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HSV GTS-R W1
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Dry-sump lubrication explained

Dry sumps used to be the preserve of only the most sophisticated and hardcore race cars, so why are they starting to trickle into road car rockets?

Inside the Lamborghini Factory
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Inside the Lamborghini Factory

Wheels goes back to the factory that Ferrucio Lamborghini built for an inside look at Sant’Agata’s past, present and future

Retro: 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K - Silver Arrow Special
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Retro: 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K – Silver Arrow Special

Owned by actors, royalty, a Nazi general… and Bernie Ecclestone; the Mercedes-Benz 540K was a shining beacon of beauty and luxury for its time.

Australia’s best concepts: 2004 Holden Torana TT36
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Australia’s best concepts: 2004 Holden Torana TT36

Holden’s Torana TT36 concept teased a high-performance rear drive sedan that could have been a desirable baby sibling to the Commodore

Porsche at Le Mans: 15 things you probably didn’t know
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Porsche at Le Mans: 15 things you probably didn’t know

Porsche shines a light on the big numbers connected to racing at the Le Mans 24 Hour

Motorsport's angriest men
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Motorsport’s angriest men

Who’s on pole for a thrombo?

2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Prototype ride along
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2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Prototype ride along

A sneak preview of Porsche’s most manic 911 ever – the GT2 RS

10 years on, this is still the coolest car advert shown on TV
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Ferrari and Shell: did they create the greatest car ad ever?

Ferrari and Shell’s incredible television ad from 2007 blew us away, and still has us gobsmacked

Rear drive sedan fun options after the Holden Commodore is no more
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Rear drive sedan fun options after the Holden Commodore is no more

There is no replacing a proper red-blooded V8 Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore, but what comes close?

Stuntman Matt Mingey The road to recovery
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Stuntman Matt Mingay: Super truck crash and recovery

For Gold Coast stuntman Matt Mingay, a near-fatal crash threatened to bring down the extreme-entertainment empire he’s built over 20 years. But he swears he’s merely bent, not broken.

A BMW i3 in Norway Does the brave new world of EV's already exist?
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A BMW i3 in Norway Does the brave new world of EV’s already exist?

Norway leads the world in EV-sales, by a long way. We travelled there with a BMW i3 to experience the future of motoring.

bmw e28 m5 opener
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Fast 5: The BMW M5 back story

The latest M5 has some big boots to fill, with a legacy of five generations of talent spanning more than three decades.

Top ten best BMW M3 special editions
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Top ten best BMW M3 special editions

BMW’s M3 continues to represent a benchmark for all high-performance sedans, but the car maker has occasionally let its hair down and created even more potent versions to dream of

Mazda Rotary turns 50 – R100 Review
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Mazda Rotary turns 50 – R100 Review

Our rotary retrospective continues, with a Wheels review of one of Mazda’s earliest rotary road cars, the R100 coupe.

Riding with the World’s Greatest Living Explorer - the Wheels gallery
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Mercedes-Benz G-Class gallery – riding with Mike Horn, the world’s greatest living explorer

Meet Mike Horn: a man who walked across Antarctica to make it to a Wheels photo shoot in New Zealand

Active Aero Heroes
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Active Aerodynamics: the most extreme hypercar heroes

The Lamborghini Huracan Performante has thrown a spotlight on the effects of active aerodynamics in road cars. We take a look at the other carmakers who blew the wind tunnel budget.

Mazda Rotary Turns 50 – Cosmo 110S
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Mazda Rotary Turns 50 – Cosmo 110S

50 years after the arrival of the first rotary-engined Mazda, we celebrate the car that kicked off the company’s fascination with spinning triangles

Mazda rotary cover MAIN
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Mazda’s rotary engine turns 50 – we revisit the lot

A group of classic Mazdas at a circuit in Japan tell the story of the company’s 55-year commitment to the rotary engine.

Mazda MX5 Cup front on MAIN
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2017 Mazda ND MX-5 Cup car – the Wheels gallery

Alex Inwood snared the first Aussie press drive in Mazda’s off-the-shelf racer. Did slick-shod grip but no more grunt ruin the MX-5 recipe?

Explained: Twinster Differential
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Explained: Twinster differential

We explain the tech behind Holden’s innovative new differential in the next-gen Commodore, in simple terms.

In Gear: Our pick of awesome gadgets for May
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In Gear: Our pick of awesome gadgets in May

Check out this month’s find of awesome gadgets. From retro car T-shirts, watches and… a Porsche exhaust that plays music?

What it’s like to be a test driver for Lamborghini
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What it’s like to be a test driver for Lamborghini

Meet Mario Fasanetto. He’s Lamborghini’s chief test driver and has helped shape every modern Lamborghini since the Countach.

Namyang Proving Ground - Beyond the Gates
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Namyang Proving Ground – Beyond the Gates

A glimpse inside Kia’s sprawling 4,940 acre Namyang proving ground in the heart of South Korea

BMW M4 GT4 unveiled at the Nurburgring - Gallery
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BMW M4 GT4 unveiled at the Nurburgring – Gallery

Is the M4 GTS not hardcore enough for you? BMW’s latest turnkey racecar version of the M4 could be the cure you’re looking for.