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Obituary: Ferdinand Porsche – designer of the 911
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who passed last week, was Ferry Porsche’s eldest son and created the car his father liked the most – the Porsche 911.
New Jaguar F-Type
Jaguar has confirmed it will return to the two-seater sports car sector with a production version of last year’s C-X16 concept car that will be called the Jaguar F-Type (not F Type!). It is expected to cost from around $150,000 when it goes on sale with a release date of mid-2013.
2012 Nissan GT-R now on sale
The new Nissan GT-R is here, bringing with it a host of mechanical updates and a $2,000 increase in price to $170,800.
Toyota’s close call with deer
Drifting champion Ken Gushi was filming a commercial for US car company Scion to promote its FR-S (known as the Toyota 86 here), when he expectedly crossed paths with a deer.
New 2012 Audi TT RS Plus
Audi has pumped up its performance TT RS variant for 2012 with the launch of a more powerful TT RS Plus variant. With the promise of more power, more speed and more dynamics, the TT RS Plus will debut at the Geneva Motor Show and go on sale later in 2012.
Peter Robinson tells: “I’m in love with a Toyota”
Last week, Wheels’ Peter Robinson was the first man to get behind the wheel of the first Toyota 86 coupe to arrive on Australian soil. “Not since first driving the Boxster in August, 1996, has any car left me as thrilled, or utterly excited, as the 86,” said Robbo.
RC car battles drift champion
Drifting legend Vaughn Gittin Jr. has taken on his RC car doppelganger in an epic drift battle to promote his upcoming line of remote-controlled Ford Mustang GT replicas. ?
Supercars stuck in snow
A pair of supercar owners from Seattle decided to go for a sneaky spin in the city’s recent ‘snowpocalypse’. While the owner of the Audi R8 seemed to cope with the wild weather, the GT-R’s tires wouldn’t allow it to have the same sort of traction.
Performance Car Cup 2011 Winner! Nissan GT-R
And so it all comes down to this; Nissan’s jaw-dropping, physics-bending GT-R claims its second MOTOR Performance Car Cup crown.
Wheels Magazine: Tokyo show report
A quiet, reflective Tokyo Motor Show this year, in a country that’s very far from recovered from the disasters that struck in March.
Live Blog – day 2: afternoon
The gods have turned Phillip Island from a wet, miserable place barely suitable for photographs to a glorious playground for our judges. Yet Ponchard wasn’t the first to spin – Curt Dupriez won that contest, and in the Cayman R, no less.
Harry Styles of One Direction buys an Audi R8
Harry Styles of One Direction buys an Audi R8
Chocolate-brown Lamborghini Aventador looks tasty
Chocolate-brown Lamborghini Aventador looks tasty
Freddie Mercury special edition Lotus revealed
Lotus has revealed first images of a special edition Lotus Evora S that will be auctioned next Monday evening (5 September) to raise money for the Freddie Mercury HIV AIDS charity.
New Porsche 911 is economy leader, but hybrid is on hold
Porsche’s new 911 (codenamed 991) was revealed to Wheels at an exclusive function at the company’s Zuffenhausen museum. The design language of the 991 will be familiar to all Porsche fans, but under the nipped and tucked bodywork is a very different 911.
One night a 993 911, the next a new 991…
Last week I lost my 930-virginity, driving a 1984 G-Series Carrera and this weekend it’s the 993. Can you imagine Holden handing over the keys to a 1984 VK Commodore Vacationer or Toyota offering a steer in a new-for 84 Tarago? Nope, neither can I….
Slim eyes for facelifted S5
Audi has brought the look of its A5/S5 coupe, convertible and Sportback range in-line with the just-released all-new A6.
Blonde Supercar crash
A parade showcasing some of the world’s best and most expensive supercars ended with one hapless blonde crashing her $370,000 Bentley Azure into a $111,000 Mercedes S Class.
Big Jonah inside Lambo’s whale
World rugby superstar Jonah Lomu, recently visited Lamborghini HQ and managed to fold his 196cm/125 kg frame into the new Aventador LP 700-4.
Pippa Middleton’s $60k BMW gets clamped
Her rear has won the world over but now another rear of hers is making headlines. Pictures have emerged showing the back of Pippa Middleton’s car being clamped.
Italian Military Police Adopt Lotus Evora S
Two Lotus Evora S are to be used as rapid response cars by the Italian Carabinieri.
Melbourne Motor Show wrap-up
The 2011 Australian International Motor Show is in full swing, so here’s our wrap of the best fresh metal that graced the halls.
Women’s World Car of the Year
BMW and Citroen have both won the 2011 Women’s Car of the Year award for the 5 Series and DS3 respectively
4.0-litre 911 is coming…
Porsche is sending off its 997-series 911, the car will feature a 4.0L version of the current GT3 RS’s 3.8L naturally-aspirated flat six engine
