WHEELS NEWS

2019 Mazda MX-5 to muscle-up
Mid-life update will turn the wick for even more atmo joy

Nobe’s delicious three-wheel-drive city scoot revealed
Proof that urban EVs don’t need to be dorky

BMW opts out of adding diesel-engined X3 M Performance
The first X3 to wear an M Performance badge won’t have a diesel-powered sibling beside it in Australian showrooms

Chrysler to be killed off by FCA this weekend – report
The automotive industry is abuzz with rumours that Chrysler could be shut down by FCA boss Sergio Marchionne

2019 Audi Q8 teased as debut draws near
With Audi’s Q8 flagship SUV creeping ever closer to its global unveiling, the German manufacturer releases more teasers of its biggest, blingest tall boy

Ford Fiesta RS is ‘wishful thinking’ says Ford Performance boss
It would seem reports of a Fiesta RS revival are too good to be true

Revealed: The bulletproof Skoda Superb wagon
A fully armoured family wagon could be just the thing to connect a prime minister with the people

FCA’s Five-Year Report Card
FCA’s new five-year plan is due to be announced this week. We hold them to account on their last one

Ford Performance puts power per litre predictions on the table
Head of Ford Performance in Europe says future performance cars will boast prodigious grunt
McLaren blasts from zero to 15,000 in seven years
Skyrocketing sales put the Woking start-up in step with Sant’Agata in next to no time

Brabham BT62’s Phillip Island secrets revealed
Clues hidden inside a video of the reborn Brabham racer hint at how much record-breaking potential it has

Will Power becomes Australia’s first Indy 500 winner
On its 102nd running, the Indianapolis 500 finally got a True Blue Aussie winner

Supercars star in widening Takata recall
Another million vehicles, including Ferraris and McLarens, join an already long list of those lining up for a fix

Daniel Ricciardo victorious in Monaco F1 Grand Prix
The Honey Badger owns those streets now

The race towards 1000 horsepower
Hybrid charge set to make huge power outputs the norm

In Gear: This month’s pick of awesome gadgets
Our picks of the most awesome automotive-related gear we found this month

Zenvo TSR-S crazy rear wing looks broken, isn’t
Video shows off full-tilt active aero of this 866kW Danish hypercar

Burnouts in TV ads okay as long as Usain Bolt is in it, watchdog says
The world’s fastest man can stand and watch as a car rips mad skids, but a BMW i3 can’t win a drag race

Not-so robo: human drivers to compete in Roborace series after all
Roborace CEO Lucas di Grassi confirms human drivers will participate in Roborace events
Self-driving cars will still crash with humans behind the wheel, study says
Carmakers are wrong to think they can hand back control of a self-driving car to a human when things go pear-shaped

Audi e-tron GT to become flagship ‘sporty’ EV for Audi
Audi’s Tesla-attacking pure electric four-door luxury sedan will be “very sporty” when it enters production in three years

Ready for launch: 2019 BMW X5 development nears completion
BMW says it will put the Sports in Sports Activity Vehicle and makes the next-generation X5 jump for joy during testing

Three of the coolest cars from the Royal Wedding
There was some seriously interesting metal on show at the biggest nuptials of the year

Kia Cerato GT warm hatch to benefit from i30 N program
How the Hyundai i30 N and short-lived Kia ProCeed GT are combining to provide Kia Australia with a proper, locally tuned warm hatch
