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The best Wheels letters of 2017
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What’s that, you say? The best Wheels letters of 2017

Speed limits, Holden’s closure, award-winning SUVs, stained Jaguars and more. You said it, and we printed it.

The death of tribalism in car culture
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The death of tribalism in car culture

Think back to the days of motorsport where it was more commonplace to cheer on a badge on a bonnet over the driver behind the wheel. Is brand allegiance and tribalism in car culture dead?

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Retro: 1931 Auburn Speedster – From a rose-tinted time

American car maker Auburn delivered some brief flashes of brilliance

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Best of 2017: Top 5 News Stories

All those times we were ahead of the pack in bringing you the stories that mattered

The most popular car reviews of 2017 part two
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The most popular car reviews of 2017 – part two

Here’s our second instalment of which reviews resonated the most with Australia’s motoring enthusiasts

Wheels biggest surprises of 2017
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Wheels biggest surprises of 2017

Here’s our road test team’s round up of the pleasant and not so welcome surprises of the year

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The best Wheels feature stories of 2017, part 2

Here’s the next instalment of the most popular Wheels features of 2017

Our favourite car videos of 2017
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Our favourite car videos of 2017

Here’s some summer viewing and a selection of the most popular videos on our website, including a couple we made ourselves

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Driving an E34 M5 30 years later

The E34 M5 was the first M-badged car for Carey to steer, almost 30 years later he finds himself back behind the wheel. Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.

The best of 2017 concept cars
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The best of 2017: concept cars

We look back at the most memorable design studies to have had their covers pulled throughout the year

Nissan R33 R35 GTR Nismo duo rolling
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The best feature stories of 2017, part one

What were the most popular Wheels feature articles of 2017?

Wheels picks the top 5 Christmas lights cruisers
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Wheels picks the top 5 Christmas lights cruisers

You want to take the kids to see the Christmas lights, but it’s all too messy to get out of the car. Here’s the best ones for the job

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The best Wheels photos of 2017

A snapshot of the year in images captured by the Wheels photographic team

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The cars that died in 2017

RIP these great, and not so great cars which were put out to pasture this year

Christmas gift guide for car enthusiasts
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Christmas gift guide for car enthusiasts

Last-minute Christmas gift ideas for the petrolhead, or maybe something for you to treat yourself with

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Everything we know about the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette

Here’s all we have learnt about Holden’s forthcoming performance hero ahead of its unveiling early next year.

The most popular car reviews of 2017
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The most popular car reviews of 2017

Which reviews got the most attention in 2017? Some are no-brainers, others… less so

Porsche 718 Cayman vs Alpine A110
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Porsche 718 Cayman vs Alpine A110

Compare the pair for two of the best two-door mid-engined coupe’s you’ll be able to buy in 2018

2017 Kia Stinger 330Si vs 2018 Holden Commodore VXR
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2017 Kia Stinger 330Si vs 2018 Holden Commodore VXR

Price, spec and performance: which is better?

False Dawns ideas that never took off
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False Dawns – ideas that never took off

Automotive history is littered with ideas the car makers told us would be the next big thing. Here are some of those things that, in hindsight, weren’t.

A quick history lesson in fast Audi wagons
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A quick history lesson in fast Audi wagons

It’s the holy trinity of four-ringed Audis with sportscar capabilities and room for a dog

Porsche 901 gets no-expense-spared resto
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Porsche 901 gets no-expense-spared resto

Here’s a heartwarming Christmas story

Half a century of AMG
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Half a century of AMG

Celebrating five decades of bahnstormers from AMG

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The Insider: The fall of Ford’s dice

Ford and GM both navigated the GFC very differently; Ford’s CEO has adopted the strategy used by a gambler with one last throw to make his mortgage payment