WHEELS NEWS

Porsche shatters Nurburgring record with 919 Evo
Stefan Bellof’s record has been demolished by Timo Bernhard

Aerial speed enforcement in Australia – busting the myth
Don’t believe the signs, flying cops won’t actually nab you for speeding

Nissan builds no-limits GT-R prototype with Italdesign
This is what happens when the Japanese manufacturing giant allows an Italian design studio to develop a coach-built GT-R

Aston Martin DBS Superleggera: Wheels gets a first look
The wraps come off Gaydon’s flagship in Melbourne

Rumour buster – Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe lives on for now
North American Alfa 4C Coupe supply switched off, but global production continues

Faster, lighter, more powerful: 2018 McLaren 600LT revealed
The most potent Sports Series model yet make its debut, and yes, it has top-mounted exhausts

2018 Crown could spell more exciting Toyotas
Toyota wheels out first rear-drive chassis, new hybrid tech and 2.0-litre turbo on TNGA platform

New Aston Martin crossover to be called Varekai?
Gaydon trademarks name for DBX SUV project. What do you think?

Roborace to complete fully-autonomous run at Goodwood
The world’s first driverless race car will have a crack at recording a time on Lord March’s driveway

TCR Australia locked in for 2019
Category manager in final negotiations with CAMS for a new Australian touring car championship

Renault “Captur coupe” teased ahead of Moscow reveal
Renault reveals the face of its next-gen compact crossover… coupe?

2019 Audi A4 revealed
New snout and strangely alluring “S Line competition” pack mark the big changes to Audi’s revised BMW 3 Series fighter

2019 Audi RS Q8 breaks company power ceiling: report
Pinched Porsche powertrain pushes peak power to 500kW for production RS Q8 performer

Aussie trial finds Victorian freeways turn automated car into speed freaks
Early results of a study looking at how well automated cars integrate with Australia show they have a few issues to sort

How VW smashed the Pikes Peak record
A combustion-powered hill climber will never snatch the outright record back from EVs – here’s why

Volkswagen obliterates outright Pikes Peak record while Hamilton cruises to victory
Former World Endurance Champion becomes first person to complete a sub-eight minute run at Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak – 7 of the most terrifying hillclimb monsters
Twin engines, obscene aero, and fearless drivers. These are the some of the most extreme mountain-slaying beasts to contest the Race to the Clouds

Explained: Mazda’s Anechoic Chamber
Tricky tech in simple terms. This month we explain Mazda’s anechoic chamber

Left-foot braking a factor in Ford’s PowerShift problems
PowerShift papers: Ford Australia highlights left-foot braking behaviour as a concern in documents on ‘faulty’ transmission saga

Mazda USA testing CX-5 with 2.5-litre turbo engine
The CX-9’s turbo engine could find its way under the bonnet of the mid-size CX-5 in the future

Volkswagen I.D. R at the 2018 Pikes Peak hill climb: Run for the hills
Volkswagen makes EVs exciting with amped up 500kW Pikes Peak charger

Former Holden boss takes over GM’s global product planning
Mark Reuss, who steered the Australian arm through its darkest days, takes on a larger role in GM

Toyota Australia pegs a profit in its last year of manufacturing
The last manufacturer to fall has posted a $137 million windfall, but was again hit hard by closure costs

Ford swamped with PowerShift complaints
PowerShift papers: Documents reveal that Ford Australia was flooded with almost 1000 complaints over faulty gearboxes in a single month
