WHEELS EVENTS

BMW i3: 2014 Car of the Year Winner
With BMW’s i3, the switching hour has struck. This innovative and compact electric car combines expressive design, impressive engineering, exceptional efficiency and persuasive practicality with a good deal of driver appeal

Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: BMW i3
BMW’s i3 delivers what a prestige hatchback should in equipment, cachet and performance. And it delivers zero fuel consumption and zero emission driving

Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Mazda 2
The Mazda 2 may seem an utterly conventional city hatchback. But it’s an astonishingly complete execution of convention

2014 Wheels Car of the Year Finalist: Mercedes-Benz C Class
Meet the bookies’ favourite: The Mercedes-Benz C-class

Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Peugeot 308
Overall, the 308 from the base model up mounts an strong case for Car of the Year

Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Tesla Model S
The Tesla Model S takes the ‘electric premium’ totally out of play. Line it up against similarly priced prestige rivals, and it holds its own, comfortably

Car of the Year 2014: Top 5 Revealed
Ladies and gentleman, here is your COTY Top 5 for 2014: a tiny city hatchback from Japan, a French hatch and wagon, a German prestige sedan, and not one – but two electric cars

Car of the Year 2014: The Judges
Meet the men (and woman) who make the most important decision in Australian motoring

Car of the Year 2014: People’s Choice
People’s choice revealed! Yep, you voted and of this year’s contenders, the People’s Choice Car of the Year award goes to…

Car of the Year: Highs & Lows
Now in its 52nd year, the Wheels Car of the Year award has had its share of highs and lows

Have your say: 2014 Wheels Car of the Year
FROM pure electrics to people movers, hot hatches to hybrid SUVs, the 52nd Wheels Car of the Year is one of the most varied and toughest ever.

Gold Star Value Awards Explained
We’ve crunched all the data so you don’t have to. Here’s our definitive guide to Australia’s best-value cars

Performance Car $75-$150K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Punchy performance doesn’t have to punch a hole in your bank balance

Performance Car Under $75K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Peugeot’s hot hatch turns the tables on Ford

People-movers Under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
Korean marques again take the cake

Large SUV/4WD: Gold Star Value Awards 2014
The Kia Sorento shows why buying a diesel can add up

Medium SUV 7-Seater Under $60K
Value in spades for these spacious seven-seaters

Premium SUV/Crossover Under $75K
European walkover for crossover class

Compact SUV Under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards
Mazda provides a lesson in depreciation

Compact SUV Under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards
From a staggering 26 SUVs, we’ve crunched the numbers down to the top three.

Premium Car Large: Gold Star Value Awards
The dominant Germans have been upstaged by Lexus

Large Car Under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards
The Big Three battle it out in time-honoured tradition

Large Car Under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards
Commodore is a clear-cut winner, but which one isn’t

Medium Car Under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards
One of the biggest classes, 13 contenders have been whittled down to three