Performance Car Comparisons

2023 Volvo C40 Recharge pricing and features for Australia
The Swedish marque’s latest electric offering is to arrive on local shores this year

2022 Tesla Model Y goes on sale in Australia – but just for a moment
Tesla teases its Model Y, with the vehicle temporarily going on sale on its website

2022 Volkswagen T-Roc R pricing and features for Australia
Volkswagen’s hot T-Roc R is priced for Australia, with the first examples set to arrive in August

Meet the judges of Wheels Car of the Year 2022
Meet the six experts who put out COTY contenders to the test

Report shows two thirds of carmakers missed industry emissions targets in 2021
Industry body reveals emissions findings for the last year, with continued push for Government to adopt standard as legal requirement

The Criteria for Car of the Year 2022 explained
Our judges viewed the COTY field with these five points in mind

2026 Alfa Romeo Giulia electric: Next-gen sedan prepares to plug-in
The current Giulia, already seven years old, is likely to soldier on for a few years more with some key updates – but then it’ll dive into the electric realm

Toyota BZ4X electric SUV: Everything we know
Toyota’s new electric SUV is finally official, after a near-production concept was revealed in June

2022 Cupra Born e-Boost review
Spaniards deliver an electric GTi with Cupra’s first EV, the Born

Behind the scenes of Performance Car of the Year 2022
Hail, a cracked windscreen, a software update and Omicron… Nothing gets in the way of Performance Car of the Year

This neat suspension trick allows the Skoda Octavia RS to be a comfortable family car and surprising track weapon
The Czech wagon has a suspension system that you can really geek out on

Wheels Car of the Year 2022: The Contenders
Who made the cut in our hunt for the best new car on sale?

2023 Hyundai Palisade leaked ahead of reveal
The flagship SUV from Hyundai has been here for less than a year, but it’s already been spied with a new look

New Lexus of Tasmania dealership opens in Hobart
Lexus has returned to Hobart, with a modern space designed to steer away from traditional showrooms

2022 Lexus LX 500d and LX 600 pricing and features for Australia
The behemothian Lexus flagship has arrived in Australia with a choice of four specification grades including the limousine-like Ultra Luxury

Welcome to Car of the Year 2022
COTY 2022 is here, and there’s a lot to cover – let’s get started

Tesla’s Shanghai factory shutdown continues
Workers may be forced to live at the factory to help keep production going

2022 BMW iX3 review: New electric SUV tested
The first of BMW’s of the new wave of EVs comes in the uncharacteristically subtle form of the popular X3 mid-size SUV

What makes the Mazda ND MX-5’s development story special
Subtract and add lightness: how Mazda undid two generations of weight gain

The Lamborghini Huracan Evo is more than an Audi R8 in disguise
An Audi R8 in disguise? PCOTY proves the Lamborghini Huracan Evo is so much more than that

MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022: the track test
One of the best race tracks in the world and a field bursting with talent – game on

2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross retains front-drive option in Australia
Australian buyers will still be able to get popular front-wheel drive Eclipse Cross models, despite the drivetrain being discontinued elsewhere

Your chance to play data analyst with the MOTOR Performance Car of the Year VBOX files
For the first time in PCOTY history, we are giving you the change to play with all our performance data from Phillip Island

The electric cars you can buy in Australia today
Our rapid-fire snapshot of every new electric vehicle currently on sale in Australia