WHEELS NEWS

2019 Audi Q8 revealed
Audi’s flagship SUV has arrived wearing new looks that will sweep through the Q-badged range

2018 Alpine A110 confirms pricing, trio of variants
Alpine will launch with three specifications in Australia – the limited-run Australian Premiere Edition, the Pure and the Legende

Porsche 919 Evo spotted at flat chat on the Nurburgring
It’s on. Porsche is aiming to eclipse Stefan Bellof’s outright lap record of the Green Hell

VFACTS May 2018: Ford Mustang outselling Holden’s ZB Commodore
Holden Commodore drops out of the top 20 list as passenger cars generally fall out of favour

Porsche to clip showroom as it struggles to meet EU emissions deadline
A tight European deadline promoting cleaner engines will force a temporary cut to the number of Porsche models on sale in the region

Ferrari developing EV powertrain with 2.0sec 0-100km/h
The wheels are already turning towards Maranello’s electrified future

Chrysler brand to live on, but not as we know it
FCA boss Sergio Marchionne reinvents Chrysler as its specialist autonomy and people movers brand

2019 BMW Z4 to gain M-powered makeover
BMW has confirmed a M40i-badged version of the Z4 will top the range … once it is revealed in full

Jaguar Land Rover electric cars to go only AWD
Single-motor electric vehicles are a “lame duck”, Jaguar’s head of product development says

GM boss bins Corvette pace car at Detroit GP
Concrete wall rudely curtails former Holden chief Mark Reuss’ drifting heroics

Alfa confirms supercoupe… and surprises with supercar plan
Mid-engined 8c, GTV supercoupe to form the core of Alfa Romeo’s revival over the next five years

2019 Mazda MX-5 to muscle-up
Mid-life update will turn the wick for even more atmo joy

Nobe’s delicious three-wheel-drive city scoot revealed
Proof that urban EVs don’t need to be dorky

BMW opts out of adding diesel-engined X3 M Performance
The first X3 to wear an M Performance badge won’t have a diesel-powered sibling beside it in Australian showrooms

Chrysler to be killed off by FCA this weekend – report
The automotive industry is abuzz with rumours that Chrysler could be shut down by FCA boss Sergio Marchionne

2019 Audi Q8 teased as debut draws near
With Audi’s Q8 flagship SUV creeping ever closer to its global unveiling, the German manufacturer releases more teasers of its biggest, blingest tall boy

Ford Fiesta RS is ‘wishful thinking’ says Ford Performance boss
It would seem reports of a Fiesta RS revival are too good to be true

Revealed: The bulletproof Skoda Superb wagon
A fully armoured family wagon could be just the thing to connect a prime minister with the people

FCA’s Five-Year Report Card
FCA’s new five-year plan is due to be announced this week. We hold them to account on their last one

Ford Performance puts power per litre predictions on the table
Head of Ford Performance in Europe says future performance cars will boast prodigious grunt
McLaren blasts from zero to 15,000 in seven years
Skyrocketing sales put the Woking start-up in step with Sant’Agata in next to no time

Brabham BT62’s Phillip Island secrets revealed
Clues hidden inside a video of the reborn Brabham racer hint at how much record-breaking potential it has

Will Power becomes Australia’s first Indy 500 winner
On its 102nd running, the Indianapolis 500 finally got a True Blue Aussie winner

Supercars star in widening Takata recall
Another million vehicles, including Ferraris and McLarens, join an already long list of those lining up for a fix