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Goodwood Revival 2021: Best in show
If the Goodwood Revival isn’t on your bucket list, it will be once you’ve read this

Car vs Ute vs SUV: How the vehicle you buy should guide the way you drive
Exactly what are the real-world dynamic drawbacks of choosing an SUV or dual-cab ute over a passenger car?

The car scene on Twitter is the home you didn’t know you needed
Twitter – famous for political bunfights and lots of COVID-19 aggro – also has a kinder, gentler world that is indispensable for the car lover

Hyundai Ioniq 5 v Tesla Model 3: Specs and pricing compared
How does the new contender stack up against the EV king?

How Godzilla got its name
化物! “It’s Japanese for monster.” “What, like Godzilla?”
Short Circuits: How the global automotive world is left starving for chips
The global semiconductor shortage has cost carmakers more than A$140 billion, and more supply pain is predicted. Is your new car affected?

Modern Classic: Porsche 944
Evolution of the parts-bin 924 became a financial lifeline for the Stuttgart brand, and one of the best-handling cars of its era

Ferrari 296GTB: The Prancing Horse’s next chapter
Ballistic new 296 GTB marks a return of the V6, powering this hybrid coupe to a bold new future

How Nissan created the 240Z
Nissan has revealed its new 2023 Z coupe. Here, in honour of that event, we’re revisiting one of our favourite stories.

ANCAP: Do we even need it?
ANCAP’s star rating system has sparked controversy and confusion, yet the importance of the organisation’s role remains. We speak with ANCAP’s new CEO and its critics about methodology and retaining relevance

What the Lotus Emira means for Britain’s iconic sportscar brand
For the first time in decades, the future of Lotus looks secure

Why is Superbug the definitive VW Beetle modern classic?
The last hurrah for a global automotive icon took the original formula and reworked it for the ’70s

Driven to Extinction: Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Stylish, fine-driving Italian hatch endured while its FCA stablemates stumbled

Revisit: Bentley Bentayga, fit for a prince
2016: It’s the Queen’s marque of choice, so surely Bentley’s big luxury SUV is the perfect car for our own outback monarch. We visit Prince Leonard in remote Hutt River to find out

From the Wheels archive: 1996 BMW Z3 vs MGF
Peter Robinson plays cat and mouse with two roadsters for the June 1996 issue of Wheels

The 31 hottest cars coming in 2021
The cars we hope will put 2020 firmly in the rear vision mirror

Do the Audi e-tron’s virtual mirrors actually work?
Are virtual mirrors tech for tech’s sake or do they actually bring useful advances?

2021 Ferrari F8 Tributo vs Victorian lockdown
As curfew lifts, could a flat-out run in Ferrari’s finest restore a little sanity?

On another plane: flat-plane V8s explained
Here’s why only the bold dare go where the traditional bent-eight can’t

Former Holden design director explains BMW 4 Series grille
Long-time GM designer and father of the iconic Efijy concept Richard Ferlazzo gives his verdict on that grille

The new McRae: Colin McRae’s nephew Max drives his cars
Is Colin McRae’s nephew a champ in waiting? We strap into ‘555’ to find out

How the Mini Moke became Aussie export gold
Abandoned by Brits, this tiny open-sider found export success Down Under

Modern Classic: The Holden Monaro for this century
Monaro still stands as a high-water mark of Aussie design and ingenuity

BMW M1 driven in the German countryside
We send Robbo in a BMW M1 to find an outrageous private collection of BMW M1 parts