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2015 Formula 4 racing car review
We hit the track in the latest junior formula racing car designed to unearth our next F1 champion

Car of the Year burn fires Fiat Chrysler
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is considering the introduction of an Australian chassis development program

McLaren 570S revealed
Supercar brand takes the wraps off its new entry-level model

Honda S660 launched
All-new, turbocharged mid-engined, pint-sized sports roadster debuts

2016 Range Rover Evoque Convertible spy pics
Life might be a Cabrio for the Range Rover Evoque, old chum, ‘teased’ like a root perm as part of a series of controlled leaks from Land Rover

Motor Sport Wrap – 30/3/15
Vettel proves his worth; Renault says it can’t win in 2015; Whincup bounces back; Verbal stoush in Tassie; Pye struggles in ‘Ambrose car’; Montoya beats Power; What’s Fong with Formula One; Molly Taylor makes ARC history; Rossi’s stunning MotoGP win; Brabham fast but futile

Q&A: Lexus chases new breed
Wheels talks to Lexus Oz CEO Sean Hanley about exploring new frontiers and entering V8 supercars

Audi S1 at the Nurburgring
What’s faster around the Nurburgring, a supercar or a superdriver in a humble hot hatch? We sent John Carey and some bloke named Winkelhock to find out

Google and Apple a ‘wake-up call’ says Ford
Tech giants have helped Ford lift its technical development and validated the car maker’s decision to root itself in Silicon Valley

Van-tastic Sandman: The MG TC of the ’70s
The closest thing to a “real” sports car in 1976 is a panel van … and the sportiest of the panel vans is surely the General’s Sandman. And after driving both we still believe that’s true … in a funny, roundabout kind of way

Toyota Aurion swansong
Toyota’s Aussie gamble will end with Altona shutdown in 2017

Holden Sandman returns
Break out the surfboard, the cassette player and the shagpile rug: Holden has resurrected an icon. Welcome everyone to the 2015 Sandman Special Edition

Ambrose: Why I stood down
V8 Supercars star explains his controversial decision to stand down after only three comeback events

Holden VF Sandman
Bell-bottomed nameplate returns…without a panel van in sight

Mercedes-Benz C350e plug-in hybrid review
More than just a fuel miser, Mercedes-Benz’s rechargeable C-Class throws extra performance into the hybrid mix

Mercedes-Benz electric cars
Global luxury-car leader set to expand EV line-up with plug-in options

Porsche forces Aston Martin to drop GT3 name
Stuttgart cries fowl over AM’s track-bred road-going Vantage

Ambrose will be back, says Johnson
The Australian V8 Supercars Series circus moves to Tasmania’s Symmons Plains Raceway this weekend with heightened interest in the performance of Scott Pye, the very able substitute for local hero Marcos Ambrose

2015 Ford Everest details revealed
More details of the Holden Colorado 7-fighting, Aussie-bound Ford Everest SUV emerge, including upcoming engine and technology spec

Graziano’s legacy ‘to be respected’: Whickman
New Ford Australia president Graeme Whickman says closing plants and killing Falcon was the right thing to do, and outgoing boss Bob Graziano’s early departure won’t close the factories early

2015 Suzuki Celerio review
Suzuki is attempting to crack the Micro segment with a new-generation sub-B hatch called Celerio. Dreary design and daft badge aside, the five-door runabout represents a real leap forward from the patchy Alto it replaces, and is cheap to boot.

2016 Tesla Model X spy pics
The Tesla Model X, the Californian car maker’s long-awaited SUV-styled people mover, has been sprung looking much closer to its production form

2016 Jaguar XF first official pics
The new generation Jaguar XF has been revealed in London ahead of its star-billing at the company’s New York motor show stand next week. It’s the second-generation of Jaguar’s answer to the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class as well as the recently upgraded Audi A6.

Leaked BMW concept M5
Leaked pictures of an uncamoflagued ‘BMW Concept M5’ have emerged on the internet, revealing Munich’s long-awaited F10M M5 sedan