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Mazda – The Wheels Report 2014
Teacher’s pet. Having taken a rest from massive growth over the past decade Mazda is poised to jump back on the horse and get the chart pointing north again. There’s little reason to doubt the CX-3 will be anything other than another class leader from a brand doing so much right.
Toyota – The Wheels Report 2014
Needs to apply more in light of intense competition. Share has slipped but Toyota retains solid grasp on number one position. Growth tricky to come by but recently updated Yaris and new HiLux and Camry should keep competitors at bay in key segments. If all else fails, marketing prowess should provide worthy safety net.
TARGET 300: Inside Herrod Motorsport
We speak to Rob Herrod of Herrod Motorsport about his unique role in in our Red Centre adventure
2014 Formula 1 Season Review
Every team, every driver rated
Target 300: Video Feature
As the curtain comes down on Aussie muscle cars, we endeavour to set a production-car record in perpetuity and break a mythical speed barrier
VIDEO: Kimi Raikkonen drifting a Ferrari F12
Finnish F1 star thrashes Ferrari’s finest around Fiorano
Weekend Watch: Colin McRae at maximum attack
McRae on the limit during Rally GB 2001
Target 300: Behind the Scenes
As the curtain comes down on Aussie muscle cars, we endeavour to set a production-car record in perpetuity and break a mythical speed barrier
SEMA 2014 – The Weird and Wonderful
Highlights and lowlights from the world’s biggest tuner show
The Weekend Read: BMW to Birdsville
It may not be the race that stops a nation, but it can be the race that stops a BMW. Our plan to drive a 7 Series to the iconic Birdsville nags fest was going brilliantly … until we hit rock bottom
The Weekend Read: Mad Mex
In the 1950s, Mexico’s infamous Carrera Panamericana was the world’s most dangerous road race. We retrace its course in Merc’s mighty SLS to find out why
BMW reveals new X5 M and X6 M
Munich’s pair of nuclear-powered sprog-haulers set to return with more grunt
LIVE: MOTOR Performance Car of the Year
We test the 10 best fast cars of 2014 on road and track. Stay tuned!
The Weekend Read: Moving Mountains
Porsche casually tosses us the keys to its track-honed 935 and GT1 race cars and points to the Mt Panorama circuit. We oblige
VIDEO: Sean Edwards Tribute
Remembering an incredible talent taken too soon
The Weekend Read: Trip to the Tip
Real men don’t need a four-wheel-drive to visit the northernmost part of Australia. All they need is Mazda’s MX-5 and an inflatable gecko
Wheels Gold Star Value Awards
We’ve crunched all the data so you don’t have to. Here’s our definitive guide to Australia’s best-value cars
Sunday Roast: Why V8 Supercars has to change or die
For Bathurst to remain The Great Race, and for V8 Supercars as a race series, it simply has to change
VIDEO: THE Lap of the Gods
In our last ‘Lap of the Gods’ instalment is Greg Murphy’s stunning qualifier in 2003
VIDEO: Walkinshaw’s V12 Jaguar meets The Mountain
For the third slot of our ‘Lap of the Gods’ mini-series is Tom Walkinshaw’s howling qualifier in the V12 Jaguar XJ-S before The Great Race of ’85
Bathurst’s top 50 moments
Time on your hands during the biggest week in Australian motor sport? Wheels compiles its list of the 50 most memorable moments of the great race
VIDEO: Mark Skaife – “As quick as we could go”
Our second episode of the ‘Lap of the Gods’ mini-series highlights the explosive pace of Mark Skaife and Nissan’s Group A Skyline GT-R around Mount Panorama in 1991
VIDEO: Peter Brock in the Wet
In our first instalment of ‘Lap of the Gods’ mini-series, leading up to this weekend’s enduro, we re-visit Brocky’s wet and sideways charge on The Mountain during the last laps of the 1987 Great Race
The Weekend Read: Paris Motor Show 2014
Wheels is walking the floor of the Paris Motor Show as the world’s biggest car makers launch a host of exciting new metal – everything from fuel-sipping commuter fare to ground-shaking supercars
