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Crystal ball: New small cars to look for in 2016
Small cars are set for a big year, with appealing new hatchbacks and baby SUVs on the way

Nissan – The Wheels Report 2015
It’s all about SUVs for Nissan, with almost two-thirds of its sales coming from the high-riding wagons.

Ford – The Wheels Report 2015
It’s difficult not to refer to Ford’s recent sales results as anything but dismal.

Crystal ball: New 4WDs to look for in 2016
The past year has been a big year for four wheel drives, bringing several fresh choices for off-highway touring in 2016.

Crystal ball: New hot hatches to look for in 2016
Almost by definition, the most exciting newcomers of 2016 will be high-performance sedans and hatches

Mitsubishi – The Wheels Report 2015
It has been a rare positive year for Mitsubishi, but its climb up the charts has all been off the back of the new Triton ute and some cracking deals on the ASX compact SUV.

Editor’s pick: Best car comparisons of 2015
We have a lot of fun with our car comparisons, but we also take a lot of pride in them. We don’t think you’ll find a more forthright analysis.

Holden – The Wheels Report 2015
There have been few shining lights on the Holden sales front, especially with the looming manufacturing closure

Year in review: F1 in 2015
Looking back at a season where the off-track action was often much more exciting

Hyundai – The Wheels Report 2015
Much of Hyundai’s 2015 success has been down to red-hot deals such as $19,990 driveaway i30 autos

Year in review: 2015 in international motorsport
A look at what happened in IndyCars, MotoGP, WEC, rallying, Formula Four, Dakar

Mazda – The Wheels Report 2015
CX-3 shot to the top of the small-SUV sales charts and has enduring appeal beyond the narrower product ranges of its rivals

Editor’s pick: Best news stories of 2015
Why run news stories at Wheels? Because we can…

Editor’s pick: Best time-wasting videos of 2015
You wouldn’t want to waste your precious summer holiday watching drivers clown around on YouTube. Would you?

Crystal ball: New premium cars for 2016
It says plenty about the Aussie buyer that about half of the fresh cars expected here in 2016 are from premium brands

Toyota – The Wheels Report 2015
Continued dominance in the small and medium segments, as well as a broad range of top-selling SUVs, makes Toyota a sales force to be reckoned with

Editor’s pick: Best opinion pieces of 2015
The Volkswagen debacle drew from Wheels writers the year’s strongest comment – but they also had points to make about big V8 road cars and open-wheel racing.

Crystal ball: New family cars to look for in 2016
High-rise wagons with off-roading abilities – or pretensions – dominate the catalogue of newly minted family cars for 2016

Reality bytes: designing virtual cars
Creating virtual cars is not just about car makers playing games

Isle of Right: Performance Cars in Tasmania
Join Wheels in Tasmania as we blast around some of Australia’s best driving roads in seven of the best affordable drivers’ cars.

Ferrari La Ferrari v McLaren P1: Clash of the Titans
At the pointiest end of the leading edge of supercar technology lie La Ferrari and McLaren’s P1. Sparks are sure to fly as these two hybrid hypercars finally collide.

Driving forces: Australia’s car industry beyond 2017
We will still have a car industry to proud of when Ford, Holden and Toyota close their doors. Meet the visionaries driving Australia’s automotive future.

2016 Commodore SS-V Redline: A backroads blast in the last and best Holden
It’s a bittersweet day as we belt Holden’s greatest-ever V8 sports sedan from Fishermans Bend back to its birthplace at Lang Lang. Spoiler alert – this may end in tears…

Top 5 Supercars: Power to weight ratio
With 552kW from its 6.5-litre V12 the Lamborghini Aventador earns its place at the top with muscle. But for our other contenders, it isn’t just about power.
