WHEELS NEWS

Volvo confirms XC40 T2 and B-series mild-hybrids
Swedish brand’s electrified small SUV range is on track for this year

Should premium car brands offer five-year warranties?
Volvo now considering five-year warranty and cheaper servicing costs to drive down ownership costs

Could the new six-cylinder 718 Cayman Touring be the perfect Porsche sports car?
Touring recipe sounds like a wish-list for Porsche nerds

Labor’s $57 million plan to relaunch local car manufacturing isn’t enough
While it sounds good as a policy, there isn’t enough money to become reality

Is PSA about to buy Jaguar Land Rover?
Holden’s major supplier said to be eyeing an imminent purchase of JLR

Top Ten New Car Deals: May 2019
Here’s how to score huge discounts on Ford, Ranger, Holden Colorado, Jeep Cherokee, Kia Rio and a whole lot more

Labor pledges millions to restart local car manufacturing
If elected to government, the Australian Labor Party will endeavour to see cars built on Aussie soil once more

Victoria’s road toll is skyrocketing despite police blitz
Police continue to crack down on drivers, but the road toll is at a record high

Honda Civic Type R sets Bathurst lap record with Jenson Button
There wasn’t a record to break, but Honda has set a benchmark for other manufacturers to challenge

How much does Porsche care about an $853m Dieselgate fine?
Let’s put that giant figure into context

Mercedes-AMG CLA45 leaked online by Mercedes
World’s highest specific power output and drift mode for Mercedes-AMG’s just-leaked junior super sedan

Tesla slashes prices, renames entire range
The electric car manufacturer has cut almost $60,000 from the price of its Model X flagship

RAM to introduce Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger ute rival
Project underway on a one-tonne pickup to fill hole in range

Fully Sixt! Shelby and Sixt offer US renters a 447kW supercharged Mustang
Sixt offering ballistic blown Shelby GT-S ‘Stang

Save the manuals! Porsche reissues owner manuals for every model
Over 700 new manuals now available from 356 to 996

Ford Ranger goes sub-five seconds to 100km/h
260kW Texas-tuned Ranger will get to 100km/h as quick as a Porsche 718 Cayman

HSV reveals limited-run SportsCat RS
You can have it in any colour you want, as long as it is white

Win a set of Maxxis tyres with Wheels!
Enter the draw now for your chance to win up to $2000 worth of tyres

Australia Federal Election 2019: Electric car debate
Is the Prime Minister’s claim that an equivalent electric car is $28,000 more expensive than a combustion-powered model true?

Next-gen Mercedes-AMG C63 to be all-wheel drive
AMG to transform C-Class flagship from V8 rear-drive brawler, to six-pot hybrid track star

New Ford electric vehicle could come to Australia thanks to Rivian
Half a billion dollars of investment from the Blue Oval could result in a new EV for Oz

Australia’s best value car is… Wheels Magazine: May 2019
This month we find out what Australia’s ten best value cars are, and they’re as affordable as you think

Porsche’s cheapest sports car could go fully electric
Boxster and Cayman electric prototypes are already being tested by the German maker

Hyundai reveals sporty Sonata N-Line sedan
The newest sedan from Hyundai is getting the N-lite treatment