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2003 Holden Commodore: The Crewman Show
Warning: Holden’s longest ever production contains material you may have seen before
2002 Holden Commodore: VY Commodore – Reinventing Australia’s top seller
lt’s about to get a whole lot tougher for Holden. Confronting a fiercely competitive Falcon for the first time in years, the boys from Fishermans Bend have worked hard on a defence strategy.
Retro Review: 1962 Toyota Tiara review
Japan’s automobiles are getting better and better each year. The Toyopet Tiara is one of the brightest to date and has many original, well-conceived ideas.
2001 Holden Commodore: Rare stake
Scarcity equals excellent resale in a classic supply and demand situation. The customers love it…
EDITORIAL: Why Toyota’s closure isn’t as gut-wrenching as Ford and Holden’s
As Toyota closes its doors for the last time, we think back thankfully on 54 years of car making, the thousands of hard-working Aussies who are affected on this solemn day
Toyota 1963-2017: The good, the bland and the Avalon
A selection of the best – and worst – Toyotas made in Australia
What you had to say on the end of Australian Manufacturing
This is what you had to regarding local manufacturing finishing
2000 Holden Commodore: Holden VX Commodore SS first drive
VT took Commodore to the top. Now Holden hopes the reinvigorated VX will keep it there
A timeline of Aussie-built Toyotas
As Toyota ends 54 years of manufacturing in Australia, we look back on every model made on our golden shores
1999 Holden Commodore: HSV Chevrolet LS1 V8 Gen III bender
Keep it simple. Take a V8 cousin to the Corvette’s all-alloy donk, slide it between a VT Series II’s strut towers and voila! Meet the meat inside HSV’s wrapping.
1998 Holden Commodore: Car of the Year – Holden Commodore VT
The most significant new Holden since the original 48/215, the VT Commodore is an affirmation of the skill, ingenuity and determination of the Australian automotive industry
2018 – The most open COTY in years?
How the field is shaping up for Australia’s most coveted motoring award
1997 Holden Commodore: The VT Holden Commodore
No more guessing games: this is the VT in the metal. We’ve driven every model and delved under the skin of the most important Holden in 50 years.
Toyota 1963-2017: Toyota’s aussie concepts
Toyota’s local talent shone brightly, but burned all too briefly
In Gear: Our pick of awesome gadgets in September
Check out this month’s find of awesome gadgets. From an F1-inspired teapot, the ultimate track day camera, to a Porsche watch that’s as exclusive as its cars
Kia Stinger – The Perfect Tune
Aussie stingers will be the sharpest in the world. Wheels embeds with Kia’s chassis team to tune it for our roads
Toyota 1963-2017: Oh what a feeling!
For 54 years, Toyota quietly got on with the job of building the cars that Australia – and the Middle East – needed, if not always wanted
Mercedes-AMG GT R on track vs GT C on road
With six variants now filling out the AMG GT range, how does the new 410kW GT C coupe compare with the vicious GT R?
1996 Holden Commodore: Holden Calais v Ford Fairmont Ghia
Ford has put in some useful midseason training, but will it frighten Holden’s horses? Mike McCarthy is poised for a photo finish…
1988-92: Australian automotive manufacturing hits hard times
Australia’s car industry struggled in the wake of the Button Plan, with Nissan the first of the Big Five to fall
1995 Holden Commodore: Refining the roar
HSV’s versions of the new VS are sweeter than ever
1994 Holden Commodore: Wheels 1993 Car of the Year
Holden’s VR-series Commodore is the 1993 Wheels Car of the Year. By the narrowest margin, it edged out Honda’s Accord to claim the 30th anniversary COTY award. The decisive factors: safety and value for money
1993 Holden Commodore: Little Aussie Byter
The VR Commodore is a smarter car all around than its predecessor – and not just because of a mega boost in computer power. From airbag to flush bumpers, Wheels evaluates the $100 million revamp
Ken Block’s Climbkhana is Climb Dance for the internet generation
The ‘head hoonigan in charge’, with a penchant for tyre destruction is back at it again, this time tackling Pikes Peak
