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The five best Aussie road trips for driving enthusiasts

Hotel prices have dropped and the open road is beckoning. Here are five brilliant drives to tackle to get your motoring fix

The five best Aussie road trips for driving enthusiasts

Porsche Cayman GT4 and 911 Carrera

Ram’s Ford Ranger rival’s secrets revealed

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Australia's Cannonball Run

Meet the fast Frenchman seeking to ruin Ricciardo’s F1 season

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REVIEWS

Is the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 all the pick-up you need?

By Trent Giunco24 May 2020

From America, with help from HSV

The Ford Focus ST has big shoes to fill

By Ash Westerman21 May 2020

There is plenty to like about the Focus ST, but is it enough to make up for the loss of the all-paw RS?

Diesel isn’t a dirty word when it comes to performance SUVs

By Cameron Kirby20 May 2020

This big brute proves you don’t need petrol to go fast

2020 Mazda 3 G20 Evolve Long Term Review

By Trent Giunco10 May 2020

The mission: to discover if the best things in life really are 3

2019 Mercedes-Benz A250 4Matic long term review

By Alex Inwood09 May 2020

The smallest hatch Mercedes-Benz offers joins the Wheels garage for a long term test

Can the best dual-cab you can buy beat an American pick-up?

By Andy Enright | Photos by Nathan Jacobs07 May 2020

The champ of the dual-cab division moves up a weight class to see if it has a puncher’s chance against a true heavyweight

NEWS

There is more to the new BMW 4 Series than just a massive grille

By Cameron Kirby03 Jun 2020

New engine tech, improved body stiffness, and subtle dimension changes help elevate the second-generation 4 Series

This Lamborghini Huracan has an insane number of kms on the odo

By Cameron Kirby01 Jun 2020

Would you own a supercar that has done 60,000km every year?

Meet the fast Frenchman seeking to ruin Ricciardo’s F1 season

By Cameron Kirby | Photos by Alastair Brook30 May 2020

We sit down for a chat with the man that will be Daniel Ricciardo’s number one rival in 2020

The true story behind the Nurburgring's most legendary record

By Cameron Kirby28 May 2020

Bellof trounced all with a scintillating drive 37 years ago, placing himself in the memory of racing fans forever

This half-scale F1 car replica sold for $51,000

By Cameron Kirby27 May 2020

What would you prefer: a brand-new Honda Civic Type R or a 43-year old go-kart F1 car replica?

Twin-turbo Nissan Z car hero coming soon

By Andy Enright25 May 2020

Completed Netflix? Learnt every move on TikTok? Help is at hand with the June edition of Wheels magazine

FEATURES

The five best Aussie road trips for driving enthusiasts

By Alex Inwood04 Jun 2020

Hotel prices have dropped and the open road is beckoning. Here are five brilliant drives to tackle to get your motoring fix

The Porsche Cayman GT4 and 911 Carrera take on Australia’s greatest driving road

By Andy Enright03 Jun 2020

We pit the Porsche Cayman GT4 against what might be the only car capable of levelling with it – Porsche's 992 Carrera – on Australia’s Alpine Ring

Ram’s Ford Ranger rival’s secrets revealed

By Cameron Kirby02 Jun 2020

A new American dual-cab ute could be on its way to Australia

Surfers Paradise to Perth at 142km/h – the story of Australia’s secret illegal race

By Jeff Brown31 May 2020

In 1984 a pair of secret races had competitors blasting across the country at break-neck speeds. This is the true story of what happened.

Why you're wrong about the Porsche Boxster's four-cylinder engine

By Andy Enright29 May 2020

Porsche purists turned their noses up at the Boxster’s turbocharged flat-four engine, but the man in charge reckons they're wrong on that one

Tobias Moers’ most important AMGs

By Cameron Kirby26 May 2020

Tobias Moers is about to leave the top job at AMG, so we decided to look back at the products that define his legacy

Porsche boss admits they got the Cayman GT4's gearbox wrong

By Andy Enright25 May 2020

Why the sky-high gearing, Porsche? The man in charge comes clean

ADVICE

Lamborghini Sian supercapacitor explained

By Daniel Gardner26 Apr 2020

Lamborghini turns its hand to hybrid power, and uses its forces for good

Can over-the-air updates really make your car worse?

By Andy Enright22 Mar 2020

Should you think twice about letting your vehicle accept over-the-air updates?

Buy the new Chevrolet Camaro 2SS or get a used Holden Monaro CV8 Z

By Trent Giunco06 Mar 2020

Choosing between American muscle and Aussie nostalgia has never been so hard

Buy the new Kia Seltos GT-Line or get a used Volkswagen Tiguan 132TSI Comfortline

By Trent Giunco16 Jan 2020

Choosing between a feature-packed variant or a premium badge makes for a hard decision

Buy the new Nissan Patrol or get a used Land Rover Discovery TD6

By Trent Giunco27 Nov 2019

Two different takes on the same off-road theme

Buy the new Ford Everest Titanium or get a used Toyota LandCruiser Sahara

By Trent Giunco31 Oct 2019

New vs Used: Buy the new Ford Everest Titanium or get a used Toyota LandCruiser Sahara

BEST VALUE CARS

Australia's best value performance car 2019 winner

By James Whitbourn, Alex Rae and Andy Enright19 Jun 2019

What is the best value performance car you can buy in Australia?

Best Value Cars

Australia's best value premium sedan 2019 winner

By James Whitbourn, Alex Rae and Andy Enright18 Jun 2019

What is the best value premium sedan you can buy in Australia?

Best Value Cars

Australia's best value mainstream sedan 2019 winner

By James Whitbourn, Alex Rae and Andy Enright17 Jun 2019

What is the best value mainstream sedan you can buy in Australia?

Best Value Cars

Australia's best value premium hatch 2019 winner

By James Whitbourn, Alex Rae and Andy Enright16 Jun 2019

What is the best value premium hatchback you can buy in Australia?

Best Value Cars

Australia's best value mainstream hatch 2019 winner

By James Whitbourn, Alex Rae and Andy Enright15 Jun 2019

What is the best value mainstream hatch you can buy in Australia?

Best Value Cars

Australia's best value dual-cab ute 2019 winner

By James Whitbourn, Alex Rae and Andy Enright14 Jun 2019

What is the best value dual-cab ute you can buy in Australia?

Best Value Cars

CAR OF THE YEAR

Which manufacturers are fudging their acceleration figures?

By Cameron Kirby14 Feb 2020

We have conducted independent testing to find out how realistic the acceleration times on new car brochures are.

An EV isn’t the quietest car you can buy

By Trent Giunco09 Feb 2020

From pin-drop silence to roaring road noise, which is the most muted offering at COTY 2020?

The full scorecards from Wheels Car of the Year 2020

By Wheels Staff09 Feb 2020

Here’s exactly how every car was rated by the judges at COTY

Behind the scenes at Wheels Car of the Year 2020

By Andy Enright08 Feb 2020

There is no event like Car of the Year. Here’s how the 2020 running went down

How the judges rated the Toyota Supra at COTY

By John Carey08 Feb 2020

Good sportsmanship, yes, but short of true all-round appeal

How the judges rated the Volvo S60/V60 at COTY

By Ash Westerman07 Feb 2020

Swedes return to try for the triple; encounter bumps in the road