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The road to 2016 Wheels Car of the Year
Choosing which cars will make it through to the road to COTY glory is just the start of a very long journey

Opinion: In search of true innovation
Cockburn looks beyond the glitz and glamour in search of real improvement

Ford Falcon XR8 vs HSV Clubsport R8 LSA
Blue vs Red, round two

Abarth Rally: The thinking man’s rally
MOTOR enters a rally that needs brain power – doesn’t go well

Driving the FPV GT F Prototype
This orange FPV might look like a GT-P, but underneath it’s all 351kW of GT F.

In search of ‘The Italian Job’ in a Lamborghini Miura
Former Wheels editor Peter Robinson takes you behind the scenes of his 1997 feature An Italian Job, when he searched in a legendary Lamborghini for the Alpine setting of its most famous crash

Classic Wheels: An Italian Job
This is the story of a beautiful car, a great road and the classic movie that brought them together

Audi RS7 v Mercedes-Benz CLS63 S
You’ve done a few years in the mines and want to reward yourself. You want a V8, but something swisher than an HSV. Step this way…

MOTOR joins the Mazda celebrity race
MOTOR learns how to be a celebrity, or something

Subaru WRX STI vs Audi S3 vs Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG
Can the latest STI tackle the German heavyweights head-on?

Dodge Charger muscle car legend targets Australia
Wild rear-drive hero bringing its 527kW V8 thunder Down Under

Road Trip: Christmas trips for those who like to drive
Stuck at home these holidays with a Christmas spending spree hangover? There’s no excuse – take off for a great drive without leaving the state, and worrying about your bank balance.

10 songs inspired by cars
There’s no greater joy than driving to a beat, so it’s a no brainer that musicians have a long history of writing cars into their art. We take a look at some of history’s finest songs titled after cars.

Opinion: Manners cost nothing
Morley reckons we’re getting angrier behind the wheel

Spun out: HSV GTS drifting on snow
How much power is too much on ice? Wheels joins HSV in the New Zealand snowfields to find out

SEMA: The weird, wild, and wonderful
Our round up of SEMA 2015

Ford Falcon XR8 vs Holden VF II Redline drag race
Two Aussie muscle car heroes head-to-head on the strip

Meet the Australian designer shaping the BMW X1’s future
BMW has an Aussie secret – Sydney-born automotive designer Calvin Luk.

A child seat for multiple children
Are you ready for a growing family but not quite prepared to buy a seven-seater? Well, there may be a solution coming your way.

Ford Focus ST vs Mercedes Benz A250 Sport vs Volkswagen Golf GTI
After a hot hatch with four doors and suspension that won’t pummel your bones into soup? The new Golf GTI is the car you want. Or is it?

Audi S3 Sportback vs BMW M135i
Can the new, all-wheel drive Audi S3 boot BMW’s ripping rear-drive M135i off the Bavarian hatchback roost? Let the battle begin!

The Future of HSV
Despite the local car industry biting the dust, HSV’s top brass is firmly focused on the future

WRX vs Commodore SS-V vs Golf GTI
Recent efforts have left its reputation in tatters, but now there’s an all new WRX ready to wrestle with the new-world order

Koenigsegg One:1
What has 1014kW and terrifies Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche?
