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Geek Speak: Active aerodynamics
Active aerodynamics play a part in future supercars

Opinion: Let’s remember the Commodore for its triumphs
Let’s remember the Commodore the way it should be – not how it went out, but how it lived tearing up the Mountain

Holden ZB Commodore: Performance Car Podcast
Chatting all things Commodore from behind the wheel of the new ZB Commodore

2008 Holden Commodore: HSV W427 First Drive
Believe the hype. With the balance to back up the numbers, HSV has just created Australia’s first supercar

2017 Merc-AMG C63 S Coupe vs 2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat: new vs used
Mighty Mopar makes C63 AMG seem a little underwhelming

2007 Wheels Car of the Year: Holden VE Commodore
The General’s billion-dollar baby is no immaculate conception, but it meets the COTY criteria better than any other new car of 2006, shining through as the most deserving recipient of Australia’s premier motoring award.

Opinion: Will Ford return to the WRC?
Will the Blue Oval be M-Sport’s knight in shining armour?

Holden’s stillborn 350ci VB Commodore
The untold story of Holden’s secret plan for a powered-up Bathurst racer

Gisbergen v Gisbergen – Quick off the old block
It takes talent, technique and guts to win Australia’s hardest-fought motorsport category. But for reigning Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen, he has a real ace up his sleeve… his dad

Opinion: Online sellers are breeding dishonesty
“The net has spawned Super Trolls: Keyboard Warriors who are a more unpleasant hybrid than the first Prius”

2004-06 Pontiac GTO: Quick History Lesson
Another Aussie that tried its luck in Hollywood

2006 Holden Commodore: REVEALED! The Commodore’s inside story
Holden’s first-ever clean-sheet Commodore is benchmarked, not against Ford but Audi and BMW. Here’s your comprehensive guide to the billion-dollar VE range.

Depreciation disasters
The cars to buy, and avoid, if you care about your hip pocket

2005 Holden Commodore: Halo, goodbye
As Holden prepares to lower the curtain on its hero coupe, who better than Monaro-driving legend Colin Bond to shake down the last-of-the-line CV8-Z, and revisit a classic HG that’s along for the ride?

2004 Holden Commodore: Battle of the 6ixes
Will Commodore’s step into the 21st-Century drivetrain technology be enough to wrong-foot Ford’s excellent BA Falcon? The 190kW SV6 is the first to try its luck.

Wheels Interview: Graeme Whickman – Ford one year on
Ford’s boss on rebuilding after the shutdown

Inside Bloodhound SSC’s 1600km/h cockpit
Step inside the world’s fastest office, home to land speed record holder Andy Green

Lamborghini Estoque concept car: Classic MOTOR
Lamborghini pulls a cat out of the bag, but is it wasting its time with a twin-turbo v8 four-door sedan?

2003 Holden Commodore: The Crewman Show
Warning: Holden’s longest ever production contains material you may have seen before

2002 Holden Commodore: VY Commodore – Reinventing Australia’s top seller
lt’s about to get a whole lot tougher for Holden. Confronting a fiercely competitive Falcon for the first time in years, the boys from Fishermans Bend have worked hard on a defence strategy.

The top 5 fastest Aussie cars to 100km/h
These are the quickest home-grown cars to hit the tonne

Retro Review: 1962 Toyota Tiara review
Japan’s automobiles are getting better and better each year. The Toyopet Tiara is one of the brightest to date and has many original, well-conceived ideas.

2001 Holden Commodore: Rare stake
Scarcity equals excellent resale in a classic supply and demand situation. The customers love it…

EDITORIAL: Why Toyota’s closure isn’t as gut-wrenching as Ford and Holden’s
As Toyota closes its doors for the last time, we think back thankfully on 54 years of car making, the thousands of hard-working Aussies who are affected on this solemn day
