WHEELS NEWS

BMW’s 1930s tribute – The 328 Hommage Concept
BMW has revealed its showstopper at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy – the 328 Hommage concept

Mini all couped up
BMW has released its first official images of the forthcoming Mini Coupe, along with full details on the new two-door bodystyle and available drivetrains

Waking up on the Foton
A fourth Chinese vehicle producer will enter the Australian market in early 2012, with the Foton brand following Chery, Geely and Great Wall to market

Drive shifts into high gear
He’s got skills, and can double-clutch through a swiftly fading orange light like nobody’s business. See it for yourself – check out Drive in cinemas October 27th.

“I crush you like a Bug…”
Not an ’80s movie quote, but a faulty switch on Volkswagen’s latest Beetle that could literally have heads rolling in America.

V8 star Jason Richards remembered
Jason Richards never won Bathurst, nor a V8 Supercar championship. But those closest to the New Zealand motor racing driver, who died in Melbourne on Thursday night after a 14-month battle with cancer, say the record books didn’t do him justice.

Four new VW Up! concepts coming to Geneva
Volkswagen has teased four new designs of its Up! city car ahead of their debut at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The concepts will be known as the Swiss Up!, Winter Up!, X Up! and Cargo Up!

Ford Super Duty gets tech in addition to toughness
Ford has released details of its upcoming 2013 F-Series Super Duty range which will offer a host of new technological amenities, complementing the pickups already sturdy capabilities.

Mustang gets more power, new design, tech upgrades
Ford has spilled the details on what goodies the 2013 Mustang will be getting as part of its current overhaul.

Video: NASCAR brawl – Gordon vs. Bowyer
NASCAR rivals Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer sparked a huge post-race pit brawl this week at the Phoenix International Raceway, after Gordon deliberately ran Bowyer into the wall during the AdvoCare 500.

Ten great gifts for motoring mums
Ten great gifts for motoring mums

Bentley SUV is go!
Bentley has reportedly been given the green light by parent company Volkswagen to build a new SUV model. The new ‘ultraluxury’ vehicle will be based on the EXP 9F concept (pictured) first shown at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.

Australia bound: Volvo’s Limited Edition S60 Polestar
Here, at last, is a truly fast Volvo that isn’t rubbish.

Apple’s plan to invade your car!
Apple has revealed an ambitious plan to invade your car.

57% trust ‘self-driving’ cars
Self-driving cars have received a major boost, with a new study finding more than half of the world’s motorists would trust the new technology.

Abarth’s fifty year tribute to iconic ‘595’
Fiat’s performance arm, Abarth, is marking the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of its original Abarth 595, with a tribute version, based on the current, re-born Fiat 500.

Order your new WRX online
Subaru has announced online orders are now open for the next-gen WRX.

Gotcha! Volvo XC90 spy shots
This could be the safest car ever to hit the road. It’s the new Volvo XC90, caught by our spy photographers testing on a frozen lake in Sweden.

Mick Gatto road tests for Wheels
Mick Gatto draws media attention whatever he does, as Wheels has discovered

F1 young gun poised for success
Aussie Daniel Ricciardo leads the F3 series after two races.

Shaking up the V8SA
The appointment of Mark Skaife to the V8 Supercars Australia board was the only positive move in a rough week for the battling two-make series.

The F1 triathalon
Gee, Formula One drivers are real athletes …

February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent
This month’s VFACTS sales figures show more short-term doom and gloom for the local market, but spirits (and sales) should rise by June.

Toyota gets behind local industry
Toyota Australia recently announced that it will pour $123 million into its local manufacturing operations as it prepares to build what it says is a major facelift vehicle from 2015.