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Wheels magazine May 2018 issue preview

Brabham’s Aussie supercar, Jeep’s ballistic Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Volvo’s impressive XC40 – here’s what you’ll find inside the latest issue of Wheels

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The best of Nissan’s Australian touring cars

As Nissan’s domestic racing programme evaporates, we take a look back at the Japanese brand’s most notable touring cars

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Wheel Stories: Growing up fast

This teenager is out to school his rivals in he new SuperUtes series

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Ozcar: The Brabham BT62’s long-lost road-going cousin

The Brabham supercar isn’t the first time the iconic motorsport name was dusted off to grace a two-door design

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Turbo Titans

Porsche’s very first 911 Turbo: a brilliant oddball

Louise Piech’s 70th birthday present was something a little different

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Wheels Interview: Andy Palmer, Aston Martin CEO

How does a high-school drop-out turn around the fortunes of a British motoring icon? Andy Palmer explains…

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Explained: Mercedes-Benz EQ-boost

Found in Mercedes-AMG’s new CLS53, EQ Boost is a game changer

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Retro: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette C1

Good looks alone weren’t enough for America’s first sports car. Muscle was required

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Sucked in: The 1978 Brabham ‘fan car’

One of the most intriguing F1 cars ever made triumphed first up – and then disappeared in its own vortex

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Video: Maranello Motorsport’s hidden Ferrari gems

Two rare pure-bred Ferrari stallions are hiding in an unassuming garage in Melbourne’s inner suburbs

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The best – and most bonkers – of Brabus

The founder of Brabus may have passed away, but he leaves behind a legacy of brutally fast – and fabulously insane – performance cars

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1968 Holden Monaro review

This week marks the 50th anniversary since the first Holden HK Monaro rolled off the carmaker’s production line.

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2018 Beijing Motor Show: The weird and the wonderful

Behind every global car reveal in China there’s a dozen domestic specials that deserve attention for the right, or wrong, reasons

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Wheel Stories: A call to Order

Pedr Davis is the veteran motoring journo who landed the highest of accolades

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Retro: Road Racer – Driving a Porsche 908 Le Mans racer on Melbourne streets

In 1980 Wheels drove a fully-fledged Porsche 908 Le Mans race car through Melbourne traffic to Sandown

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The Senator for Speed: an interview with David Leyonhjelm

David Leyonhjelm is a senator unlike any others before. He rides a high-performance motorbike, wants more reasonable speed limits and likes guns. You might even like him…

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Search for Australia’s best hot-hatch: Wheels

APRIL EDITION ON SALE: In this month’s magazine we pitch 12 of the best hot hatches into battle, on road and track

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The Power List: The movers and shakers of the Australian automotive industry

Who’s really calling the shots in our automotive industry?

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Retro: 1976 Lotus Esprit

Lotus only built 894 S1s, but the Esprit became one of the longest-lived designs of all time

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Gallery: Chevrolet Camaro vs Ford Mustang in LA

Here’s a snapshot of our March edition Ford Mustang versus Chevrolet Camaro cover story in stunning pictures

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Continuation Cars: Is the Nostalgia-trip really worth it?

Talking about old cars has one purpose: to reflect glory on the new ones that companies make money on.

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Wheels Interview: Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar Design Boss

Volvo’s design boss has been tasked with transforming the Polestar sub-brand into a manufacturer of premium, design-driven EVs. All in a day’s work for a crayon twirler? Thomas Ingenlath sets us straight.

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2018 Renault Megane RS280 – Renault Rumble

More muscular than any previous megane, with an angrier soundtrack, elevated ability and a splash of gallic charm, This first taste of the RS280 Hints at a new hot hatch benchmark

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Editor’s Letter: In Defence of the SUV

Modern SUVs have forgotten their dynamically lacking elders, but can the current crop of high-riders genuinely offer an exciting driving experience?