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Road v Race: all-Aussie shootout
How much quicker are V8 supercars than their road-going relatives? Strap in as we find out…
Road v Race – Aussie battlers!
The mantra ‘win on Sunday, sell on Monday’ was coined back in an era when race cars bore more than a cosmetic resemblance to road cars. But, we wondered, is there any strength to it today?
Road v Race – HSV GTS
For half the W427’s price, the GTS offers 90 percent of the performance.
Today in 1960: Ford powers on
We dug up some pics from the Wheels archive for this date steeped in Ford production history.
Badgeology – Pontiac
GM’s big chief.
Road v Race – FPV F6
It’s a ton of turbo fun, but big boost makes this a tricky muscle car to master.
Road v Race – FPV GT
It lacks the F6’s titanic twist, but progressive V8 power delivery proves there’s life in the GT yet.
Road v Race – HSV W427
Price of admission is steep, but nudging V8 Supercar performance was never going to come cheap.
Road v Race – HRT V8 Supercar
Rather than a true racer, HRT’s ‘ride’ car is the fastest passenger vehicle in Oz.
Road v Race – FPR V8 Supercar
The only true racer on test was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the top performer.
Road v Race – Credits, crunch
Our festival of figures may not have delivered any shock defeats, but it did prove two things: local muscle-car buyers have it very good, and V8 Supercar drivers earn every cent …
FIRST LOOK: Jaguar XJ
The Brit automaker has released a short clip and an even shorter media release about its all-new XJ.
Live from New York: Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype
Sneak peek at the ‘Evo SUV’.
Nissan GT1-spec R35 breaks cover
… and its beautiful.
Adventurous antidote for tough economic times
Mercedes-Benz Oz takes to the track for an expensive but priceless week of excitement in Melbourne. Peter McKay takes a spin around Albert Park.
Prius vs Insight in greenback war
Toyota has fired the latest shots in Japan’s new and increasingly contentious green car wars, claiming that the next gen Prius boasts nothing less than ‘the world’s best fuel efficiency’.
Mazda’s designs on the future
Its first Australian design forum gave an up-close-and-personal look at Mazda’s next-gen cars via head designer, Laurens van den Acker.
Carbon trading
Tesla expands with the Model S four-door sedan. Wheels US correspondent John Lamm reports.
GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Skyline GT-R: Obakemono!
Road and track versions revealed.
Green Blue-Will
Hyundai’s new hybrid breaks cover ahead of its hometown show.
Formula femme – Leanne Tander
She has the speed, the determination, even the surname, so can Leanne Tander become the first woman to secure a seat in a V8 Supercar?
Godzilla Lives!
We raid the Wheels archives and trace the ancestry of Nissan’s latest GT-R legend, the R35. Over 20 years in the making: this is our GT-R special.
The Indians send signals
The world’s cheapest new car aims to put millions of Indians on four wheels … and may just turn the rest of the automotive world on its head.
New V8 supercar fuel blend passes first test
V8 supercar’s new E85 motion lotion posed no problems at recent official pre-season test; now comes the bigger trial at the Clipsal 500.
