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Mini Cooper S
Advice

Five most powerful three-cylinder cars

Tiny turbos provide good power and fuel economy, here are three of the most powerful on the Australian market.

BMW M235i vs Mercedes-AMG CLA45
Classic Wheels

Archive: Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG vs BMW M235i coupe review

BMW is back hunting sports car enthusiasts with its cracking new BMW M235i coupe. But so is the ballistic Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG.

2017 Skoda Octavia RS230 review
Reviews

2017 Skoda Octavia RS230 review

Skoda boosts Octavia RS power, grip, and appeal

XE Fairmont ESP 5.8
Features

XE Fairmont ESP 5.8: Fast Ford Falcons

A muscle car for continental tastes

Wheels December Magazine Issue
News

Inside Wheels December 2016, ON SALE NOW!

MOUNTAIN MADE: HSV R8 Track Edition tackles Mt Panorama; Ford makes its last Falcon; the Wheels Gold Star Value Awards; Simmering sedans compared; getting to grips with the Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2

mobile phone with Android Auto
News

Android Auto launches handset-only mode

You no longer need a compatible infotainment system if you want to use Android Auto in your car.

Reviews

2017 Renault Megane GT Quick Review

The Renault Megane GT is a no-nonsense sporty hatch that’s surprisingly quick.

Chrysler 300
News

Chrysler 300 faces chop as FCA maps large-car strategy

The sole large sedan in Chrysler’s global portfolio will be forced to soldier on until 2020

Range Rover Evoque Convertible
Reviews

2017 Range Rover Evoque Convertible: 7 things you didn’t know

Range Rover has thrust itself into the sparsely-populated niche of roofless SUVs with the Evoque Convertible – here are a few interesting factoids about what makes the topless luxury softroader so unique.

Ford Falcon: The Last Ride
Features

Ford Falcon: The Last Ride

Well, this is it. We saddle-up the fastest Falcon ever and revisit the holy sites in a supercharged final salute

Driver education
News

Can you learn to drive online?

A new website dedicated to supporting parents teaching kids to drive offers 200 online tutorials in a bid to create safer drivers.

2005 Holden Adventra
News

Holden Commodore AWD wagon gets green light

Holden will have a jacked up all-wheel drive wagon version of the 2018 imported Holden Commodore, but no folks, it won’t be called Adventra.

Toyota Kluger
Advice

Top five best US-built cars in Australia

We take a look at the best five cars in Australia to make their way from the United States of America.

BMW X3
News

BMW X3 and Mini to go all-electric

Battery-fuelled versions of BMW- and Mini- badged cars flagged in future product roll-outs

Ferrari manufacturing technology
News

Ferrari plans hybrid model expansion, eyes 10,000 sales

New Ferraris from 2019 onwards will feature some form of electrification as the supercar brand targets greater performance and efficiency on the way to a “possible” 10,000 annual sales.

Tickford Falcon T3 T-series
Features

Tickford T3 T-series: Fast Ford Falcons

Silk purse from a sow’s ear – or lipstick on a pig?

Porsche comparison
Classic Wheels

Archive: 2013 Porsche Boxster S vs Porsche Cayman vs Porsche 911 Carrera S review

Three of the world’s most desirable, brilliantly resolved sports cars also happen to come from the one manufacturer. Can you really choose a single winner? We were happy to give it our very best shot…

2016 Honda Odyssey
Comparisons

Seven seater comparison review: Honda Odyssey VTi

An odyssey is an ‘epic journey’. Unfortunately for the Japanese carmaker, the story of the Honda Odyssey has been one of a downward slide.

Holden Captiva LT AWD
Comparisons

Seven seater comparison review: Holden Captiva LT AWD

The Holden Captiva LT AWD fails to make a captivating argument for why you’d bother over other, more composed competitors.

Toyota EV
News

Toyota electric car to enter market by 2020 as battery-electrics fall into favour

New reports suggest Japan’s largest automaker may put hybrids and fuel-cells to the side in favour of electric cars, with the first Toyota EVs to hit showrooms at the turn of the decade.

News

Hyundai Tucson and Mitsubishi ASX lead list of rising stars

If the VFACTS car sales figures were the share market, you’d be glad you invested in these nameplates.

Mazda CX-5 concept
Events

2016 Los Angeles Auto Show: what to expect

Fast four-doors, sexy drop-tops and a brace of SUVs – an eclectic mix of highly-anticipated cars will make their global debut at the City of Angels later this month.

LEGO considering VW Golf GTI kit
News

LEGO considering VW Golf GTI kit

Iconic hot hatch under consideration following fan build

Jaguar XE S
Reviews

2016 Jaguar XE S Quick Review

The cat’s whiskers of the Jaguar XE range is the XE S, a supercharged V6-engined version of the small luxury sedan that’s the most agile one yet to wear the leaper’s badge. Priced from $105,066, it’s the most driver-focussed model in the range.