WHEELS NEWS
For rent: Holden’s HQ
Holden’s once-proud Salmon Street residence reduced to taking in boarders
Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe first official pictures
Mercedes unleashes its answer to the BMW X6
2015 Ford Focus first official pictures
Ford Focus gets a nip and tuck for 2015
Aston’s baby-loving drop-top
Australian Design Rules force Aston Martin to sell half-million-dollar Vanquish Volante with a child seat or baby capsule as standard
Motor Sport Report – 8/12/14
Parity now the challenge; V8s finish on a dampener; Ambrose eases back in; McLaren still to decide line-up; Foxtel drops price to watch V8s
The Week in Review
Chevrolet Camaro cussed; fire-breathing four-pot Ford Mustangs; Saab reborn, again; city cars crash out; diesel is a dirty word in France
Toyota to close Sydney office
Toyota Australia chooses Melbourne for its consolidated head office; job losses climb to 2600 with end of local manufacturing
V8 Supercars reveals turbocharged future
Turbo fours and sixes – and even four-seat coupes – eligible to rub paint with eight-pot muscle from 2017, V8 Supercars says
Vehicle sales crack million mark
Mazda 3 nudges out Corolla to take November’s bestseller title as sales top magic million
Motor Sport Report – 1/12/14
Ambrose ready for V8 return; Hulkenberg to moonlight at Le Mans; Bathurst stoush goes global; David Wall joins Volvo; Freightliner backs BJR
Webber crashes out of WEC finale
Aussie ace escapes 300km/h crash, but Porsche still wins first comeback race
The Week in Review
First drives of Ford’s last local products; BMW plans supercar-beating hybrid; Struggling local manufacturers get more bad news
Wheels December 2014 – Inside the Issue
We attempt to hit 300km/h in the Northern Territory, XR8 Coupe exposed, Ferrari F12 driven and more
Falcon XR8 gains tick for Vic P-platers
The final Falcon V8 had been given the state road safety watchdog’s approval for newly licenced Victorian drivers – but it’s been revealed as an ‘error’
Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake breaks cover
Here’s the CLA Shooting Brake, the fifth and final model based on Mercedes-Benz’s small transverse-engine MFA platform
Ford ‘under-called’ XR8 demand
Showroom interest in reborn XR8 catches Ford by surprise
BMW toys with all-paw M5
A new era of four-wheel-drive M cars from BMW is coming
Motor Sport Report – 24/11/14
Hamilton is champion; Red Bull in the naughty corner – again!; Marcos back, Ford out; Tom Kristensen bows out; New face Matt Brabham left red faced
The week that was
Everest spied out in the wild; Holden’s top job goes wanting; Hyundai plots a sales bonanza; musical chairs in the Formula One paddock; and race teams reach for your wallet. Welcome to the week in review.
LA show: Chrysler 300C facelift
New look 300 dials up the look-at-me factor
LA show: Ford Mustang Shelby GT350
Hooray! GT350 will pack more than 500hp. Boo! It’s left-hook only
LA show: Audi A7 Sportback H-tron revealed
Fuel cell-powered concept shows Audi is ready for battery-powered showdown
LA show: Lexus LF-C2 concept revealed
Lexus ditches metal folding roof for new-gen BMW 4-Series rival
LA show: Porsche 911 GTS launched
Porsche’s newest road-going weapon doesn’t need a racing licence
