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A history of the Finke Desert Race
Some bored blokes once had a weekend fang on the edge of the Simpson Desert. Now it’s one of the world’s biggest, toughest off-road races.

Mike Simcoe looks at Chevrolet Camaro for Australia
Simcoe to lobby for V8 muscle car’s Aussie visa.

Opinion: Is Electronic Stability Program a good idea in cars?
Remove the consequences of a mistake and you become more likely to make one

New Honda NSX on sale in July, arriving in November
Return of Honda supercar eagerly anticipated, but supply of US-built hybrid could be a problem

Renault Clio RS16 Concept revealed
Baby Clio poaches mega Megane bits, including engine and manual

Mazzanti Evantra is Italy’s new LaFerrari challenger
An obscure Tuscan car maker is building a 736kW hypercar, the most powerful Italian road car, ever

Has the Brock bubble burst?
Has the appetite for Brock memorabilia and his HDT road cars started to fade?

Mini JCW Convertible now faster and cheaper
Save $3600 on hot drop-top Mini and get more power and torque

The worst pit stops in Formula One
If you thought Daniel Ricciardo’s bungled Monaco pit stop was bad, here’s a reminder of how explosive pit lane can get

New cars on sale in Australia: June and July
Wheels magazine talks us through the latest cars hitting showroom floors this winter. In this edition, we preview the upcoming Honda Civic sedan.

Renault Clio RS16 “front of the queue” for Australia
Aussie love for hot Renaults means extreme Clio could be here in 2017, with a manual transmission

Hyundai reveals N Division plans
Korean giant to tread cautiously with performance models, and says there is no performance SUV on the horizon

10 Most Dangerous Driving Roads in the World
We take a look at some of the world’s riskiest journeys on roads that are bound to get the heart pounding and adrenalin pumping. Tackle them if you dare.

BMW M4 GTS sold out
Local allocation of M4 track special snapped up

2016 Toyota Camry gains a mild make-over
Range refresh introduces a cleaner petrol engine for Toyota’s strong-selling mid-sizer, and more sting in the price of its sporty model

Renault Sport Clio Trophy review
Renault Sport took its turbocharged Clio back to the drawing board. But did they make it better?

Off-road L plates: A 4×4 novice tackles sand at Fraser Island
In this first of three articles on the art of off-roading, Stephen Corby looks at the importance of tyre pressure and traction control

2015 Peugeot 308 Active Long-Term Review
Early signs say the Peugeot we knew and loved is back

BMW M3 ’30 Jahre’ launched
BMW gives the M3 a 30th birthday present, with more power and unique styling tweaks

Finke desert rally: prepping the Mazda BT-50
It’s known as the Bathurst 1000 of the Outback, so how do you prep a stock-standard Mazda ute for a 452km desert bash?

Peter Brock’s one-off Monza coupe up for sale
Lusting after something special that Peter Brock once owned? His HDT-tuned Opel Monza could be yours.

Hyundai i30N: details and launch date
N Division boss reveals more details about Hyundai’s upcoming i30N, which is poised to upset the hot-hatch hierarchy

Safer but uglier Formula One cars are coming
Halo preferred over aeroscreen cockpit protection device on F1 cars

2016 Nissan GT-R Nismo revealed
Nissan’s in-house race tuners dial Japan’s iconic supercar up to 11