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BMW M2 at Targa Tasmania
For hard driving, Tasmanian roads are the best in Oz.
Go inside forced induction with this fascinating website
Shining a light on the once dark art of turbos and superchargers with some exciting and inspiring interactive explanations.
Interviewing women in the car industry: Erebus Motorsport
Meet two women who have broken through the pit lane glass ceiling to become vital crew members at Erebus Motorsport.
Holden VE Commodore: Right car, wrong time
Holden’s superb ‘billion dollar baby’ accounted for everything… except the GFC
Audi S1 long-term update 5
S1 quicker on resurfaced Winton racetrack
Holden VE Commodore: The legacy
Wheels looks back at the impact the VE had on the Australian automotive scene
Holden VE Commodore: The road tests
Wheels gets hands on with the VE, and puts it up against some stiff competition
Holden VE Commodore: The spy pics
Wheels was on the story of the VE long before it hit Aussie roads, go back as we relive the days before the legendary Commodore was officially revealed
Nine best modern Aussie muscle cars
Australia’s latest and greatest homegrown muscle
Top five cars with the most torque
We pay homage to five cars with big hearts and awesome pulling power, and one electric that punches well above its weight.
Archive: Ford Focus RS: Car of the Year 2010
Our review of the all-new Ford Focus RS lands this afternoon, so until then, why not refresh yourself on the last Focus to wear the RS badge
Aussies win Land Rover 4×4 in Schools World Championship
Australian teens beat out 130 competitors from 12 countries in Land Rover engineering challenge.
Opinion: Robot motorsport misses the point
ROBORACE misses a crucial point. Motorsport, all sport really, is about human endeavour
Archive: Rosco McGlashan’s world land speed record attempt 1995
When you’re approaching the sound barrier, no mishap is small – but Rosco McGlashan still aims to be our first land speed record holder.
1990 Mercedes-Benz 500E: retro series
Stuttgart rivals combine to produce performance knock-out
Opinion: the Porsche 911 is like AC/DC
Morley reckons there’s no need to fear change
Citroen C5 special editions say au revoir to iconic suspension
Final Citroen C5 sedans and wagons mark the end of hydro-pneumatic suspension after an innovative 62-year innings
Fiat Panda in the Northern Territory
We check out the Northern Territory’s new unrestricted-speed highway for ourselves. Not in a Ferrari, but a baby Fiat
Mark Webber’s 2004 British F1 GP Qualifying Lap video is all kinds of awesome
One-lap, no-holds-barred brilliance from the Aussie speed-demon as he wrings the neck of his Cosworth CR-5-powered Jaguar F1 racer around Silverstone in qualifying for the 2004 British Grand Prix
Lamborghini’s composite factory is making carbon-fibre con-rods a reality
While the bulk of Lamborghini’s Research and Development is done in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, it’s now opened a six-person Seattle facility to design forged carbon fibre composite components – including con-rods – for its future models
World’s first combustion engine in space built by NASCAR team
It’s taken a while, but the internal combustion engine is finally set to go into space thanks to partnership between United Launch Alliance and NASCAR’s Roush Fenway Racing team
AM-RB 001: How it compares to the McLaren F1
They’re 24-years apart in age, but Cameron Kirby pays respect to the lightning bolt on wheels that the AM-RB 001 will be benchmarked against; the McLaren F1
Reinventing car parts
Reinvention is part of the automotive world, and for any number of the forward-thinking, convention-smashing design and engineering successes come a number of astronomical flops.
Alpina BMWs coming to Australia: What’s Alpina you ask?
With the announcement of an Australian distributor for Alpina coming today, Wheels looks at BMW’s association with the luxury performance brand, together with the tuning company’s history, heritage and the models now destined for our roads
