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Australia’s top 10 medium SUV boot space champions revealed
With practicality and space always key criteria for shoppers in the SUV market, these medium SUVs lead the pack for cargo space.
Driven to extinction: Rear-drivers become first victim of the NVES
The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) introduced this year is causing some car-makers to discontinue certain models for Australia.
2025 Ferrari Purosangue review: It’s an SUV, but not like you know it
Driving an iconic Italian marque in the shape of the remarkable Ferrari Purosangue on an iconic Italian road? Have we died and gone to heaven?
Top 10 Fun Front-Wheel Drives
These 10 prove there’s no such thing as wrong-wheel drive
Mahindra’s Grand Plans: 20 years on, it has much bigger plans for down under
Mahindra has been a presence in Australia for 20 years but now it has much bigger plans for down under.
Modern Classic: Volvo 850 T-5R
It’s the estate car that went a long way to starting the reinvention of Volvo for the contemporary era.
Top 10 fast wagons: Much loved… but now endangered
Dearly loved but also now fast disappearing thanks to the rise and rise of the SUV.
Wheels October 2025 issue now on sale!
From Roland Dane’s fascinating story to a face-off between three Euro executive sedans, a Ferrari on the Stelvio Pass and Mazda’s second go at the CX-60, this issue covers a lot of ground with the end of year in sight.
Top 10 Australian modified cars: From the Dick Johnson Grand Prix to the Walkinshaw E2 Supercar
Turbocharged Falcons, V8-stuffed MX-5s, bespoke Monaros and limited-run Mustangs: these are 10 Australian-built modified cars that reimagined factory metal into icons.
Ford Mustang Dark Horse’s mission: Sydney to Hobart in 24 hours
Could you get from Sydney to Australia’s southernmost capital city in 24 hours? It’s not as easy as it looks given that 10 of those hours are on board a ferry. We try it with Ford’s muscle car of the moment, the Mustang Dark Horse.
Top 10 Australia-only special editions
The best of special editions created especially for the Australian market by some of the most famous marques on the planet.
Modern Classic: Dodge Viper RT/10, one of the wildest production cars of the last 40 years
The wildest and most outlandish production car of the last four decades? The original Viper has a strong case.
Audi A4: The end of the road for a famous nameplate
The car that was the cornerstone of Audi’s range now earns itself a headstone.
The Wheels Interview: Brian Tanti, the craftsman who managed Lindsay Fox’s car collection
He calls himself a ‘coach-builder’, suggesting a throwback to earlier times, but Melbourne’s Brian Tanti is so much more and at the forefront of a revival in automotive craftsmanship.
Top 10 forgotten Australian performance cars
A tribute to some unsung heroes of the Australian performance scene, as well as some perhaps best left in the mists of time.
Which electric vehicles under $60,000 offer the longest driving range?
Range anxiety is still a big factor in purchasing an EV, so which EVs priced under $60,000 offer the longest claimed driving range? Here’s the WhichCar guide…
Top 10 modern Australian muscle cars
Part II of our series on homegrown muscle cars focuses on the modern marvels, from Holden’s VN SS Group A to the Ford FG X Falcon Sprints.
Driven to extinction: Geneva Motor Show
From Wheels August 2025 issue: Was the world’s greatest motor show sunk by its own avarice?
Top 10 classic Australian muscle cars
Australia’s golden era of V8 thunder and Bathurst glory lives on with our definitive Top 10 classic muscle cars from 1967 to 1986 — legends, all.
Ultimate EV charging speed test: Do electric vehicles charge as quickly as advertised?
Do most EVs meet their claimed peak charging rates in real-world conditions. Well, it depends, as we discovered in this charging test of some popular electric vehicle models.
Modern Classic: Porsche 968 Club Sport
How Porsche’s transaxle four signed out on a heroic high.
Holden’s Top 10 best concept cars
Beyond the Ford rivalry and the dinky-di image, Holden once had a reputation for bold and visionary automotive concepts. Here’s our pick of the best…
Australia’s 10 Greatest Cars
While it’s still sad Australia no longer creates cars from concept to roadgoing, we can at least remember how good they once were. Here’s the 10 we think were Australia’s greatest ever homegrown cars…
The Wheels Interview: Peter Hughes, former Holden designer, on the brand’s golden years
Designer Peter Hughes reminisces about his work and colleagues during his ‘fortunate’ career working for Holden in its most productive years.
