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James Warburton talks V8 Supercars
V8 Supercars is still Australia’s top motorsport category, but for how long? CEO James Warburton talks candidly to Wheels about the rising GT3 threat, a future without Falcons and Commodores, and more
Rolls-Royce farewells the Phantom with an ultra-luxe special edition
Never turn up to the races unprepared again with this limited edition Rolls-Royce Phantom Zenith
MOTOR visits the NISMO festival
MOTOR scores a ticket to the NISMO festival, where all your Gran Turismo heroes come to life
Commodore goes hatchback, no sedan
Sedan no more as next large Holden gets a tailgate
BMW i8 Futurism Edition
The BMW i8 gets a vibrant paint job to celebrate 50 years of BMW in Italy, recalling the Art Car era.
OPINION: Is Chrysler’s 300 SRT our new V8 hero?
Morley opines big Yank-built V8 sedans may be worth a look post Aussie manufacturing
Queen announces Britain will lead way for autonomous cars
The Queen sold her Bentleys and is now turning an eye to autonomous cars, announcing that Britain will be paving the way for driverless motoring.
Death of the manual car
Manual gearbox no longer key to a bargain basement showroom price
Toyota 86 Series: The kids could rough-up the pros, says Glenn Seton
Track legend warns it won’t be easy for the invited gun professionals against a bunch of youngsters with pace and attitude…
BMW M135i long-term update 4
Can we forgive the M135i’s dirty secret?
Opinion: Car maintenance is key
Giving people a rundown on vehicle maintenance goes hand-in-hand with teaching them how to drive
Aston Martin creates leather Vanquish in true Art Attack style
Remember Art Attack? Aston Martin clearly does. It seems the British TV program may have inspired the luxury carmaker to create its own huge artwork, in the middle of its UK headquarters.
AORC 2010 Finke Desert Race
The Finke Desert Race in central Oz is known as the Bathurst 1000 of off-road racing. Glenn Butler risks the mother of all lung oysters to report from the eye of the storm.
Nine cars we need in Australia
Some gems we miss out on – living in Oz
Porsche 718 Boxster development
MOTOR crashes final testing for the new turbo 718 Boxster
Toyota Lexcen ultimate sleeper
Gravel-munching home-built supercharged V8 AWD weapon
Tributes flow in for former Wheels editor Bill Tuckey
UPDATED: Tributes from readers, former co-workers and the Australian car industry have flowed into Wheels since the death of former editor Bill Tuckey
Cars of 1966: Bill Tuckey remembered
It was the prerogative of successive Wheels editors to provide a highly personal account each December of the cars they had driven that year.
Bill Tuckey reflects on the cars of 1966
In a Wheels tradition that lasted nearly five decades, editors summed up annually in a personal column all the cars they had driven. Here is the late Bill Tuckey’s view of 1966.
Remembering Bill Tuckey: Holden Monaro drives around Australia
A Holden Monaro, flexible speed limits and the open road; the joys of driving around Australia in a by-gone era, as only Bill Tuckey could describe it
Micro cars we can buy in Australia, and those we can’t
There’s nothing we love more than day dreaming, so with the exodus of some micro cars from the Australian new car market, we decided to take a look at five of the teeny tiny cars we can’t get in Australia, but wish we could!
Ford Falcon Sprints: the full story
Much more than just a badge and sticker job, MOTOR reveals the full story behind the fastest Falcons ever
Ford Focus RS Drift Mode: Geek Speak
What is ‘drift mode’?
Ford believe artificial sounds are going to save fuel costs
Ford is giving new meaning to “fake it til you make it” with a new patented device where fake engine noises can actually help save fuel
