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Brett Rogers car Vinyl wrapping
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Brett Rogers: Race car vinyl wrapping

Getting into vinyl kicked off a racy career

Flavio Manzoni - Ferrari design boss
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Ferrari design boss Flavio Manzoni interview

Ferrari design boss Flavio Manzoni talks enigmatically to Wheels about the warmth of form, the desire to be eclectic, detached volumes, and the inspiring music that powers the Prancing Horse’s styling future

AC Cobra
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2017 AC Cobra will have 410kW V8 heart

AC Cobra comes back with a Commodore soul under the bonnet.

BMW M235i vs Mercedes-AMG CLA45
Classic Wheels

Archive: Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG vs BMW M235i coupe review

BMW is back hunting sports car enthusiasts with its cracking new BMW M235i coupe. But so is the ballistic Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG.

Porsche comparison
Classic Wheels

Archive: 2013 Porsche Boxster S vs Porsche Cayman vs Porsche 911 Carrera S review

Three of the world’s most desirable, brilliantly resolved sports cars also happen to come from the one manufacturer. Can you really choose a single winner? We were happy to give it our very best shot…

sports car comparison
Classic Wheels

Caterham SVR 200 v Nissan 200sx v Honda Integra v Porsche Cayman v BMW M3 v Mazda MX-5

Six of the best new and classic stripped-back driver’s cars cop a thrashing the old-fashioned way, without the help of a self-shifting tranny, torque-shuffling AWD or adaptive dampers. Less really can be more…

Volkswagen vs BMW: Petrol vs Diesel
Classic Wheels

Archive: Volkswagen Golf and BMW 3-Series petrol vs diesel

Is a good sports diesel a good sport, full stop? Golf and 3 Series oilers take on their petrol siblings to see which really provides the spark

Holden Spark v Kia Picanto v Suzuki Celerio
Classic Wheels

Archive: Holden Spark v Kia Picanto v Suzuki Celerio

New baby Holden Sparks a $15K battle with crisp class fave Suzuki Celerio and spicy newcomer Kia Picanto.

ROH Alloy Wheel designer Glynn Helgeson
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Glynn Helgeson: ROH alloy wheel designer

South Australian ‘mag’ designer is never out of fashion

Nissan GT-R
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Nissan GT-R drives from Singapore to Mount Everest Base Camp

That ain’t no place for a supercar.

Ferrari 458 Spider
Classic Wheels

Archive: Ferrari 458 Spider takes on Sea Cliff bridge

The Sea Cliff bridge perches at the end of a stunning strip of road. There aren’t many cars beautiful enough to match it. Here’s one…

1999 Holden VT Commodore in Italy
Classic Wheels

Archive: Holden VT Commodore goes on a European vacation

The best designers in Europe give their verdict on the Aussie Commo

Rauno Aaltonen race car driver
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How flying Finn Rauno Aaltonen won Bathurst

Rauno Aaltonen on how Mini conquered the mountain, how to beat Porsche with half the horsepower and what happens when you drive into a giraffe at 100km/h

Citroen Cactus vs FIAT 500X vs Mini Clubman vs Suzuki Vitara
Classic Wheels

Archive: Citroen Cactus vs FIAT 500X vs Mini Clubman vs Suzuki Vitara

These four affordable and crazy little critters certainly push the design envelope, but which weirdo is most wonderful?

FPV GT P versus Mad Max interceptor
Classic Wheels

Archive: FPV GT-P vs Mad Max Interceptor

Three decades after Mad Max brought the blown Falcon to the big screen, we strap into FPV’s supercharged V8 GT for an 1150km maxxed-out mission to meet that iconic ’80s star.

FPV vs HSV vs SRT8
Classic Wheels

Archive: 2012 FPV GT R-Spec vs Chrysler 300 SRT8 vs HSV Clubsport R8

They each pack enough firepower to shred the treads, but only one can truly lay claim to being Australia’s fastest car.

De Tomaso Mangusta
Classic Wheels

1967 De Tomaso Mangusta

Argentina meets Italy meets America. What could possibly go wrong?

Mark Webber Porsche WEC
Classic Wheels

Archive: Mark Webber spearheads Porsche’s return to Le Mans

With Mark Webber announcing he will be hanging up his helmet at the end of 2016, go back to when we tagged along to his return to Le Mans as a factory Porsche LMP1 driver.

Dick Johnson Ford Touring Car legend
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Dick Johnson: Ford touring car legend

From ‘rock star’ to long-time guardian of Ford’s racing flame.

BMW X3 vs Ford Territory
Classic Wheels

Archive: 2011 Ford Territory v BMW X5 comparison review

We’ve been out here to Cameron Corner before, but never in an Aussie-built diesel SUV … let alone one with the ability to stand comparison with a BMW $30K more expensive.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Classic Wheels

Archive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG v Oxley Highway

An epic car deserves an equally sensational road, so Bill Thomas introduces AMG’s SLS Roadster to the best bit of bendy bitumen inland of the NSW mid-north coast.

Mercedes-Benz Classic Car bunker
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Mercedes-Benz classic cars: Inside Holy Halls

A wall of F1 cars is just a small part of a 1000-strong collection of one-offs, motorsport stars and production classics hidden in secret bunkers Mercedes-Benz calls The Holy Halls.

Ford Australia CEO Graeme Whickman
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Ford Australia boss Graeme Whickman interview

For Ford Australia president Graeme Whickman, overseeing the manufacturing shutdown has been difficult, but his challenges are really just beginning.

Ford XC Falcon Cobra
Classic Wheels

1978 Ford XC Falcon Cobra

Necessity was the mother of Ford’s invention, and a nice little earner.