Today in 1960: Ford powers on

We dug up some pics from the Wheels archive for this date steeped in Ford production history.

Road v Race: all-Aussie shootout

How much quicker are V8 supercars than their road-going relatives? Strap in as we find out...

Road v Race - Aussie battlers!

The mantra 'win on Sunday, sell on Monday' was coined back in an era when race cars bore more than a cosmetic resemblance to road cars. But, we wondered, is there any strength to it today?

Road v Race - HSV GTS

For half the W427's price, the GTS offers 90 percent of the performance.

Badgeology - Pontiac

GM's big chief.

Road v Race - FPV F6

It's a ton of turbo fun, but big boost makes this a tricky muscle car to master.

Road v Race - FPV GT

It lacks the F6's titanic twist, but progressive V8 power delivery proves there's life in the GT yet.

Road v Race - HSV W427

Price of admission is steep, but nudging V8 Supercar performance was never going to come cheap.

Road v Race - HRT V8 Supercar

Rather than a true racer, HRT's 'ride' car is the fastest passenger vehicle in Oz.

Road v Race - FPR V8 Supercar

The only true racer on test was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the top performer.

Road v Race - Credits, crunch

Our festival of figures may not have delivered any shock defeats, but it did prove two things: local muscle-car buyers have it very good, and V8 Supercar drivers earn every cent ...

FIRST LOOK: Jaguar XJ

The Brit automaker has released a short clip and an even shorter media release about its all-new XJ.

Live from New York: Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype

Sneak peek at the 'Evo SUV'.

Nissan GT1-spec R35 breaks cover

... and its beautiful.

Adventurous antidote for tough economic times

Mercedes-Benz Oz takes to the track for an expensive but priceless week of excitement in Melbourne. Peter McKay takes a spin around Albert Park.

Prius vs Insight in greenback war

Toyota has fired the latest shots in Japan's new and increasingly contentious green car wars, claiming that the next gen Prius boasts nothing less than 'the world's best fuel efficiency'.

Mazda's designs on the future

Its first Australian design forum gave an up-close-and-personal look at Mazda's next-gen cars via head designer, Laurens van den Acker.

Carbon trading

Tesla expands with the Model S four-door sedan. Wheels US correspondent John Lamm reports.

Night at the museum

For 60 years Porsche has built some of the world's most desirable road and race cars. Now, the company has built a world-class museum...

Volkswagen Golf GTD

Surprise! Volkswagen officially unveils its diesel hot-hatch at a local German show.

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Skyline GT-R: Obakemono!

Road and track versions revealed.

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Skyline GT-R goes for broke - Nissan GT-R

Nissan raises the game on all fronts.

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Warp Factor: HSV GTS-R v BMW M3 v Nissan Skyline GT-R

Is the M3 twice as good as the GTS-R? And the Skyline three times better? Michael Stahl unscientifically measures added fun against the steep, steep price of quicknology.

GT-R RETROSPECTIVE: Skyline's New Limit - Nissan GT-R

Japan's famous hi-tech terror creature is re-born, stronger and even more capable. Peter Nunn hung on for the ride of his life