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What would Holden’s line-up look like today? AI helps reimagine a cancelled future
From imagined EVs to revived performance icons, our AI-built 2025 Holden line-up reimagines the brand for a new age…
Australia’s top 10 cheapest new cars
Need a new car on a budget? Here are your top 10 choices in the current marketplace.
Top 10 concept cars we wish had been produced
Let’s call them missed opportunities from the world’s largest car makers.
Mainstream cars being outsold by exotics: Surprise results from VFACTS October ’25 new car sales stats
October 2025’s VFACTS cars sales were unsurprising in many respects – SUVS and utes dominating – but there were also a few surprises.
All hail the top 10 Subaru WRX variants
It has been an enduringly popular model in Australia for three decades here’s our tribute to some of the most memorable examples of the Subaru “Rex” ever made.
Cars we wish were sold in Australia: Hyundai Santa Cruz
While speculation continues as to what Hyundai’s first ute in Australia will be, it actually already sells one in North America: the Hyundai Santa Cruz.
Which are the 10 best-selling dual-cab utes in Australia?
It’s a segment of the market with lots of interest and lots of new competitors – but which dual-cab ute brands are making the biggest inroads as of late 2025?
10 best bargain mid-size SUVs for under $40k
Chances are that if you’re a new car buyer, you’re searching for a mid-size SUV and value is a big consideration. Here are 10 mid-size SUVs priced under $40k.
Driven to Extinction: Toyota GR Supra bows out
It will still be seen on the Supercars circuit but no more road-going Supras will be sold in Australia.
Top 10 weird Volkswagens: It’s not all functional family-mobiles
This is what happens when a typically sensible car company lets its hair down.
Modern Classic: Lancia Delta HF Integrale, the ultimate rally car
It was never officially sold in Australia but as it’s the basis for the most successful rally car of all time, the Delta Integrale more than earns a pass as a Wheels’ Modern Classic.
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.
