Car Advice

2015 Shanghai Motor Show: The Ten Best
The Shanghai motor show is now one of the biggest dates on the automotive calendar, with the big players taking China very seriously. Here’s Wheels’ top 10 picks from this week’s event

2015 Nissan Juke ST review
It’s still not going to appeal to every palate, but Nissan’s extrovert Juke has had some development budget aimed in its direction. It emerges with some well-judged upgrades.

Weekly Wallpaper: Ford Falcon XR8
Our smokey tribute to the last-ever performance Ford Falcon

Rolls-Royce customers want V12s, not hybrids
Luxury brand’s hybrid concept proved that customers want a V12 engine rather than high-tech eco-friendly drivetrains

Winterkorn wins round one
Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn has defeated company chairman Ferdinand Piech at the board table, possibly spelling the beginning of the end for the industry heavyweight

McLaren 540C coming to Oz
Entry-level Macca on its way to Aussie shores

2015 Citroen DS3 review
Citroen’s gorgeously different, shark-finned DS3 has been relaunched with a refreshed face, a single-spec range, no automatic gearbox option and a new and inflated price

Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 first Australian drive
Lamborghini’s Gallardo was the company’s biggest-selling vehicle of all time, and its replacement is better looking, smarter and faster. And, in Australia at least, cheaper as well. What’s not to love?

Market Watch: BMW M6
V10 M coupe for the price of a Nissan 370Z

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander review
Mitsubishi has extensively revised the engineering and styling of its Outlander SUV, while enhancing value. But has enough been done to shake up the hotly competitive mid-sized market segment?

VIDEO: Alister McRae wins Race to the Sky
Ride onboard as the 600kW Subaru climbs the mountain

2015 McLaren 540C won’t be hit by F1 slow-down
McLaren reveals its lowest-priced model, the McLaren 540C, as F1 team flounders on the track, but says this won’t affect sales of its expanding model line

Peugeot kills the RCZ
Stylish coupe won’t be replaced

Lamborghini opens Restoration Centre
Sant’Agata now offering factory-approved restorations

Mercedes GLC Coupe first official pictures
A fastbacked replacement for the Mercedes GLK SUV, the Mercedes GLC Coupe, breaks cover in Shanghai before arriving in Australia sometime in 2016

Nissan Australia snares secret parts supply deal
Future of Nissan’s casting plant secured after the carmaker reveals it will forge parts for a top secret future model

Revealed: Chevrolet FNR concept
GM’s jaw-dropping Shanghai show car is a sci-fi-lover’s wet dream

2017 Holden Astra spy pics
An all-new, next-generation Holden Astra is coming sooner than you think – and here’s the near production-ready Opel prototype to prove it

Haval says it wants to be Australia’s number one SUV brand
Boss of Chinese SUV maker says it can outsell Japanese, Korean rivals Down Under

2015 Audi RS3 Sportback review
Audi RS3 Sportback sets out to smash Mercedes-AMG’s hugely successful A45 by offering more power and quicker acceleration

Ford Taurus, the Aussie-designed Ford Falcon replacement, shown in Shanghai
This is the car with the potential to replace the Ford Falcon in your driveway, styled for China but with Australian input

Motor Sport Report – 20/4/15
Hamilton hangs on in Bahrain; Dixon wins as Power stalls; Rossi barges past Marquez; Brabham out of luck; Six-hour production-car race for Bathurst

McRae wins reborn Race to the Sky
Rally great’s younger brother takes title; Monster Tajima crashes out; our bloke Riley’s V8 ute sits off the race-winning pace

Audi RS3 review
First drive of Audi’s ballistic 270kW hot hatch