WHEELS NEWS

Renault goes it alone on Alpine sports car
French car maker ends partnership with Caterham on shared two-door model

Webber: Ricciardo the best in F1
Mark Webber ranks his Red Bull replacement as this year’s star performer

Nissan’s virtual GT-R replacement
Digital introduction teases upcoming Nissan concept car

Mazda promises noise breakthrough
New technology set to make next-generation Mazdas quieter

Ariel Atom cop car
New police vehicles will make you think twice about driving dangerously

Mazda to build smaller SUV
Insiders confirm Mazda 3-based CX-3 will be launched globally in 2015

Ford comes clean on V8 power
Final hot Falcon actually produces 404kW, not ‘just’ 351kW

Rotary lives on!
Mazda continues to develop out-of-production engine

Crash safety watchdog savages electric buggies
EuroNCAP testing shows serious flaws with small electric vehicles sweeping Europe

Scooby snacks on Isle of Man lap record
Tweaked Subaru WRX STI smashes IoM TT four-wheel lap record

Mini gives in to middle-age spread
Five-door Cooper provides more space for back-seat passengers

Merc charges into the top 10
Luxury brand Mercedes-Benz makes Australia’s top 10 bestsellers list

Hackers at work so Ford can play
Aussie-made smartphone software to feature in Ford’s future line-up

Hyundai takes the wraps off its ‘Veloster Midship’ Concept
Lightweight, mid-engine, turbocharged two-seater to wear the Hyundai badge

Lexus RC coupe sets arrival date
Petrol V6 and ferocious V8 for new luxury coupe – but no hybrid

Macan boosts Porsche
New Porsche SUV kicking goals even before it reaches showrooms

More than 70,000 cars recalled
Recalls hit two of Australia’s most popular vehicles, the Holden Commodore and Hyundai ix35

Run, we dare you
When this Lamborghini police car appears in your mirrors, get away if you Huracan

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat unleashed
Range-topping Challenger set to stick it to Camaro ZL1 and Shelby GT500

Subaru WRX sets sales record
New-generation WRX posts record sales as buyers flock to autos

Ambrose rebounds from wallbanger at Richmond
Marcos fights back to strong 11th after Indy champ turns him into the wall.

Le Mans 09 falls to Aussie David Brabham and a rampant Peugeot
Despite dramas for both teams in the first 45 minutes, the anticipated battle between Peugeot and Audi never really happened as the Pug turbo-diesels dominated.

Ambrose just one place off a stunning Watkins Glen double
Daring tyres strategy gamble nearly pays off.

US Mail: The casualties of crisis
Wheels magazine’s US correspondent John Lamm reports from the war zone.
