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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.
The road to 2016 Wheels Car of the Year
Choosing which cars will make it through to the road to COTY glory is just the start of a very long journey
In search of ‘The Italian Job’ in a Lamborghini Miura
Former Wheels editor Peter Robinson takes you behind the scenes of his 1997 feature An Italian Job, when he searched in a legendary Lamborghini for the Alpine setting of its most famous crash
Classic Wheels: An Italian Job
This is the story of a beautiful car, a great road and the classic movie that brought them together
Dodge Charger muscle car legend targets Australia
Wild rear-drive hero bringing its 527kW V8 thunder Down Under
Spun out: HSV GTS drifting on snow
How much power is too much on ice? Wheels joins HSV in the New Zealand snowfields to find out
Meet the Australian designer shaping the BMW X1’s future
BMW has an Aussie secret – Sydney-born automotive designer Calvin Luk.
At last! We drive the long-awaited Honda NSX
Honda springs an unexpected first drive of its greatly anticipated NSX, and now we can swear it’s a seriously impressive supercar.
Wheels Tyre Test 2015: Nine brands compared
Looking for rubber with a great blend of grip, progression and longevity? We put popular tyres from Continental, Dunlop, Goodyear, Michelin and five other brands to the test
Social climber: Bentley Bentayga aims for the top SUV spot
The brief is simple: build the fastest, most luxurious and most expensive SUV in the world. Enter Bentley Bentayga.
Mazda MX-5 to get targa look
A Porsche-style retractable roof should transform Mazda’s next-gen hardtop convertible.
Back in the Carr game: reflecting on Australia’s automotive industry
Former minister wants Australia’s automotive industry to have a future.
A raising of spirits: We pursue the story behind McLaren
Kiwi motorsport legend Bruce McLaren was killed 45 years ago, but, as Michael Stahl and a current 650S find, the memory of him in the Shaky Isles is still very much alive.
