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2023 Ford Mustang v 2022 Ford Mustang: styling faceoff
What looks new with the new-look Mustang?
Peter Brock anniversary: A friend’s tribute to ‘Peter Perfect’, 19 years after his tragic passing
It’s 19 years since Australia’s greatest touring car driver, Peter Brock, died in a tragic accident on September 8, 2006. Wheels gathered some of his closest friends together in 2016 for this rare insight into the man they called “Peter Perfect”.
Is Australia ready for the electrified ute?
Ford’s EV pick-up marks a turning point in electric acceptance, but when will Australia join in?
Retro: Nash Metropolitan – Kelvinator’s car for the times
The vision of a fridge boss, built in the UK, but aimed as USA’s ‘second car’
Vale Nicola Materazzi: Father of the F40 dies
The genius behind Ferrari’s iconic F40 and the legendary 288 GTO, with many a story to tell, has passed away. In his honour, Wheels shares this 2019 interview with you again.
Modern Classic: Volkswagen Scirocco
Concept-car looks blended with serious performance at a keen price made the Scirocco R’s cameo in Australia one of VW’s finest
Retro: The Renault Dauphine Gordini, France’s rallying cry
Diminutive competition giant-killer delivered a tail-happy ending
Driven to Extinction: Lamborghini Aventador
Fearsome, fabulous, flawed … finished
A brief history of the Nissan Z in Australia
Australia boasts a long love affair with the Z, so take a look back at the various generations that forged an icon
War Wagons: 20 years of the Audi RS6
Four generations of RS6 come together to celebrate the 20th birthday of Audi’s fastest family
Retro: 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2
The biggest-ever Ferrari at the time also took the brand into a state of lux
Retro: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Not even a host of design flaws could stop the ’57 becoming a classic
Farewell drive: R35 Nissan GT-R, first and final forms
As the sun sets on Nissan’s R35 GT-R in Australia, we give it one last meal – a bowl of bitumen spaghetti, its favourite – and reflect on the impact it made
Modern classic: Lexus LS400
No budget, no time constraints, no prisoners: the Lexus LS400 was Japan’s shock to the world that changed the luxo sedan segment forever
Dynisma DMG-1: From the screen to F1, this is the world’s best simulator
We drive the mega-simulator that’s helped propel the Ferrari F1 team to the pointy end of this year’s championship
Driven to Extinction: Lotus Elise
The speed of light… now switched off
Modern Classic: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series
‘Black Series’ is AMG shorthand for the most hardcore variant the company will build. This fourth model wore the moniker like a flak jacket
Wheels Inbox: Letters to the editor
Keep it tight (no more than 200 words) and do include your suburb if via email: [email protected] can also have your say on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (search for Wheels Australia)
What’s behind Mazda’s premium push?
We talk to Vinesh Bhindi, Mazda Australia’s CEO, to figure out if the company’s ‘premium story’ is a page-turner or mere pulp fiction
Lamborghini’s ultimate road trip redux: Convoy, take two!
From Bologna to the Alps in a squadron of Lamborghinis
Looking back at the 1956 Wartburg 311
A Soviet oddball with ties to one of the world’s biggest carmakers
Looking back at the 1974 Datsun 260Z
Follow-up to the lithe 240Z had to face the challenge of extra ballast
GALLERY: 2022 New York Auto Show highlights
New York shows that while the big international motor shows are back, there is still a way to go before they’re back to their pre-COVID-19 glory
Battler from Britain: The MG TC
Prompt post-war timing gave this English roadster a key market advantage
