WHEELS NEWS
World’s longest race track to be built in the USA
American entrepreneur to build a race track that eclipses the famed Nurburgring Nordschliefe in length
Study asks: Does motorsport make you a better driver?
The age-old argument is that motorsport and training make you a worse driver. A world-first Australian study is about to find out if that is true
Dieselgate: Volkswagen asked to explain lack of Aussie compensation
Consumer advocates have joined forces to ask Volkswagen to explain why Australian owners miss out on US-style Dieselgate payouts.
16-year-old Alex Rullo lands full-time Supercars drive
The youngest driver to ever race in the Supercars championship isn’t allowed to drive by himself on the road.
Mark Webber: F1 drivers ‘will earn their money’ in 2017
Mark Webber talks Ricciardo vs Verstappen, Ross Brawn’s return and the future of Formula One
Toyota global sales: Australia punches above its weight
Australia is second only to Japan for per capita sales of Toyota/Lexus vehicles
2019 Porsche 911 prototypes spied
Porsche’s next-generation 911 shows its face in the frozen North during testing
2018 Holden Commodore Calais Sportwagon revealed
Holden has shown the Opel Insignia wagon that will wear a Commodore Sportwagon badge from 2018.
Thieves steal $4.8M worth of Jaguar Land Rover engines
Brazen crims literally haul away millions of dollars’ worth of engines from JLR plant.
Adrian Newey ‘to shine’ under 2017 F1 season’s regulations
Respected ex-Jordan, Williams and McLaren engineer Sam Michael believes red Bull’s design chief will have some good solutions to the team’s challenges
Ferrari takes wild Bathurst 12 Hour
Crashes, slow drivers and The Giz add to what will go down as the most controversy-packed race in the 12 Hour’s history
Maro Engel slams teammate SVG over Bathurst crash
German driver criticises Shane van Gisbergen after race-ending crash at the Bathurst 12 Hour
Supercars Australia on the hunt for more championships
Supercars Australia managing director Matt Braid has told motoring executives the motorsport company will add more categories to its expanding line-up “very soon”
SUV sales closing in on passenger cars
Strong January sales figures continue the rise of high-riding wagons as Porsche outsells Jeep, Lexus and Volvo
Volkswagen’s Dieselgate bill set to rise an extra $1.2 billion
Volkswagen’s multibillion-dollar US settlement is expanding to cars with V6 TDI engines.
Inside Wheels February 2017, ON SALE THIS WEEK!
2017 WHEELS CAR OF THE YEAR! We name the best ride you can buy. HSV’s 474kW GTSR revealed; we sample Kia’s rear-drive twin-turbo Stinger and more.
1995 HSV GTS-R v 2017 HSV GTSR W1
They share a name but there are very few similarities between one of the most exclusive and desirable HSVs from the 1990s and the modern hero car for the brand that will go down as its fastest and most powerful
How HSV’s GTSR W1 almost stalled on the start line
It was only 12 months ago that HSV’s engineering boss hit a hurdle he thought could “really kill the program”
2017 HSV GTSR W1 sold out
The quickest, most powerful Australian car ever made was snapped up before HSV even confirmed its existence
Unique panels, carbonfibre for future HSVs
The technology blended into the GTSR W1 provides clues to HSV’s future imported models.
2017 HSV GTSR W1 taps into Ferrari technology
The last hurrah for Holden’s V8 Commodore includes some top-end tech from some of Italy’s finest supercars
HSV’s last-ever Australian sedans revealed
HSV GTS-R badge returns with a limited-run, LS9-engined W1 to top out the 2017 range.
Toyota to close Australian manufacturing on October 3
Toyota has confirmed Tuesday, October 3, 2017 will be the last it produces a Camry in Australia, leaving Holden to wind down Australian car making or good 17 days later.
2017 Bathurst 12 Hour: Everything you need to know
This year’s Bathurst enduro is set to be one for the ages
