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A brief history of open speed limits in Australia
Going fast legally in Australia is a rollercoaster ride of sparring governments and road safety advocates

Roadtrip: Chasing ghosts in the 2018 Jeep Compass
Jeep’s all-new Compass points us to roads less travelled in search of California’s best-preserved 1800s gold mining town

Mark Webber: The time I photobombed the school photo in a Corona
The path from Aussie country boy to international racing legend started on a Queanbeyan dirt track

How Holden resold the classic Bourke and Back HQ as ‘new’
The Holden HQ that Peter Robinson drove 1800 kilometres in a day was sold to an unsuspecting customer as a “new” demonstrator

Used V8s and V10s galore: Classifieds of the Week
There’s no replacement for displacement in this week’s round up of ads

2018 Holden Commodore: To Bourke or bust
Jump on board as we torture-test the fully imported Holden Commodore in classic Wheels style

What we learned driving 3000km in the new Holden Commodore
The take away from the definitive Commodore test? Australianisation matters.

1968 AMC AMX – The Playboy Curse
Mecum Auctions Lot #F116 has one hell of a history. Playmates, the Manson murders, attempted homicide and the Apollo space program: it’s all here. Strap yourself in because things are about to get dark.

The Creators of Commodore
We take the opportunity to catch up with five of the key players behind Holden’s latest ZB Commodore

Opinion: Car features that are bad in practice
A case of not seeing the forest for a few neat trees

Retro: 1953 Porsche 550 Spyder
It claimed the life of an acting Giant, but this lightweight’s racing success was relentless

2018 Honda Civic Type R vs 1989 BMW E34 M5: new vs used
When you have the budget for a PCOTY winner, but classics are life

Bucket List: Ten of the best roads
Scooped the numbers on Tatts? Then you’ll need your new PA to book you a trip to tick off these amazing driving roads

Geek Speak: LIFT suspension
Brits are lifting the bar by radically rethinking the traditional suspension setup

Surviving Mount Panorama with the Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy
A day with the AMG Driving Academy tackling Mount Panorama is the automotive equivalent of Disneyland

Opinion: Evolution is making cars less fun
We are seeing the disappearance of another feature – the fog light

R34 GT-R Nür, HDT Aero, Diablo, Escort RS Turbo, E34 M5: Classifieds of the Week
Rarities and future classics up for grabs online

Jamie Whincup: The time I won my seventh championship
Supercars’ most successful driver of all time reflects on the day he became the undisputed king of the sport

Ford Ranger Raptor: The engineering
We take a look at some of the tech that makes the Raptor tick

1985-1991 Renault 5 GT Turbo: Fast Car History Lesson
The genesis of Renault’s fast front-driver legacy

Opinion: We should be paying attention, not fines
The road toll is increasing, suggesting what our authorities are doing is not working

How to drift a BMW M5 one-handed: Timo Glock
Ex-F1 racer turned DTM race winner and GT3 ace discusses the art of turning BMW M5 tyres into smoke

Australia continues to ignore the key issue in the road toll debate
We can point fingers at an ever-increasing list of factors to blame for the previous year’s death toll, but year after year we always ignore one. Education.

The Nissan S110 Silvia can hear you scream
As it turns out, Nissan invented voice recognition almost 40 years ago… kinda
