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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

Who killed the Alfa Romeo 4C?
Alfa’s pretty little sports car is set to die, but who signed the death warrant?

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

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.

What is the greatest turbo car of all time?
Lords of Boost! Your turbocharged bible is here

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

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

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

Bask in the retro cool of these old-school ads
We’ve dug through the archives and collated some of our favourite retro ads

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

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?

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

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

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

Everything we know about the 2021 Nissan 400Z
Will Nissan’s new Zed car hero be a true Supra slayer?

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

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

Ram’s Ford Ranger rival’s secrets revealed
A new American dual-cab ute could be on its way to Australia

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.

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

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

Porsche boss admits they got the Cayman GT4’s gearbox wrong
Why the sky-high gearing, Porsche? The man in charge comes clean

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

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
