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Weekend Wheels catch-up: New Superb & Forester, and new car sales figures revealed!
Another week gone in the blink of an eye. If you’re a little behind, here are the stories that made headlines.

Wheels Inbox: The wrap-up from our 70th anniversary
The latest thoughts, insights, corrections and criticism from our readers!

Modern Classic: Toyota MR2
We tell the background story on how Toyota both spoiled and then fixed the MR2.

Australia’s best-value electric cars by driving range
Which new EVs give you the best value for how far they’ll go on a single charge? We break down the numbers

2024 Kia EV9 electric SUV pricing and features
As expected, Kia’s big seven-seat electric SUV will be the Korean brand’s most expensive vehicle ever sold in Australia

VFACTS October 2023: Ford Ranger wins; EV sales soften
Australia’s ‘ute sales war’ is heating up with Ford and Toyota now tied for monthly wins

2025 Subaru Forester: Everything we know!
The new sixth-generation Subaru Forester was unveiled at the Los Angeles motor show

VFACTS October 2023: New car sales hit one million year-to-date
More than one million vehicles have been registered in Australia in 2023 – the earliest result ever – with two months remaining

2024 Skoda Superb revealed, Australian release set for next year
Clever dials, screens and plug-in hybrid power are coming to the Superb nameplate

Porsche to adopt Google built-in, Genesis implementing LG’s TV software
Porsche and Genesis have partnered with tech giants to advance in-vehicle experiences

2024 Honda HR-V Vi X: Quick Review
The HR-V comes in a single petrol offering, so let’s see what that means for buyers

Electric vehicles dominate 2023 Japan Mobility Show
The artist formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show stuns with stacks of excellent concepts

VIDEO: 2024 BMW iX2 first-look review
Wheels grabs a local sneak-peek of the first BMW iX2, ahead of its 2024 launch as an extension to the X2 range.

Shannons axes classic auctions
Australia’s best-known classic auctions will be retired after more than four decades

Every new manual car you can buy in 2023 – November update
Won’t somebody please think of the manuals! It’s a fast-shrinking list, but at least it’s still long enough to deserve an article

Why are EV chargers unreliable?
Faulty public EV charging stations have been the angst for many critics in the media. Here’s why and what’s being done

Toyota FT-Se designer ‘didn’t need to rely on heritage’ for GR sports car
The FT-Se isn’t an MR2, Celica, or Supra continuation but an electric sports car all of its own

2025 Kia EV6 facelift spied with fresh face
The Kia EV6 will receive a freshen-up to be more in line with its new EV family

Toyota, Hyundai and others team up to make hydrogen happen in Australia
Toyota, Hyundai, Ampol, Pacific Energy collaborate on hydrogen society

Mazda CX-8, MX-30 axed in Australia
Value-focused Mazda CX-8 to be replaced by more-premium CX-80 in 2024, as Mazda’s first electric vehicle is discontinued locally

Toyota boss says EV strategy runs deeper than a ‘quick fix to zero emissions’
Plug-in and regular hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, and electric vehicles to live in harmony on the way to lowering emissions
Mazda Iconic SP: RX-7 revival to potentially pack EV and ICE power
NE MX-5? Nah, Mazda’s electrified sports car concept is an RX revival…

2025 Mazda MX-5 imagined with Iconic SP concept lines
The fifth generation of the most successful sports car in the world is all but confirmed! Will it look like this?

2023 BMW X3 M40i xDrive review: Satisfyingly sophisticated
While not the newest in class, BMW’s straight-six X3 is superb