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Retro Review: 1978 Holden VB Commodore review
Our very first road test of the very first Commodore

Supercars are selling up a storm in Australia
Luxury manufacturers can’t (or won’t) build enough cars to match demand

Meet the man safeguarding Porsche’s iconic GT division
While other manufacturers pile onto uber-SUVs, Andreas Preuninger is hell-bent on safeguarding Stuttgart’s iconic sports cars

Top 5 Cars with the longest electric range
How far can you go at 0.0L/100km of petrol? In this day in age, pretty darn far!

Wheels Investigation: Texting and driving – Death by Distraction
Phone use at the wheel is killing Australians. We investigate how the issue is being battled

Sweet Dream: Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA
Historic racer inspires new breed of super sedan

Watch Porsche’s 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series being built
There’s a zen-like serenity to seeing the flagship 911 come together

Subaru Impreza WRC development
Film documents the build of Subaru’s most famous race car

1948-52: Australia’s post-war car industry is born
In the first of our series, we look back at the birth of the Australian carmaking industry

Performance Car Podcast: Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint
DC and SN are joined by a very special guest in the final V8 Falcon

Datsun 1600: Legend Series
Before the perilous 120Y there was the Datsun 1600, a car lightyears ahead of the 120Y.

Top 10 performance cars of the 2000s
2000-2009 turned out to be a cracker decade for performance cars

BMW 7 Series celebrates 40 years
2018 BMW 7 Series Edition 40 Jahre special honours four decades of the luxury flagship

Holden’s greatest Commodore SS as voted by Wheels readers
We put it to you, our fans, and this is what was crowned the greatest in Commodore history

Editor’s Letter: Australia hates the car enthusiast
A recent trip to Italy highlights a harrowing contrast in Australia’s over-policed car culture to that of the rest of the world

The five best manual transmissions you can buy right now
Still prefer to shift gears yourself? Here’s your shortlist of the best manual shifters out there.

A look back at Holden’s storied export program
On May 5th, a black Holden Commodore rolled off the Elizabeth production line bearing a set of Chevy badges. We dig in to just why this car was so significant

Opinion: Billykarts teach kids about cars
Nailing together a billy cart from the leftover crap in Dad’s shed is how kids learn important early lessons

In gear: Our pick of awesome gadgets
Our recent finds of awesome automotive knick knacks; like watches that let you know how late for work you are because you’ve gone and bought the HRT racing simulator

Opinion: Can the Stinger GT ‘replace’ our Aussie sedans?
Can the Kia Stinger GT really fill a Falcon or Commodore-sized hole in our hearts?

Six of the biggest motor show surprise cars
The landmark vehicles that few saw coming

A celebration of Group B’s gobsmacking cars
Drink in the unique details of Group B’s hero cars

POLL: Which Holden Commodore SS was the best?
Let us know which generation of Commodore to wear an SS badge is your favourite

Mitsubishi Evo IX MR with 9 miles on clock sends eBay crazy
Would you pay over $125k for a Lancer?
