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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

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

Is the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 too big for Australia?
Are big Yank trucks worth considering or should you stick with your dual-cab?

Tested! The quickest dual-cab you can buy
Independent testing shows this pick-up will hassle hot hatch heroes

Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes reflect on their glory years with Holden
Holden’s motorsport heroes race down memory lane

Why your car isn’t as safe as you think
Confusion over Australia’s car safety ratings system is putting drivers at risk

Mazda almost put a V12 sedan into production
The greatest Japanese V12 you’ve never heard of, intended to power a BMW-bashing luxo sedan

How BorgWarner is putting F1 tech into road cars
A new era of turbocharging is upon us

We find the best new tyre in our comprehensive tyre test
Forget carbon-ceramics and 10-pot calipers – what you really need is a good set of boots. See how our contenders shape up

This Porsche 959 restomod by Canepa is stunning
Restomods can divide opinion. Here’s one that’s been done beautifully

The BMW E39 M5 was the pinnacle for sports sedans
The perfect fusion of analogue and digital in a sporting sedan? Come in, red leader
