WHEELS NEWS

Last truckload of Holden Commodores leaves the factory
The apron at Elizabeth is now empty as the remaining stocks of Holden’s locally made large car head out to dealers

Bentley Bentayga Field Sports by Mulliner comes out, guns blazing
Latest Bentley Bentayga Mulliner special stuffs boot with booze, smokes and guns

Last-race battle hands Whincup the 2017 Supercars championship
Extraordinary scenes as Whincup plucks a seventh championship from the jaws of defeat on Newcastle’s mean streets

Britain taps diesel cars to pay for EV-driven future
The UK gets proactive about electric cars. Meanwhile in Australia …

Lamborghini Urus leaked … by Lamborghini
Italian manufacturer reveals look of unreleased SUV in teaser video

Porsche Boxster Spyder returning to six-pot power
Polarising four-cylinder engine usurped by six-cylinder Porsche Boxster and Cayman hi-po specials

2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class interior teased
Wheels gains an exclusive look at how the interior of Mercedes’ next-generation compact car is taking shape

Lamborghini Urus drive modes decoded
Latest Lamborghini Urus teaser instalment completes six-mode driving mode controller, requires translating

Citroen warranties halved by new Australian distributor
Citroen warranties cut to three years. Peugeot and Citroen network realigned

2018 BMW M5 to be available only as special editions
Australia snares five exclusive BMW M5 First Edition specials and 50 Launch Edition cars for 2018 production run

Kia Stinger exhaust upgrade announced – $2.6K retrofit for more decibels, better note
Disappointed about the Stinger’s lack of aural drama? Kia Australia has developed a remedy for that

2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Poll
Who do you think were the real stars of the Championship?

2018 Aston Martin Vantage revealed
Next-generation Vantage charged with maintaining Aston Martin’s growth, boosted brand recognition

Customers hand over $66K for a ride in the new Tesla Roadster
It cost more than $60,000 to ride along in the Tesla Roadster 2.0 at the car’s launch

Holden special edition magazine – on sale now
One-off limited-edition magazine celebrates Holden after 69 years of local manufacturing

Mark Webber auditions to be The Grand Tour’s racing driver
Australian World Champion in Porsche 911 GT2 RS tries out for Amazon TV show

Uber buys 24,000 self-driving Volvos
Volvo will supply the hardware, and Uber its self-drive software, as the largest order for autonomous taxis drops

Australia takes lead on lightweight car technology
We may have lost our manufacturing industry, but researchers aim to keep Australia on the global car-making radar

Ford Endura twin-turbo hero emerges in right-hand drive
The locally made Ford Territory replacement is about to gain a performance-honed variant, but will it come over the ditch?

Monaco-winning Ferrari breaks record at auction
Driven by Michael Schumacher, it is now the most expensive modern-era F1 car sold at auction

Macau GP last-lap battle and crash is some of 2017’s best racing
Challenging tight and twisty street circuit proves too tough for Formula 3 rivals

Infiniti VC-T engine is hot-hatch grade with eco credentials
More details emerge of Infiniti’s groundbreaking variable-compression ratio powertrain, and the numbers will delight tree huggers and speed fiends alike

Aston Martin reveals Valkyrie AMR Pro for the track
AMR division wheels out even more unhinged Aston Martin Valkyrie with more power and less weight

Canadian driver sets new stupidity benchmark, fortunately gets busted
Steering wheel-mounted tablet and smartphone lands moron driver idiot award for the week