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We drop a Mazda CX-3 into the Outback to follow Birdsville’s only cop
When Stephan Pursell became Birdsville’s only cop, he hoped he wouldn’t be out of his depth. You know, like a Mazda CX-3 in the Outback

Mercedes-Benz F 015 video review
Watch as we poke, prod and play with one of the most unusual, and expensive, cars to grace Wheels HQ. And yes, it really does looks like a spaceship.

Headed Woodward with Mike Simcoe
Robbo shoots the breeze with GM design boss Mike Simcoe at Detroit’s annual Woodward Dream Cruise

Wheels Investigation: Australia’s petrol is one of the dirtiest in the world
Aussie petrol is amongst the developed world’s dirtiest, and quality standards are going nowhere

Editor’s letter: The pressure and the pride of Car of the Year
Organising COTY wouldn’t be much more difficult if the office was on fire, but it’s all worth it in the end

Camouflaged cars captured on camera are no accident
Car makers let you see their latest hardware when they are good and ready, not in a moment’s lapse of concentration

How Michael Stahl became a Lewis Hamilton fan… sort of
Stahly was bewildered when he was once called a Lewis Hamilton fan, though that did somewhat change once the two met at the AMG GT R launch last year

Editor’s letter: 2017 – The year of the Korean car
Anyone who drove the original Kia Sportage or an X3 Excel can attest- Korean cars have come a helluva long way

The Insider: RIP Performance SUVs
While demand for performance SUVs looks to soar for the foreseeable future, tightening emissions as power output increases may reign in the perfect storm for this red-hot sector

2017 Mercedes-Maybach Pullman S600 – The Shabby Sheikh
What do Elvis Presley, Gaddafi and the Pope have in common? The Mercedes-Benz Pullman. We spend a day in Dubai testing it the Maybach way; from the back seat

Retro: 1953 Holden FJ – Fundamental as anything
The FJ Holden was nothing too sophisticated, which was just the way Aussies liked it

Explained: Lift flexible wishbone suspension
We delve into the science behind a radical departure from the traditional spring and damper suspension unit, that could change performance and passenger cars in the very near future

The custom king of Queen Street
The panel beater who rose to customiser royalty by accident

Lamborghini’s man in Oz: From Italy to Australia via China
The bull moves in as last year saw Australia become Lamborghini’s eighth largest international market

Snow driving, fear, and a little perspective for Michael Stahl
Despite all the driving experience in the world, there are still situations in which no amount of power or skill can save you

2018 Ferrari 812 Superfast feature drive
Maranello replaces the superb F12 berlinetta with something even better… surely the world’s greatest front-engine coupe?

Exclusive: Holden’s 1950’s Corvette
We expose secret documents from GM’s archives that reveal a late-’50s sports car project with Holden at its core

Dopey Crackdown
Australia’s war on drug driving is fought between blurred lines on an uneven field

Retro: 1957 Volkswagen Beetle – Volk Hero
From a regime’s tool to globally adored icon, the Beetle has had a storied past

In Gear: Our pick of awesome gadgets in October
Here is this month’s find of automotive gear and gadgets including: some of the most tasteful affordable watches, the cheapest McLaren yet… and Harley Davidson parts in a bottle of gin?

Ferrari in Australia: 70 years of the Prancing Horse
We take a 488 GTB to Phillip Island to live the life of a Ferrari owner for a day

Holden and Wheels’ epic drives in photos
It’s likely Wheels has driven more kilometres in Holdens than any other publication. Here are some of our favourite shots from those journeys

Holden on to what matters: a family portrait – VIDEO
To mark the end of Holden’s Australian manufacturing, we invited more than 50 faithful owners to the Lion’s Lang Lang proving ground for one more hurrah

39 Years of Holden Commodore: 2017 – End of Daze
Today is the day; as we farewell the Aussie built Holden and our look back on 39 years of Commodore, we relive 48 glorious hours in Clayton’s curtain call- the HSV GTSR W1
