WHEELS NEWS

Aston Martin Zagato Speedster and Shooting Brake Announced
Incredibly rare yet beautiful Zagato Aston Martins to be on roads by next year

Holden to farewell Elizabeth plant with celebration cruise
Days before it closes its doors permanently, Holden will farewell the Elizabeth plant with a cruise

2018 BMW M5 teased a week before debut
A 10-second video provides a fleeting glimpse of one of the most highly anticipated BMWs in years

51,326 Aussie cars still fitted with deadliest Takata airbag
Call for ‘critical’ recall of airbags with a 50 percent failure rate fitted to early 2000s BMW, Honda, Lexus, Nissan, and Toyota models

Cut-price Volkswagen Golf GTI, Golf R coming to Australia
Entry-level special editions to drop entry price of GTI and R below $40,000 and $50,000 respectively

A Mercedes-Benz convertible SUV isn’t gonna happen
Benz design director pours cold water on the idea of a lifestyle-driven SUV drop-top

Range Rover Velar powertrain and specification options will spoil you with choice
Unprecedented engine and spec choices for Land Rover’s new premium midsize SUV

Is F1 any closer to an acceptable engine for beyond 2020?
Formula One’s new bosses are intent on making engines way cheaper, as well as noisier and better…

Infiniti Prototype 9 concept attempts to rewrite history
Nissan’s luxury car arm celebrates a couple of decades of history by building a 70-year-old car – wait what?

Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso scores a stunner at 2017 Austrian MotoGP
Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso holds off a last-lap challenge from world championship leader Marc Marquez to snare a last-corner victory

Audi Q8 spied with virtually no disguise
Ingolstadt’s sporty SUV flagship gets papped naked

McLaren 650S nabbed doing 182km/h in Northern Territory
Supercar owner finds himself on the wrong side of the law after high-speed blast

Camaro replaces Commodore as Chevrolet NASCAR racer
Rebadged Holden Commodore replaced in the world’s most popular motorsport series

New Z4, 8 Series, and X7 details leaked in apparent BMW document
Co-developed Toyota Supra also listed. But is it legit?

Chevrolet Corvette badge cleared for Australia, with strings attached
GM’s battle to have the Corvette badge approved for use in Australia appears over, but it will come at a cost

Singer creates ultimate Porsche air-cooled engine
Singer and Williams team up with legendary engine architect Hans Mezger to create the most awe-inspiring Porsche flat-six to date

2017 Kia Stinger GT pricing revealed; sub-60k price for V6 flagship
Kia Stinger’s performance variant finally gets Australian pricing

Consumer watchdog slams ‘culture of repair’ for new-car faults
Draft ACCC report places new-car industry on notice that it needs to do more to protect buyers

Focus RS Limited Edition confirmed for Australia
Ford is spicing up the Focus RS range to keep it attractive in the face of some highly anticipated hot hatch arrivals

Mazda Skyactiv-X kills the petrol spark
World’s first compression ignition petrol coming to Mazda line-up in 2019

2018 Volkswagen Passat GT set to get 3.6-litre V6 power
It’s the return of the interesting Passat – but don’t count on it for Oz

2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo priced at $61,490, regular Z drops below $50k
Nissan Australia slashes thousands from the price of its 370Z sportscar as a new Nismo-badged hero gets set to launch at an ultra-keen $61k price point

Holden’s first factory race car is up for auction
The very first factory-backed race car to wear a Holden badge is now for sale

‘ZB’ confirmed as 2018 Holden Commodore’s model code
There’s a big dose of irony wrapped around the model code that Australia’s first fully imported Commodore will wear