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How Mazda became the most innovative car company in Japan

As Mazda celebrates its 100th birthday, we look back at what makes it Japan’s most tenacious car manufacturer

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Who killed the Alfa Romeo 4C?

Alfa’s pretty little sports car is set to die, but who signed the death warrant?

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Why you shouldn’t buy a new dual-cab ute just yet

Tempted to add a new dual-cab to the driveway? Here’s a bunch of reasons why you should wait

Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec N1
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What makes the R34 GT-R V-Spec N1 the ultimate Skyline

Despite the financial woes of its parent company, the last of the Skyline GT-R line remains the most sought after.

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What is the greatest turbo car of all time?

Lords of Boost! Your turbocharged bible is here

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Ford’s forgotten V12-powered open-wheel track weapon driven

Back in 1996 Ford let us loose at Calder park in its one-off open-wheel concept car

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This legend is shoving a literal tank engine into a Ford sedan

This has to be one of the wildest engine conversion projects in the world

Turbo Titans

AMG has just changed the turbo game

Taking technology directly from its F1 program, this new AMG turbo will change the science of boost forever

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Bask in the retro cool of these old-school ads

We’ve dug through the archives and collated some of our favourite retro ads

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How autonomous cars could kill the Cannonball Run as we know it

A former Cannonball Run record holder explains how outlaw autonomous cars will eventually break the automotive world’s most illegal record

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Just how fast is Volkswagen’s quickest dual-cab?

It’s the most powerful diesel dual-cab you can buy, but exactly how quick is the Amarok 580 Ultimate?

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Driving an HSV GTS at 271km/h in the wet

In 2002 we took an HSV GTS to Lang Lang, and pushed it to nearly 300km/h… in the pouring rain

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We surprise a reader with a Ferrari F8 Tributo

A 13-year-old Wheels reader and Ferrari super fan gets the surprise of a lifetime

sim racing rig
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How to build a sim racing rig

Want to get your virtual racing fix? Here’s two ways into sim racing on very different budgets

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Everything we know about the 2021 Nissan 400Z

Will Nissan’s new Zed car hero be a true Supra slayer?

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What is the coolest ute of all time?

Gather around and hear eight impassioned pitches for which ute should take the crown for coolest of them all

Porsche Cayman GT4 and 911 Carrera
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The Porsche Cayman GT4 and 911 Carrera take on Australia’s greatest driving road

We pit the Porsche Cayman GT4 against what might be the only car capable of levelling with it – Porsche’s 992 Carrera – on Australia’s Alpine Ring

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Ram’s Ford Ranger rival’s secrets revealed

A new American dual-cab ute could be on its way to Australia

Australia's Cannonball Run
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Surfers Paradise to Perth at 142km/h – the story of Australia’s secret illegal race

In 1984 a pair of secret races had competitors blasting across the country at break-neck speeds. This is the true story of what happened.

Porsche 718 Cayman
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Why you’re wrong about the Porsche Boxster’s four-cylinder engine

Porsche purists turned their noses up at the Boxster’s turbocharged flat-four engine, but the man in charge reckons they’re wrong on that one

Mercedes-AMG SLS
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Tobias Moers’ most important AMGs

Tobias Moers is about to leave the top job at AMG, so we decided to look back at the products that define his legacy

2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
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Porsche boss admits they got the Cayman GT4’s gearbox wrong

Why the sky-high gearing, Porsche? The man in charge comes clean

Archive: Driving a left-hand drive Holden VT Commodore SS across America
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We drove a left-hook Commodore across America

Wind the clock back to ’98 and come for a cross country journey in possibly the most unique Holden Commodore in the world

How to break the Cannonball Run record
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These are the extreme lengths people will go to break the Cannonball Run record

A former Cannonball Run record holder explains exactly what you need to break the automotive world’s most illegal record