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Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 vs HSV VE GTS: classic MOTOR
Separated by four decades of progress, the HT GTS 350 and VE GTS share more than just a badge

HSV’s odd but not forgotten back catalogue
They include a jacked-up wagon, a (luke) warm Astra, and a convertible concept

Finding closure: Mitsubishi quits Australian manufacturing
A decade ago today, Mitsubishi shuttered its Tonsley Park assembly line for the last time

A 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q and the fearsome Jebel Jais mountain road
Alfa’s first SUV may be named after an iconic road, but has the fiercest Stelvio inherited Giulia’s dynamic DNA?

Our favourite photos of 2018 so far
WE are only three months into 2018, and already the Wheels photographers have captured tens of thousands of images.

Seven electric cars to be excited about in 2018
Like it or not, electrified drivetrains are arriving fast. Here are seven bound for Australia in 2018 that we’re pretty amped about.

Your say: Wheels inbox February 2018
Shoot us a message for your chance to be featured in the magazine and on our site. Keep it short and sweet (no more than 200 words) and please include your suburb if via email

The coolest safety cars of 2018
The 2018 motorsport season has some seriously cool metal leading the field before each race

Formula 1 2018: What’s changed?
The pinnacle of motorsport is back. Here’s what’s changed

The story of the black Holden VN Group A SS
Three of Holden’s iconic burgundy beast became black monsters

2018 Porsche 911 Carrera T vs 1975 911 Carrera 2.7: new vs used
When the head says buy new but the heart says buy old

Wheel Stories: An Aussie at Indianapolis
This former footy hard man crash-tackled America’s biggest race

Porsche 911 GT3 RS – Data Driven
Telemetry has been a core part of motorsport since the 80s, but how much can data really assist the average driver? Editor Inwood straps himself into a Porsche 911 GT3 RS to find out

2006-2007 FPV Force 6/8: Fast Car History Lesson
Luke Skywalker’s favourite Falcon a forgotten rarity

Cars with consequence and the illusion of safety
“I’m deeply suspicious of cars that make you feel more talented than you actually are”

Opinion: The idiocy of inefficiency
Australia’s booming trade ute and SUV market is in part contributed to by Australia’s cheap fuel, but is it damaging us in the long run?

2008 Mitsubishi Evolution X vs Evo VI TME vs Evo IX on track: classic MOTOR
The last iteration of the Lancer Evolution doesn’t need to answer to anyone except its ancestors

Porsche 718 Boxster R: Sweet Dream
Our vision for a born again ‘Little Bastard’

Born to drift: putting the Toyota 86 on ice
Nothing exposes the inherent balance of a car quite like getting absolutely sideways on a frozen lake

Opinion: The tale of the forgotten gear
Ignorance is bliss, especially when it comes to gears

Explained: Audi E-Diesel
Audi is working on a fully synthetic fuel that could allow us to continue using our beloved combustion engines, as an alternative to impending electrification, but how does is it made?

Special Report: The China syndrome
How the world’s largest car market is poised to impact the cars we drive

Editor’s letter: The death of the Motor Show
With Detroit and Geneva under our belts already this year, Editor Inwood ponders the increasing irrelevance of the Motor Show in today’s digital age

Retro: 1963 Renault Alpine A110
Renault mechanicals and minimal kilos made for a rear-engined pièce de résistance
