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Pagani Huayra BC driving in the snow
Pagani have left our jaws in the snow with this stunning video of their highbrow Huayra BC
Volkswagen Golf celebrates 40 years of Aussie motoring
From the moment it arrived on Aussie shores, the Volkswagen Golf was a success. 2016 marks forty years since that moment and to celebrate, we take a look at the game-changing German hatch, and how it all began.
1990 Lamborghini Diablo: retro series
It took Lamborghini 17 years to reprise the legendary Countach
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Walter Rohrl onboard
Ride along with the rally legend around the fearsome Bilster Berg circuit
Remembering Bill Tuckey: Quints drives a V12 Jaguar
Everyone loves a roadtrip. Even more so when someone possessing the talent, passion and appreciation of prose as when former Wheels editor Bill Tuckey was moved to take up the quill. Part Hunter S Thompson, part Kerouac, but so uniquely Tuckey, sit back and re-live Romsey Quints’s classic piece of longform motoring journalism from 1977 – Long Day’s Journey into Johtown.
Nissan GT-R in the Shaky Isles
Who said you need to fly halfway around the world to find mind-bending mountain scenery mixed with class-A driver’s roads? We crossed the ditch, grabbed a Nissan GT-R, and went in search of blacktop to rival Europe’s finest. Choice, bro …
Audi RS3 vs Mercedes-AMG A45
Two turbo, all-claw fighters fast enough to frighten yesteryear’s supercars
Why Wheels withheld Car of the Year in 1972
No car of the year award will be made by Wheels for 1972. Wheels makes this announcement with a deep feeling of responsibility — and real regret.
Opinion: Understeer should not be under-rated
Understeer isn’t necessarily the antithesis of driving entertainment
Nine supercars of the world
Have you met the supercars from Mexico, China, Slovenia or Lebanon?
Holden Commodore SV6T: Sweet Dream
A final boost for our home-grown hero
Nine legendary liveries
Australia’s best painted tin-lid racers
Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina in Italy
In 1968, a former Wheels editor scored what was then a very rare invitation on an international launch. Here’s what unfolded in that Alfa Romeo 1750 on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.
Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina review
Press conference, Italian style
Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ: Wheels Car of the Year 2012 Winner
The engineering may be conventional, but the execution is exceptional. The Toyobaru twins’ focus on affordable, involving driving enjoyment propelled them, with tail-out attitude, into the COTY winner’s circle.
HSV Clubsport LSA vs Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint drag race
Two supercharged V8 titans face off
Porsche 911 Carrera vs Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe
Which two-door turbo manages its boost best?
Opinion: Killing cars is tough work
You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
Top five most powerful plug-in hybrids
These plug-in electric hybrids may be environmentally friendly, but their power will shock you.
Wheels’ 1972 Holden HQ Kingswood consumer test
Peter Robinson puts the Holden HQ through the toughest consumer test imaginable.
1972 Holden HQ Kingswood road test
Holden was annoyed the HQ didn’t win 1971’s Wheels Car of the Year. To show Peter Robinson how tough it was, Holden sent him on a day trip to Bourke. And back.
Land Rover Discovery Sport takes on the Aussie Outback
A whole lot of dirt, 1500km and one of Australia’s most notorious off-road tracks wasn’t enough to curb my enthusiasm for a girl’s trip to the Birdsville Races in a Land Rover Discovery Sport.
Five crazy car-themed accessories money can buy
There are some truly wild automotive ‘lifestyle’ products for the car lover with everything. Here are our top five auto accessories that (lots of) money can buy.
BMW X5 M VS Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S
You better think twice before taking on these two V8 brutes in your flash sports car
