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Best of the Wheels Archive in 2016, part one
Here’s the first part of a collection of some of our favourite throwback yarns and classic tales extracted from the Wheels Archive over our 63 year history.

Best features of 2016, part 2
We look at the best features we’ve put together in 2016. In part 2 we go to Bathurst and Le Mans, delve into the Mercedes inner sanctum, chat to Ferrari’s design boss, drive a princely Bentley and analyse Alfa’s five billion dollar baby.

Best features of 2016, part 1
We look at the best features we’ve put together in 2016 – from clocking 330km/h on a public road to the classic head-to-head: Commodore vs Falcon.

Best car reviews of 2016, part 1
We look at the best road tests and first drives of new cars from the year that was, including the AMG GT3, Ford Focus RS, Mazda CX-9 and Rolls’ Dawn drop top.

BMW M2 vs Ford Focus RS: Head to Head
Two of 2016’s most talked about cars go head to head on the road, track, and the set of a very low budget Ken Block video

Best cars of 2016, as judged by Wheels
The Wheels team samples a huge volume of new metal every year – here are our favourite rides from 2016.

Archive: 2008 HSV W427 revealed
HSV’s 427 weapon lives again – but this time you’ll actually be able to buy one. Prepare for a fundamental shift in the performance playing field…

Stefano Domenicali: Lamborghini CEO interview
New Lamborghini CEO’s job is to harness record sales and profits for an electrifying future.

Christmas Gift Guide for car enthusiasts
Do you have a loved one who is a complete and utter petrol head but have no idea what to get them? We have just the (slightly ridiculous) thing!

2013 BMW 1M Coupe unleashed in the Hunter Valley
This one-time cattle-rustling route, Putty Road in the Hunter Valley, delivers the sort of driving mix that demands you harden up.

2017 Mercedes-Benz G300 G-Professional review
There’s now a high-priced Mercedes-Benz that attracts absolutely no luxury car tax. But it’s not really for the urban driveway

2013 Audi R8: From Melbourne to Sydney
Interstate removalist vehicles don’t come more unlikely than the 404kW Audi R8 V10 Plus.

Archive: Peter Robinson visits Ferrari in Maranello
Robbo marks his retirement with a final pilgrimage to the automotive Mecca of Maranello, where he was banned for life. Twice.

Top 5 Mercedes-AMG landmark vehicles
AMG’s thumping new E63 is being described by some as the best AMG ever. Here are five other bar-raising cars from Affalterbach.

2013 Holden VF Commodore, Evoke, SV6 Sportwagon and SS-V Ute compared
Three cars, three days, 1500 kays. We know VF is good, but what’s it like in the harsh light of the real world? We take the Holden Evoke, Sportwagon and Ute for a spin to find out.

Evolution of Formula One steering wheels video
Watch how F1 steering wheels have changed over the past 60 years. Today they look like game console controls on steroids, but they evolved from much more humble beginnings.

2016 HSV Clubsport R8 Track Edition to the Bathurst 1000
A spiritual roadtrip on a special weekend in HSV’s most track focused car resulted in some spectacular photography

Hyundai i20 WRC car visits McDonald’s drive-through
It’s the rallying world’s version of a Formula 1 car, but how does a WRC car handle the McDonald’s drive-through?

Archive: 2013 Bentley Continental GT v Bylong Valley Way
Jesse Taylor revisits a painful childhood memory and a great road in the $370,000 Bentley Continental GT V8. It’s still cheaper than therapy.

Most powerful Australian cars over the decades
These are the toughest Australian-made cars of their respective decades, from 1960 to the present day. From the HSV GTS to the Ford Falcon GTHO, we have it covered.

Electric cars: where are we at?
The world’s carmakers are putting their weight behind pure electric vehicles

Archive: 2013 BMW M5 review in Germany
We fang BMW’s fast-but-aloof M5 in its homeland to see if autobahns and alpine passes can bring out its best.

Phil Irving: Engineer extraordinary remembered
The first time Wheels founding editor Athol Yeomans cracked 100 miles per hour (160km/h) – he was driving a modified FJ Holden. The secret was a cylinder head modified by Phil Irving.

Phil Irving: Repco-Brabham Formula One engineer
In any other country his name would be whispered with awe. We look back at the life of Philip Edward Irving, the man who powered Jack Brabham in 1966.