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The Ignore List: quality cars that you’re just not buying
Think the car buying public is meritocratic? Think again
Quattro: the untold story
The mission was top-secret: develop an all-wheel-drive hero to run rings around the opposition. We talk to the men behind the legendary ur Quattro
My Father’s greatest gift
I have many things to thank my Father for, but perhaps most important is a love for all things motoring
Father’s Day: When Dad’s driving instruction goes bad
Learning to drive should not be a full contact sport
An awkward interview with Ferdinand Piech
VW Group demigod Dr Ferdinand Piech is synonymous with visionary innovation and business brilliance. When he talks of a car that will do an unthinkable 100km to the litre, Wheels’ Peter Robinson doesn’t laugh – he goes white
An unknown car company could be Australia’s next performance hero
Smashing Nurburgring records is just part of a path that could result in Aussie sales for new Chinese vehicle company
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 goes up against supercars
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R v Ferrari Mondial t 348 v Honda NSX v BMW M5 v Porsche Carrera 4
Driving the EV super highway in the Hyundai Kona EV
We tweak the nose of range anxiety as we take to Queensland’s 1800km fast-charge stretch in the new Hyundai Kona Electric SUV
The best (and worst) attempts at the Bathurst 1000 by international drivers
There is a reason that only a single international driver pairing has ever won The Great Race
BMW M850i: Spiritual enlightener
Semi-urban racetracks have been pushed to extinction. Are big, petrol-powered coupes headed the same way? BMW’s M850i visits the sites of former roundel glory, and makes its case for a stay of execution
Porsche 911 GT3 review video: 20 years of GT3
Wheels celebrates 20 years of the Porsche 911 GT3 by waking at sparrow’s fart for a blast in the atmo 4.0-litre 991.2
Great V8s: Mercedes-AMG M177/M178 ‘hot vee’ V8
Mercedes-AMG proves that downsizing and adding boost need not be a cause for concern
Great V8 mega test: the best V8s on sale, tested
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 v Ford Mustang GT v Mercedes-AMG C63 S v Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk v Lexus RC F v McLaren 600LT v
Great V8s: Ford’s modular family
A decision made in the mid-‘80s is still reaping its rewards with an all-time great family of V8 engines
Great V8s: Ferrari F136
Screaming to 9000rpm, Ferrari’s 458 Speciale engine befits its name
Great V8s: Cosworth Ford DFV
The most successful engine in Formula One’s history did more for the sport than win races
Great V8s: How Audi built the most dominant engine in endurance racing
Nothing comes close to matching this Audi V8’s reliability and speed
Great V8s: Rolls-Royce-Bentley L Series
The great Six And Three-Quarter V8 that is one of Britain’s finest bent-eight masters
Feature: Great V8s!
Celebrating the great V8, Wheels looks at some of the most brilliant bent-eight engines to grace the automotive world.
David Coulthard: Things I have learned
F1’s all-round nice guy David Coulthard deals out some of his life lessons
You can buy a former Australian Grand Prix track for $80,000
The site of Jack Brabham’s first Grand Prix victory is up for sale
Modern Classic: Ayrton Senna’s 1984 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16
This is it. The 190E 2.3-16 is the car that set the template for the modern supersports sedan and also helped create the legend of Ayrton Senna
Retro: 1929 Bentley Speed Six
Big-capacity grunt overcame vast mass, and Le Mans glory followed
Chevrolet Corvette attends a space shuttle launch
Space shuttle Atlantis reportedly unleashed the force of 60,000 Corvettes when it took off on its recent final mission. Glenn Butler was there with just one, but still had a blast.
