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Wheels picks the top 5 Christmas lights cruisers
You want to take the kids to see the Christmas lights, but it’s all too messy to get out of the car. Here’s the best ones for the job

The best Wheels photos of 2017
A snapshot of the year in images captured by the Wheels photographic team

The cars that died in 2017
RIP these great, and not so great cars which were put out to pasture this year

Christmas gift guide for car enthusiasts
Last-minute Christmas gift ideas for the petrolhead, or maybe something for you to treat yourself with

Everything we know about the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette
Here’s all we have learnt about Holden’s forthcoming performance hero ahead of its unveiling early next year.

The most popular car reviews of 2017
Which reviews got the most attention in 2017? Some are no-brainers, others… less so

Porsche 718 Cayman vs Alpine A110
Compare the pair for two of the best two-door mid-engined coupe’s you’ll be able to buy in 2018

2017 Kia Stinger 330Si vs 2018 Holden Commodore VXR
Price, spec and performance: which is better?

False Dawns – ideas that never took off
Automotive history is littered with ideas the car makers told us would be the next big thing. Here are some of those things that, in hindsight, weren’t.

A quick history lesson in fast Audi wagons
It’s the holy trinity of four-ringed Audis with sportscar capabilities and room for a dog

Porsche 901 gets no-expense-spared resto
Here’s a heartwarming Christmas story

Half a century of AMG
Celebrating five decades of bahnstormers from AMG

The Insider: The fall of Ford’s dice
Ford and GM both navigated the GFC very differently; Ford’s CEO has adopted the strategy used by a gambler with one last throw to make his mortgage payment

These SUVs accelerate quicker than an Aston Martin V12 S Vantage
0-100km/h in less than four seconds in a high-riding SUV. Tell physics to jog on

2017 Alfa Romeo Stelvio – Irish Stewed
We take Alfa Romeo’s first SUV, the Stelvio, through the grittiest and greenest parts of the Emerald Isle. How’s its luck?

VIDEO: WRC-inspired Ford Ranger on sale in Oz for almost $90K
Locally assembled Ford Ranger wears the badges of this year’s World Rally Championship-winning Fiesta

Explained: GKN eTwinsterX Transmission
A newly developed and versatile two-speed electric transmission for any drive train layout, could see its production model debut as early as 2018. Let’s talk the tech!

Australia’s ugliest cars
We round up a cavalcade of hideous munters

We drop a Mazda CX-3 into the Outback to follow Birdsville’s only cop
When Stephan Pursell became Birdsville’s only cop, he hoped he wouldn’t be out of his depth. You know, like a Mazda CX-3 in the Outback

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.

Headed Woodward with Mike Simcoe
Robbo shoots the breeze with GM design boss Mike Simcoe at Detroit’s annual Woodward Dream Cruise

Wheels Investigation: Australia’s petrol is one of the dirtiest in the world
Aussie petrol is amongst the developed world’s dirtiest, and quality standards are going nowhere

Editor’s letter: The pressure and the pride of Car of the Year
Organising COTY wouldn’t be much more difficult if the office was on fire, but it’s all worth it in the end

Camouflaged cars captured on camera are no accident
Car makers let you see their latest hardware when they are good and ready, not in a moment’s lapse of concentration