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Reliving Australia’s part in the Berlin Airlift, in the next German-built Commodore
Nearly 70 years ago, Australian servicemen helped save West Berlin in the biggest humanitarian airlift operation in history. We revisit the sites of that remarkable event in the German-built Opel that’s headed here to fill the shoes of an Aussie icon
Explained: V2X Vehicle-to-everything communication
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication will soon become a mainstay of our roads, but our cars could soon after be talking to traffic lights and buildings. Wheels delves into the What? How? and Why? in this edition of Explained.
Retro: 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 – Forest Thump
A Pug-nacious homologation special that ruled rallying in the mid-’80s
Wheels Interview: Jaguar’s man behind the electric E-Type
Spectacular or sacrilege? Tim Hannig talks Jaguar E-Type Zero
Top 10 worst sport editions: Classic MOTOR
Like greg louganis head-butting an olympic diving board, some sporting failures are best handled in public
Porsche once shoehorned one of its engines into a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen
This Mercedes-Benz off-roader is proudly displayed in a Porsche museum, and for good reason
1978-82: Football, meat pies, kangaroos, and Aussie cars
The Holden Commodore arrives as the nation struggles to set the framework for the car industry
Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R Group A: Classic MOTOR
The car that immortalised the letters ‘GT-R’
Retro Review: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR
A road car in name and little else. The CLK-GTR was arguably the most extreme racing homologation example ever. Read Robbo’s take straight from the Wheels archive.
The performance cars that brought F1 tech to the road
Mercedes-AMG’s Project One spruiks bona-fide F1 mechanicals, but it’s not the first car to make the promise of bringing F1 technology to a road car
Ford Mustang vs Chevrolet Camaro: Which would you prefer?
The Red vs Blue battle transitions from fast sedans to rear-drive coupes
Five garages to make you weep
These houses and garages will make any rev head want to sell up and move
1973-77: Paving the way for change
Australia struggles with an economic slump that also hits new-car sales hard
The numbers behind the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Trackhawk will warp your sense of reality
The laws of physics will be put to the test thanks to this 527kW muscle SUV
Performance Car Podcast: Performance SUVs
The boys from MOTOR discuss the performance SUV craze
Opinion: SuperUtes might just be awesome
Diesel ute racing could be just what Australian motorsport needs
Our part in the Berlin Airlift relived in the next Commodore: Gallery
Mike Duff pushes an Opel Insignia to its limits across German autobahns to discover a far-away piece of Australian history
Fast car bargains: 0-100km/h in under 5s
Because sometimes you need to look beyond Germany – and Australia
Forbidden Fruit – the best cars that we can’t have
Do you ever gaze longingly across the ocean, envious of the cool cars available overseas which are unavailable here? We do.
Australia’s best concepts: 2002 Holden SSX
Holden SSX could have been Australia’s very own big rear-drive hatchback
Geek Speak: Modular Engines
Flat-pack design cuts cost and improves value equation
Wheels Stories: Aussie twins build 200kW sportscar in their garage
It was a case of ‘can’t buy it, so built it’ for the Pap twins’ track special- the Spartan
2017 Abarth 124 Spider vs 2012 BMW Z4 20i: new vs used
No matter the weather, here are two great excuses to go topless
1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth: Quick History Lesson
Developed to monster special stages the world over
