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Porsche 911 GT2 vs Nissan GT-R Spec-V: Classic MOTOR
Is Nissan’s race-spec GT-R good enough to take on MOTOR’s reigning Performance Car champion?
1983-87: The beginning of the end
The end of the protectionism that propped up the Australian car industry was in sight as Ford enjoyed life at the top
1992 Holden Commodore: Title Recall
After endless days of back-to-back testing, thousands of hard kilometres and performance valuations at two locations, Wheels staffers were primed to deliver the definitive comparison between two new local heroes. Now read on …
AMG’s GT family explained
GT C coupe and convertible arrival takes AMG GT family to six variants. Here’s how they all fit in
1991 Holden Commodore: A Smoother Vintage
With a heritage hangover of too much whine and not enough culture, the VP had a lot to prove. Across the new Commodore range, Holden has refined the blend and fortified it with an extensive list of extras.
A 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider on the famed Circuito del Mugello
John Carey cracks open a howling 488 Spider on a famed Italian road course to embrace Ferrari’s V8 history, and bask in its turbocharged future.
Opinion: Aussies still want rear-drive V8 muscle
Uncle Sam is taking advantage of an Aussie addiction to rear-drive V8 muscle cars
1991 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R: Legend Series
You won’t find a legend as controversial as Nissan’s rival crushing Skyline GT-R
1990 Holden Commodore: Raw vs Refined
PETER ROBINSON had a sugary smile after Australia’s SV5000 out-performed three sweet Europeans. But the raw lump from Downunder lacked a little refinement
Searching for the Tasmanian Tiger with a 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR
We’re on the trail of the ‘extinct’ Tasmanian Tiger, in one of Jaguar’s quickest cats, on some of Australia’s greatest roads. Believer or sceptic? Come along for the ride…
Top 10 Bond Cars
Mi6’s top agent always drives in style. Well, almost always…
Opinion: The Super5000 series will be irrelevant
The whole idea of Super5000 – recycling existing 5.0-litre V8s in a single-seater sideshow – remains flawed
1989 Holden Commodore: VN Commodore – Car of the Year
It was a tight contest, argued for an agonisingly long time. But the VN Commodore is a fitting winner of the prestigious silver anniversary COTY, the world’s longest continual magazine award.
1988 Holden Commodore: Always a Commodore – VN first drive
What’s the VN like from the driver’s seat? After two days at the helm, Peter Robinson reckoned Holden’s parts-bin solution has worked well.
The Holden VF Commodore SS Ute Nürburgring lap record
In 2013, Holden shipped an SS Ute over to Germany to set a lap record on the Green Hell
HSV W427 vs V8 Supercar: Classic MOTOR
We compare road and race HSVs and crash the road car!
1987 Holden Commodore: The Blacksmith and the Boffin
The high-tech Commodore Turbo against the latest from the traditional school, a Group A V8
1986 Holden Commodore: No looking back
The point about the VL Commodore is not its abandonment of the Australian-made six. That is in the past. The VL is about Holden and the future
Best value used performance cars
How have our former BFYB racetrack weapons held up on the used market?
1985 Holden Commodore: Executive action
Australian muscle or European flair? BMW 528i Motor Sport/Commodore Group Three/Saab 16S Turbo/Volvo 760 Turbo
1984 Holden Commodore: Injecting life into the Commodore
GMH’s new Commodores look bigger and brighter, but the big news is Bosch LE fuel injection and electronic engine management systems
Top 5 most desirable wagons
Practicality need not be a compromise for performance with these five wonder wagons
The rise of the Korean car industry
How Hyundai and Kia blindsided the world to form an automotive superpower
Nissan Pulsar GTI-R: Sweet Dream
Baby ’Zilla returns with a WRX-sized appetite
