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9 coolest helmet designs
Any racer will tell you their helmet is much more than just a hard-hat.
Paul Newman: Movie star, racing driver
Paul Newman, known and loved as a talented movie star, was also a seriously good racing driver. We pay homage to his successful career in motorsport.
Mitsubishi – Wheels Report 2016
In one small way that’s a good thing, helping to stave off a sales slump on some models and allowing Mitsubishi to post growth in 2016.
Nissan – Wheels Report 2016
Nissan (again) relied heavily on SUVs. It dropped some of its passenger cars (Pulsar hatch and Mirage) and, despite a very expensive race program, sales of the underwhelming Altima continue to fall.
1988 Holden Commodore SL road trip remembered
Road trips are soul food for the Wheels reader, essential to demonstrating the joy of a long drive by car. Nobody better captured the spirit of the road trip’s appeal than Steve Cropley.
How Toyota C-HR benefits from Toyota New Global Architecture
Toyota hasn’t had much of a reputation for driver engagement. However, the carmaker’s chief engineer, Hiroyuki Koba, may be about to change all that.
2017 WhichCar Style Awards judges: Paul Beranger
With more than 40 years’ experience as an automotive designer behind him, Paul Beranger brings context to the WhichCar Style Awards round table.
2017 WhichCar Style Awards judges: Justine Cullen
We chat to WhichCar Style Awards judge Justine Cullen, Editor-in-Chief of ELLE Australia.
BEST OF ONBOARD: René Rast’s blistering Bathurst qualifier
Bathurst flyer kicks off onboard mini-series
Volkswagen – Wheels Report 2016
It was a year of rebuilding for Volkswagen after the shock of the emissions cheating scandal, which required many meetings with government departments and rolling out updates for diesel engines.
Archive: R-Rated; Holden’s HSV GTS-R
Mike McCarthy drives the [then] ultimate Holden; HSV’s 1996 GTS-R
How Wet Clutch Autos Work
Alternative coupling gives AMG’s MCT trans the edge
Subaru – Wheels Report 2016
It was all about crossovers for Subaru in 2016. Between the top-selling Forester and Outback, and the still-popular XV, high-riding soft-roaders accounted for almost three-quarters of Subaru sales.
1985 HDT Director: Driving velvet thunder
Is the Brock-developed Calais Director as good as everyone hoped it would be? Peter Robinson reports it’s even better.
Interview: Hyundai’s Hot Hatch Boss
Hyundai’s hired the man who put the mongrel into BMW’s current M3 to build fun, cheap, track-durable gadgets
Porsche 928: Sweet Dream
Stuttgart’s front-engine, rear-drive comeback coupe
2017 WhichCar Style Awards: Meet the finalists
Last year, we asked you to vote for the most stylish cars under $100,000. We’ve tallied up the votes and here are your top four finalists.
Retracing the C’etait un Rendez-vous route through Paris in a Mercedes-Benz
Rendezvous is one of the greatest car movies of all time. And possibly a con. We relive the drive through Paris 40 years later, and debunk the myths.
1000kW Nissan R32 GT-R hillclimb car
Insane South African Godzilla in action
1988 Holden Commodore SL: from Sydney to Adelaide
Before the days of cheap airfares, there was the great Aussie road trip. Expat Aussie Steve Cropley relives his in a Holden Commodore SL.
1955 Citroen DS
Regarded by many as simply the most beautiful car ever made, the 1955 Citroen DS floated above others by advancing technology, packaging and performance.
9 enticing tribute editions
Tribute models can be hit and miss, but here are nine hits
Paul Newman’s motorsport legacy revisited
The Hollywood icon-cum-racing driver was still racing Ford Mustangs in anger at 70.
Donald Campbell remembered, 50 years on
Australia has a special connection to high-speed adventurer Donald Campbell. It’s fitting, then, that we remember him
