia’s one true road king
Video: The sickest onboard Nurburgring Nordschleife laps
GT-Rs, Yellowbirds, supercars and a… diesel hatchback? These are the Nurburgring laps that you need to watch.
A Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet and a dream drive to Monte Carlo
Porsche’s iconic 911 cut its motorsport chops up in the mountains above Monte Carlo. Ben Oliver retraces those tyre tracks in the new Turbo S to see if there’s still a racer’s edge to this brutally rapid sports-luxo flagship
Opinion: The future of HSV
As HSV turns 30, it’s peculiarly both at the top of its game and facing an uncertain future
2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo – the Wheels gallery
Scope our best glamour shots of Nissan’s most monstrous iteration of Godzilla to date: the fire-breathing GT-R Nismo
Five top unbelievable barn finds
Every petrolhead has fantasised about finding a rare or exotic ride squirreled away in some forgotten shed, so here are five extraordinary examples to keep the dream alive
Australia’s greatest muscle car of all time
It’s the final countdown as the five winners from each decade face off to see which Aussie Muscle Car is truly the greatest
The saviours of Formula 1
Meet the men tasked with bringing Formula 1 into the digital age. One is well-known to racing fans, while the others… well, the others are American. Here’s their plan.
2017 McLaren 720S fast facts
McLaren’s newest baby and the second-generation of the Super Series has got us all frothing with its hyperbolic figures. Here’s a sample.
HSV GTS-R new vs old walkaround video
Trace the bloodline of HSV’s latest GTS-R W1 back to the loud and proud 1995 GTS-R
The day R2-D2 tried to kill me with a Citroen
As May the fourth rolls around again, we ponder the dark side of Star Wars fame
Australia’s best concepts: 2003 Toyota X-Runner
Toyota’s Aussie-made X-Runner ute concept offered a glimpse of Australian car market trends almost 15 years into the future
The hunt for Australia’s Greatest Muscle Car – the 2010s
Our search for the ultimate Aussie-built King of the Road reaches its final decade
Top 6 Porsches you can still afford
With 911 prices soaring beyond reach of regular punters, here are six alternatives to satiate a Porsche hankering for less than $50k
Top 8: Legends of turbocharging
Modern turbocharged engines often mask their wondrous forced induction technology, but it wasn’t always that way.
The hunt for Australia’s Greatest Muscle Car – the 2000s
Our search for what the people of Australia regard as the king of home-grown muscle continues
Video: Five minutes with Daniel Ricciardo
Ricciardo bares all in front of the Wheels lens, detailing his weirdest fan requests, who he reckons is the best driver and how he’d like to put Hamilton in a headlock.
