WHEELS EVENTS

Small Cars under $25K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Small Cars under $25K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Kia tops hard-fought podium

Premium Small Cars under $50K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Premium Small Cars under $50K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Style and substance meet in the premium hatch showdown

Volkswagen leads diverse field
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Premium Medium Cars $45K-$60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Volkswagen leads diverse field

Medium Cars under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Medium Cars under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Asia dominates big group

Large Cars under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Large Cars under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Surprise family front-runner

Large Cars under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Large Cars under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Skoda does it again, this time with a value-packed wagon.

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Jaguar leaps ahead of Germans

Baby SUVs: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Baby SUVs: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Look cool and save too

Compact SUVs under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Compact SUVs under $45K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

More popular means less cost

Compact SUVs under $70K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Compact SUVs under $70K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Mazda oiler pips classy Euros

Medium SUV 7-seat under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Medium SUV 7-seat under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Koreans prove impossible to beat

Large SUV/4WD: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Large SUV/4WD: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Smooth beats rough but you can have either

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People Movers under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

New challenger tests Koreans

Performance Cars under $75K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Performance Cars under $75K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Better drive edges extra door

Performance Cars $75K-$150K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Performance Cars $75K-$150K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Punch doesn’t have to punch a hole in your bank balance

Convertibles under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Convertibles under $60K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Fun in the sun does come cheap

Dual-cab 4x4 utes: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Dual-cab 4×4 utes: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Triton still the value pick

Small Cars under $35K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015
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Small Cars under $35K: Gold Star Value Awards 2015

Mazda3 stars with more grunt

Wheels Car of the Year criteria
COTY

Car of the Year 2014: The Process Explained

Now in its 52nd year, Wheels Car of the Year is the longest continuously running new car award in the world

COTY awards night
COTY

Car of the Year 2014: Awards Night Video

It’s the Aussie motoring media’s night of nights, but what really happens at a Wheels COTY reveal?

Wheels Car of the Year 2014
COTY

Car of the Year 2014: Behind the Scenes

Ever wondered how Wheels chooses its Car of the Year? Come with us to the Proving Grounds and find out

BMW i3 Wheels Car of the Year
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BMW i3: 2014 Car of the Year Winner

With BMW’s i3, the switching hour has struck. This innovative and compact electric car combines expressive design, impressive engineering, exceptional efficiency and persuasive practicality with a good deal of driver appeal

Peugeot 308 Car of the Year 2014
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Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Peugeot 308

Overall, the 308 from the base model up mounts an strong case for Car of the Year

Tesla Model S Car of the Year 2014
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Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Tesla Model S

The Tesla Model S takes the ‘electric premium’ totally out of play. Line it up against similarly priced prestige rivals, and it holds its own, comfortably