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?
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.
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.
1967 De Tomaso Mangusta
Argentina meets Italy meets America. What could possibly go wrong?
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.
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.
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.
1978 Ford XC Falcon Cobra
Necessity was the mother of Ford’s invention, and a nice little earner.
Ronnie Peterson F1 death scandal remembered
“No one knows quite how he does it but it’s true they say he’s the master of going faster”.
Classic Wheels: Ronnie Peterson F1 death scandal
Ronnie Peterson’s death at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix shocked the F1 world – and scandalised the way F1 handled the medical treatment of drivers.
Archive: Peter Brock’s Bathurst win at Mt Panorama
In a Wheels exclusive Brocky provided a first-person account about how he claimed his fourth Hardie-Ferodo 1000 victory at Mt Panorama
Archive: Godzilla Skyline GT-R at 1992 Bathurst 1000
An emotional Jim Richards once told the Bathurst crowd: “You’re a pack of arseholes!” Here’s Wheels’ account of what led up to that infamous 1992 outburst.
1960 Ford Falcon vs Holden FB: How they compared
Nothing in the saga of Australian cars and car magazines approaches Ford versus Holden, blue versus red for longevity, significance or volume.
Classic Wheels: Ford Falcon v Holden FB comparison
The question on everyone’s mind when the Ford Falcon was born in 1960 was: Is it better than the FB Holden?
1964 Porsche 911
An iconic design that has endured more than half a century
Archive: 1996 Ligier JS41 F1 review
What’s it like to test an F1 car, with full technical support, telemetry and tyre change? Derek Daly throws the Adelaide runner-up car, Ilivier Panis’ Ligier JS41, round Magnay-Cours…
Archive: We drove the Hume Highway at 130km/h and didn’t get booked
We say the Hume would be safer with a 130km/h limit. Ben Oliver runs the gauntlet to prove the point
1965 Renault 16: retro series
How the French revolutionised the small car.
1982 Mitsubishi Starion: retro series
When turbos first ruled the world, Mitsubishi was at the forefront
Archive: The man who kidnapped Fangio
Wheels sits down with guy who took one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time hostage
Archive: Volkswagen Beetle and Adolf Hitler’s car for the people
The launch of the original beetle was possibly the most grandiose car launch in history. It had a giant golden eagle, a multi-car parade, Hitler, and a journo willing to share his story with Wheels
Archive: Nissan R33 Skyline GT-R
It’s a beast with a brain – combining high-tech engineering and old-fashioned attention to detail. Angus MacKenzie and Peter Nunn appraise Nissan’s brutal beauty.
1954 Ford Thunderbird: retro series
The original Ford Thunderbird was a smash hit, then daddy took the T-Bird away
Classic Wheels: 1996 Porsche Boxster remembered
Porsche expects to build around 230,000 cars in 2016 and happily claims to be the most profitable carmaker in the world. Hard to believe that just 25 years ago the company was in disarray.
