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Retro review: 1999 Honda S2000 – Plain Sailing
Few cars have aged as gracefully as the S2000, Wheels flicks back through the archives to bring you our thoughts on the then-new Honda
Holden’s SS story: a history of the badge
HOLDEN’S confirmation of a VXR badge for the next hot Commodore is the final nail in the coffin of the iconic Commodore SS nameplate.
Hyundai i30 N vs its rivals – on paper
Hyundai’s hot hatch hero measures up against new contenders set to do battle at the end of this year
How the Mercedes-Benz X-Class compares to the top dual-cab utes
Make no mistake, people will pay more for a Mercedes ute, but how does the X-Class actually stack up against top-spec workhorses like the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux and Volkswagen Amarok?
What is Level 3 autonomous driving tech and when do we get it?
Level 3 driving autonomy is here but it may still be some time before anyone is allowed to actually use it
Retro Review: 1960 Ford XK Falcon – The Falcon Swoops
1960 – the year the Reserve bank was created, the West Indies and Australia had their first ever test match tie, and Wheels reviewed the first Ford Falcon
Race to autonomy: who are the key players?
Research ranks the carmakers pushing towards a self-driving future, and puts established marques on top
2017 Lamborghini Huracan Performante: Air Craft
Active aero helps elevate Lamborghini’s Performante to an even higher plane.
Behind the scenes of McLaren’s P1 Nurburgring lap record
Video reveals the incredible work behind the McLaren P1 LM’s fastest lap
McLaren director Zak Brown’s jaw-dropping car collection
Need any more convincing that McLaren has a car nut at the helm?
2017 Ford GT review feature – Raw & Order
The track-focused rough edges are tangible, the price tag astronomical, and the waiting list as long as the Mulsanne straight. We finally drive the Ford GT.
Wheels Interview: Elon Musk
Electric-car and space entrepreneur Elon Musk isn’t just out to save the world. His ambitions extend way beyond that…
Mercedes-AMG E63 S v Tesla Model S P100D v HSV GTSR – Video
A head-to-head battle between these breakneck sedans makes more sense than you may think
Explained: Electric compressors
Electric compressors are becoming increasingly popular among car makers. But what are they? And how do they work?
Wheels Interview: Albert Biermann, from M to N
Albert Biermann is the man at the helm of Hyundai’s budding N division. Go back one letter of the alphabet, and 34 years, where he joined BMW as part of the Group A E30 M3 racing development team and left as M Division boss.
McLaren 720S: Soul Searching
As civilised as McLaren’s baby 570GT, faster than their race-focused 675LT. But is there true supercar soul to go with the incredible performance?
Nismo 400R & Nissan GT-R Nismo – Godzilla reunion
Two of Yokohama’s most monstrous reunited, to explore what the Nismo touch brings to Nissan’s already-almighty GT-R
Top 5 quickest SUVs you can buy today
Practicality doesn’t have to come at the expensive of performance when it comes to these big bruisers
Porsche 911 GT2 RS: everything you need to know
Including a guide to the huge numbers, the nerdy details and the nickname Porsche’s engineers have given it
Mazda 3 celebrates 40 years Down Under
We look back at 40 up-and-down years of Mazda’s perennial hatch
Ron Dennis sells up as McLaren reorganises
The background behind Woking’s Night of the Long Knives
Editor’s Letter: An automotive origin story
Many of us can vividly identify a defining moment in time that set us on a life-long path of automotive fanaticism. Our Editor, Alex Inwood, found that moment in the pages of Wheels.
Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer vs Mazda MX-5: Racer’s Edge
We were eager to try our hand at one of two Mazda MX-5 Cup Racers in the country, but could it still possess everything we loved about the road-going car?
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce review
Alfa Romeo’s fall from prominence after storied sports car eminence throughout the ’60s and ’70s has been rough. With billions of Euros in development under its skin, the new Giulia changes everything!
