Car Advice

2017 Volkswagen Passat Range Review
The deeply impressive Volkswagen Passat makes paying more for a premium medium-sized car look like – mostly – an exercise in vanity. Auto-braking is standard.

2017 Lexus IS Range Review
The Lexus IS is a sports sedan from Japan that brings you more luxury for the money than mid-sized alternatives from Europe. It is beautifully put together and drives very well.

LA Motor Show: Updated BMW i8 and new i8 Roadster revealed
More power and a new drop-top design for BMW’s hybrid performance coupe

Performance Car Podcast: John Bowe
An in-depth chat with one of Australia’s greatest racing drivers

MOTOR Magazine Annual 2017 issue preview
A quick look inside our last mag for the year

2017 LA Motor Show: Mazda says “We’ll always put the driver first”
Mazda North America’s CEO pours water on pure EVs and full autonomy

Los Angeles Motor Show: 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible revealed
Chevrolet drops the top from its wild 563kW ‘Vette, and adds more noise

2017 LA Motor Show: Re-engineered Mazda 6 moves upmarket
Changes much more than skin deep as Mazda aims to deliver a more premium mid-sizer in 2018

2017 LA Motor Show: 2018 BMW i8 Roadster revealed, Coupe facelifted
Scissor-doored, folding-roof version of the i8 to join a fresh-look Coupe in Australia next year

Alpine A110 almost as loud as a HSV GTSR W1
Fuel use figures posted for Renault’s mid-engine sports coupe also reveal how much noise it will make

Kia Stinger optional exhaust pricing
Locally-developed exhaust gives Stinger’s V6 a proper voice

2017 LA Motor Show: BMW’s $300-million push for EV breakthrough
German giant investing in higher output, lighter weight battery technologies

Spintires: MudRunner rolls into stores
Realistic off-road simulation out now on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

2017 LA Motor Show: Mercedes-AMG confirms warmed-over A35 hatch
Mercedes-AMG A35 to be most accessible AMG model to date, more 53-badged variants to follow

2018 Mitsubishi Outlander prices dropped, range revised
The less costly ES variant returns along with standard drive-away pricing announced for all non-hybrid models

Car seats: what you need to know before you buy
Seat comfort should be at the top end of your priorities when buying a new car

Alfa Romeo will return to Formula 1 with Sauber
Alfa returns after more than 30 years absent with multiple-year deal with Sauber F1 Team

2018 Mercedes-AMG GT S review
Worthwhile improvements for updated twin-turbo coupe

2017 LA Motor Show: Hybrid Porsche 911 confirmed
Porsche electrification roll-out spreads to iconic 911 as soon as 2020

Los Angeles Motor Show: 2018 Mercedes-Benz CLS revealed
Benz’s next four-door coupé scores new engines and a new look

2017 Chrysler 300 Range Review
The Chrysler 300’s Sopranos styling may have softened, but this super-sized American four-door still registers a more intimidating street presence than just about any other sedan.

Alfa Romeo announces 2018 Formula 1 return
Iconic Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo will return to the F1 grid in 2018 after a hiatus of more than 30 years

Mercedes turns headlights into movie projectors
Stuttgart revolutionises lighting with million-pixel smart lights

Mercedes-Benz F 015 video review
Watch as we poke, prod and play with one of the most unusual, and expensive, cars to grace Wheels HQ. And yes, it really does looks like a spaceship.