WHEELS NEWS

2024 Mazda CX-70 five-seat SUV revealed, confirmed for Australia
No, it’s not a CX-60 or a CX-90. This is the new Mazda CX-70 expected in Australia at the end of this year

2024 Audi Q7 & SQ7 update revealed, Australian timing confirmed
Late-stage second update for Audi Q7 introduces a revised look, new lighting technology, and a more advanced infotainment system

Half million dollar ‘Stang? Mustang Dark Horse 001 fetches A$560K at auction
Would you splash half a million Aussie dollars on a Mustang? A buyer in the USA has just scooped the first example for US$375,000

New luxury electric cars coming to Australia in 2024
Your guide to fully electric luxury cars and SUVs heading to Australian showrooms in 2024

2025 Volkswagen Golf R Mk8.5 facelift teased
Following the reveal of the Mk 8.5 Golf, the refreshed Golf R has been teased at Ice Race in Zell am See

SOLD! ‘NSW 1’ fetches millions, rewrites record books
It’s official: NSW 1 is Australia’s most expensive number plate. But how far past $10 million did the bidding go?

2024 Toyota GR Yaris adds WRC editions, brings ‘Donut mode’
Developed by Toyota’s WRC drivers, the new models feature different driving modes and unique styling tweaks

Ioniq 5 N is a bigger deal for Hyundai than i30 N
Hot hatches have been around for donkey’s, but 478kW electric SUVs with synthesised soundtracks and gears? Not so much…

New vs old! 2024 electric Porsche Macan vs ICE Macan spec comparison
The Porsche Macan has evolved. Here’s how the new electric model compares to its predecessor

2024 Porsche Macan electric SUV revealed: Australian pricing and features
Porsche’s first electric SUV is coming to Australia with up to 470kW and a starting price of $133,700 before on-road costs

F1: Drive to Survive season 6 confirmed for February
The latest instalment in the wildly popular Netflix series Drive to Survive will hit screens on February 23

LEAKED! This is the all-electric 2024 Porsche Macan
Porsche’s hot-selling small SUV boasts a fresh look and bigger dimensions

2024 Skoda Octavia SportLine adds free upgrades: Pricing and features
The Octavia SportLine trim has finally arrived in Australia, following the wider range’s debut in 2021

2024.5 Ford Transit Custom pricing and features: Prices up; double cab variant due in Q3
Ford’s second-generation Transit Custom offers new tech, more safety, a lowered ride height, and an uprated 2.5-tonne braked towing capacity

Volkswagen shows tough Amarok-based SUV
Official render shows VW was considering its own version of the Ford Everest after all!

2025 Volkswagen Golf Mark 8.5 facelift revealed, Australian timing confirmed
The updated Volkswagen Golf small car, due in Australia in early 2025, features a revised look, new infotainment, physical steering wheel controls, and more power for the GTI hot hatch

Mazda 6 to continue in Australia, axed in Japan
The Mazda 6 will be discontinued in Japan in April, but production is set to continue for export markets including Australia

National Holden Motor Museum closing its doors as search for new owner fails
This year marks its 40th anniversary, but it won’t be a happy one.

Stahly’s 1997 Bathurst winner discovered in a junkyard
Melbourne scrap pile held a nostalgia-inducing secret

Genesis X concept trilogy complete, convertible now an award winner
Genesis has rolled out the third model in its X concept family – but will any of them go into production?

Ford wants to keep building V8s forever
Global CEO Jim Farley says Ford will keep making V8s, even if it’s the “only one on the planet” to do so

Driven to extinction: Ford Escape
Anonymous SUV performs a vanishing act

Wheels Inbox: Monster trucks, unloved Honda, and the kids are alright
Paul laments a new era of massive American trucks in Australia, young Ashton worries all of his fave cars of 2023 will be junk by the time he can own one, and Mark catches us out on our Mazda infotainment homework

Wheels catch-up: Best electric sedan, Volvo & GWM models coming, Kona EV driven
Here are the stories that made headlines this week