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Best Dual-Cab Utes 2025: Over $50K
This is the category where you’ll find the cream of the crop of utes on the Australian market – but there was one clear stand-out in Wheels Best Dual-Cab Utes: Over $50K.
Best Dual-Cab Utes 2025: Off-road
For when you need to take the work truck further afield, the winner in Wheels Best Dual-Cab Utes 2025: Off-road…
Best Dual-Cab Utes 2025: Under $50K
Wheels names its best dual-cab utes on the Australian market for 2025, starting with models priced under $50K.
2025 Kia Sportage: What’s new after the hybrid mid-size SUV’s facelift?
Kia gives its best-selling car both globally and in Australia a mid-life update with revised styling, added features and new hybrid grades. Here’s the detail…
2025 Ford Ranger PHEV: Lots of hype, but what’s the reality of the new hybrid?
Ford electrifies the Ranger but could it have done with turning up the juice a bit?
Hybrid face-off: Which of four best-selling hybrid cars triumphs when put head-to-head?
The hybrid wars are heating up as Australians gently cool on electric cars. We drive four of today’s most intriguing, fuel-sipping systems – but only one leaves us besotted.
Geely EX5 mid-size SUV: Volvo and Polestar owner finally debuts its own brand in Australia
The powerhouse Chinese brand that owns the likes of Volvo, Polestar and Zeekr introduces its home-branded medium electric SUV, the EX5. Is it more than just a good price?
Skoda Octavia RS Liftback: Making family sedans great again
Skoda’s best-known model gets an update for 2025 with tweaked styling, more features and stronger performance. Here’s the verdict on whether it perfects an already strong recipe.
BMW X3 M50: Wheels verdict on the high performance mid-size SUV
The BMW X3 M50 drives with a balance and tautness that recalls the brand’s best products.
Toyota GR Yaris GT: Our verdict on the hot hatch’s fifth-year facelift
Will the changes Toyota has made to its rally-bred performance hatchback keep it relevant for the Australian market?
Jaecoo J8: Newcomer brings the value with latest large SUV
Chery’s luxury offshoot launches its second product in Australia: the J8 medium-to-large SUV. What does it offer to find a place in our over-populated car market?
2025 MG HS Super Hybrid: Pre-production drive of the Aussie-spec mid-size SUV reveals a likely winner
MG’s HS Super Hybrid, specially tuned for Australia, is a sizeable, well finished medium-range SUV with tiny running costs. What’s not to like?
BMW M235 Gran Coupe: Styling updates to entice new audience for entry-level sedan
BMW’s smallest sedan has been given a thorough update to launch it into 2025. Can it finally step out from the shadow of the iconic 3 Series?
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max Ultimate: Time to consider the bargain-priced 7-seat SUV?
Chery’s accessibly priced seven-seat large SUV is selling solidly in Australia, but should you consider it over its popular rivals such as the Hyundai Santa Fe or Mitsubishi Outlander?
Hyundai i30 N Line Premium: Your need-to-know about the updated mild-hybrid hatchback
The updated Hyundai i30 N Line hatchback received yet another update, this time with more efficiency and refreshed styling. Is it still a great option in the hatchback segment?
Hyundai Inster: First local drive of the sub-compact EV aimed at city dwellers
Hyundai’s smallest EV has had a strange genesis, but the results are well worthwhile.
Mazda CX-60: Wheels verdict – have the new updates rescued the model’s ride quality?
Hiroshima has another crack at fixing the ill-starred CX-60. Our drive helped us determine whether they’ve succeeded this time around.
Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology: First local drive of new all-electric G-Wagen
Why the all-electric G-Class is a dizzying combination of tradition and technology, as Wheels discovered on a first test drive.
KGM SsangYong Musso dual-cab ute: Style and comfort for a winning price
The KGM SsangYong Musso is one of Australia’s best value utes, with low pricing and a solid equipment list. Do you need more?
2025 Honda Accord: Camry rival restores faith in the sedan
In a world of ever more SUVs, the Honda Accord stands tall as an accessibly priced sedan option for those who still need and want one.
Mazda CX-80 G40e Pure: Is the base model the best?
Mazda launched the fourth and final member of its large platform line-up locally in November 2024 and it’s been a good seller since. Is the entry-level Pure the CX-80 to choose?
Kia EV9 review: What you need to know about the large seven-seat electric SUV
The upper large SUV segment is the latest to get the electric treatment in the form of the seven-seat Kia EV9. How does it shape up?
Sedan v SUV: Australians have had a change of heart, but have they made the right choice?
We’ve been impressed by Toyota’s new Camry but should you – like many Australians – ditch the sedan for a hugely popular SUV in the shape of the RAV4? The answer goes straight to the heart of how and why we choose our cars.
Porsche 911 (992.2) Carrera: What to expect from its mid-life makeover
Wheels works out whether the new Porsche 911 – dubbed the 992.2 generation by the brand, an update on the 992 model released six years ago – is worth the price tag.
