WHEELS NEWS

VIDEO: 5.0-litre V8 Supercar race engine spews fire on dyno
The sound of a 5.0-litre V8 ripping through the gears on a dyno will fill your day with joy

More 180kW Volkswagen Golf GTI specials on the way
Volkswagen Golf GTI demand spawns more Mk 7.5 limited edition performance heroes into 2020

Goodwood FoS 2017: embarrassing crashes and gaffes
Turns out the most powerful Porsche 911 yet, the GT2 RS, hasn’t nailed the art of the donut

Neuville and Paddon go one-two for Hyundai in Poland
Neuville and Paddon go one-two for Hyundai in Poland after one of the most remarkable duels in WRC history

Porsche 911 GT2 RS – 515kW of rear-wheel-drive fury
The most powerful production 911 of all time dials everything to 11

Audi RS models to go rear drive?
Audi Sport boss downplays Quattro’s role as RS rear-drive likelihood builds

Revealed: Tesla’s secret sales numbers
Recalls to fix electrical issues in Tesla’s battery-fuelled cars hint at its sales strength in Australia

Aston Martin DBR1 raced by Jack Brabham hits auction block
Aussie links to historic Aston racer that could come with a price tag soaring past $20m

Holden’s twin-turbo V6 race engine spied testing
The engine which will replace the venerable 5.0-litre V8 in Supercars has its first shakedown

2018 Honda Civic Type R priced at $50,990, targets Ford Focus RS
Honda takes aim at the Ford Focus RS with a dollar-for-dollar price match

Fast money: McLaren posts its best result on record
Take a bow, Australia. You’ve helped kick-start McLaren’s ambitions of eventually selling 4500 cars globally

2018 Range Rover Velar brings powerful new 2.0-litre engine
Brand new Range Rover will drop into Australian showrooms in October priced from $70,000

Aston Martin Vulcan receives AMR Pro kit
More aero and shorter gearing for track-only hypercar

Inside Wheels July 2017, ON SALE NOW!
Inside the July issue of Wheels we have our first taste of Hyundai’s upcoming i30 N hot hatch, Lamborghini’s Huracan Performante and more!

BMW hints at shrinking showroom to help pay for future-car research
Steering wheels and engines in the crosshairs as BMW hunts down cost savings to help pay for EV push

Aston Martin DB11 gets twin-turbo V8 heart
Downsized DB11 donk delivers 375kW and 675Nm of oomph

Ferrari 812 Superfast sold out for five years
Aussie demand for Ferrari’s soon-to-arrive V12 flagship is so high that its entire life-cycle allocation is already sold out, plus 50 percent.

Porsche 917 from Steve McQueen’s ‘Le Mans’ up for sale
UPDATED: Iconic 917 racecar breaks records at auction as the most expensive Porsche ever sold

2018 Maserati GranTurismo updated, looks almost the same
Blink-and-you’ll-miss-’em changes to Maserati’s two-door coupe improve the breed – slightly

Jaguar XE SV Project 8 revealed
All-paw 441kW track tearaway sheds the camo at last

2018 Ford Ranger Raptor spied in the wild
A hardcore version of the next-gen Ford Ranger has been spied testing in the US, sparking fresh rumours of a Raptor variant

Mercedes-AMG CLS53 to debut 320kW inline six hybrid powertrain
Benz source reveals ‘53’ moniker for electrically assisted AMG inline sixes, lays bare model plans

Jaguar’s XE SV Project 8 spied testing at Nurburgring
Angriest Jaguar in years hits the Green Hell ahead of a very British reveal

Takata files for bankruptcy
Troubled airbag company acquired for $1.6bn by Detroit-based airbag maker Key Safety