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Retro: 1959 Goggomobil Dart
It took a TV ad from the ’90s to enlighten Aussies about this microcar from the ’50s

Brabham’s back: Australia’s home-grown hero detailed
Brabham returns to put Adelaide on the global stage with a $1.8 million 522kW Ferrari-killer

Nathan Ponchard has left the building
Oversteer and … out

Editor’s letter: How far we’ve come
Editor Inwood takes a trip down memory lane while driving two very different BMW M5s

Classic Wheels: Where the World is Round
Epic tales from our archives

2018 McLaren 720S review: Car vs Road
Dusk ’til dawn on the Great Ocean Road in McLaren’s savage 720S

End of an era for Lamborghini’s V12
Aventador SVJ marks the end of a storied line of pure Sant’Agata V12s

Michael Stahl: The curious ascent of the Up!
The Volkswagen Up!’s resurgence in popularity strikes at journos’ hearts

Audi TT – Evolution of the badge
Audi’s compact coupe was a revelation when it first appeared, and has steadily morphed from ‘secretary spec’ to ‘searing hot’ over the years.

Aerodynamics: the new supercar battlefront
Is horsepower now for people who can’t do aero?

Nurburgring lap record beefs and controversies: A brief history
Green Hell lap-record claims and controversy go together like bangers and mash

John Carey on the attenuation of combustion engines
The days of musical exhaust notes are numbered

Wheel Stories: A race for gender equality
This historics racer is out to shade dad and make her own legacy

Stephen Corby on Germany’s driving discipline
Stephen Corby gets a rundown on how the Europeans learn to drive

Australia’s Nurburgring: The Bend Motorsport Park
Adelaide home to Oz’s new motorsport mecca

The Insider: Betting on a rising ultra-premium market
There’s never been a better time to be a millionaire petrolhead

Editor’s letter: Rebuilding Australia’s auto-empire – why can’t we?
Our expertise at building world-class cars hasn’t disappeared. If the Brits can do it, why can’t we?

Retro: 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL
The lightweight homologation special that dominated touring car racing in the 1970s

Mazda RX-7: Evolution of the badge
Forty years since Mazda’s magic sports coupe hit the scene keeps rotary maniacs praying for a comeback

Wheel Stories: Show us your rig – The heavy-vehicle inspector who keeps NSW truckin’
We hear from the man at the helm of NSW’s heavy vehicle compliance enforcement

Diesel given the cold shoulder in Europe
The oiler in troubled waters

Classic Wheels: V8 with a Vengeance
Among the best of the many Wheels’ feature stories on Australia’s V8 Supercars series is Michael Stahl’s ‘V8 with a Vengeance’ from 1998.

Retrospective – The rise of the Aussie classic
A Falcon GT-HO breached seven-figures at auction last weekend, but it’s definitely not the first time prices for classic Australian muscle have gone through the roof

2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed: What to look forward to
Get excited for a very fast, very British, weekend of motoring nirvana
