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The evolution of McLaren in Formula 1
This animation shows how McLaren F1 cars have morphed over the years, from the team’s first winner to the current black and orange machine
Alfa QV v BMW M3 vs AMG C63
Alfa’s Ferrari-inspired Giulia QV hits the tarmac with the C63 S and M3 Competition, and holds its own against the sports sedan staples.
Explained: Variable Compression
Wheels explains the world’s first production-ready variable compression engine, the most radical rethink of the four-stroke engine thus far.
2018 Porsche 991.2 911 GT3 First Ride
The new Porsche 991.2 911 GT3 benefits from myriad improvements, but none are as exciting as the return of the manual gearbox
F1 powerslide compilation
Yes, this video is as good as it sounds
Australia’s best concepts: 2016 Opel GT
Opel’s red-blooded and red-tyred GT may have been designed in Europe, but it is made of solid Aussie stuff
Australia’s best concepts: 2011 Ford Australia Mad Max Interceptors
Wheels swings the spotlight to a Ford Australia concept which got tongues wagging around the world and paid homage to an iconic Aussie film
Top 5 drag racing special editions
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon grabbed headlines everywhere last week, but here are five factory-built cars that preceded it made especially for the drag strip
Porsche names top-sounding engines
With a shriek and bellow, Porsche names its aural delights from over the years
48 hours in a HSV GTS-R W1
Our first taste of the ballistic HSV GTS-R W1 on the public road was a 1000km road-trip through Victoria’s high country
The hunt for Australia’s Greatest Muscle Car – the 1990s
Vote for which Aussie built bruiser was the best of the decade
Performance Car Podcast: HSV Gen-F2 GTS
The boys from MOTOR discuss HSV’s 430kW/740Nm supercharged beast
Lamborghini Murcielago with 415,000km on the clock is the ultimate daily driver
Instead of keeping his Lamborghini in the garage, this owner turned it into the coolest daily driver out
Opinion: Ferrari 812 Superfast
The Ferrari 812 is called the Superfast for the same reason Nike has a shoe called the Hyperdunk
Opinion: A rear-engined air-cooled V8 deserves our admiration
Morley muses on the genius-or-madness of Czechoslovakia’s secret war-time ‘weapon’
Retro: The first Ford V-8 Coupe
While the Model T is Hendry Ford’s most famed creation, the 1932 Coupe was not only Ford’s first V8, but arguably the world’s first affordable V8.
Goodbye Bernie Ecclestone: The Gamechanger
Bernie Ecclestone transformed grand prix racing into both a global phenomenon and commercial juggernaut.
Reliving the ultimate Lamborghini roadtrip
Four rampaging bulls re-enact a monumental drive 40 years after the original
Part two: 12 cars that died before their time
For every Porsche 911 there’s a whole welter of cars that failed to sidestep the manufacturer’s axe
One-off HSV GTS Tourer
Committed fan builds the supercharged family wagon HSV should have
Part one: 12 cars that died before their time
“Always leave them wanting more,” reckoned Walt Disney. It’s an adage that can equally be applied to some cars
Australia’s Greatest Muscle Car – the 1980s
The global fuel crisis meant the ’80s were a tough comedown for Aussie muscle car fans
Top 5 wicked wagons
Sick of high-riding SUVs and all the soggy-handling baggage they carry? Here’s our pick of the top five load-lugging passenger car equivalents
Australia’s best concepts: 2016 Toyota 86 Shooting Brake
Wheels swings the spotlight to one of the most modern Aussie concepts to make waves around the world
