WHEELS NEWS

Tesla introduces eight-year warranty in Australia
Electric car brand announces longest standard warranty in Australia

2018 Subaru Forester drops turbo XT
No boosted XT-replacement for now, but could that change in the near future?

EPA launches review of US vehicle emissions standards
The Obama Administration’s hardline fuel use targets come under fire as Trump’s government says they’re too tough

Industry Report: Monkey Business, and the latest chapter in Dieselgate
German car manufacturers have been gaming their political system. Here’s why that’s set to end

Toyota Australia able to modify local line-up to better suit local customers
The Port Melbourne Product Planning and Development Division can tweak global products to better suit Aussie conditions and local demands

BMW slashes M3 Pure pricing as sales war with AMG continues
The bargain price is only available for a limited time

Jaguar dives into driverless tech as others show caution
Google’s self-driving tech will be built into up to 20,000 Jaguar I-Pace SUVs as rivals reassess their situation

Pagani confirms it is developing an all-electric hypercar
Company founder Horacio Pagani is hedging his bets to ensure his Modena-based company isn’t on the wrong side of future technology

2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will crack 100km/h in less than three seconds
The most powerful front-engined Corvette will have some seriously impressive performance capabilities

Rev-matching manual for 2018 Toyota Corolla ‘highly likely’
The most desirable drivetrain for Toyota’s all-new Corolla is yet to be locked in for Australia

Nissan expects to sell 1M electrified cars per year by 2022
The Japanese car manufacturer is investing A$12.3 billion in selling electric cars in China as it sets its sights on seven-figure annual EV sales within five years.

Vettel trumps Hamilton’s ‘party mode’ at Australian F1 Grand Prix
The 2018 Formula 1 season is off to a surprising start, with clever tactics putting Ferrari ahead of Mercedes-AMG for the first grand prix victory of the year

Mercedes-AMG G63 pricing revealed
The latest, most powerful, iteration of the iconic Mercedes-AMG G63 will cost almost a quarter of a million dollars

2019 Porsche Mission E teases us with pre-production body
Tucked deep within a Porsche annual report is our first glimpse of Zuffenhausen’s forthcoming electric grand tourer

Daniel Ricciardo laments the loss of the Aussie V8 Commodore
Australian Formula 1 star says the loss of the Australian-built V8 Commodore will be hard to accept

The 1993 Monaco Grand Prix winning McLaren MP4/8 was sold at auction for a staggering $6.5 million.
Ex-F1 supremo has impeccable taste in classic race cars

Pagani Huayra Roadster arrives as Australia’s most expensive car
The Aussie car collector with everything can now add a rare Pagani Huayra Roadster to their collection for a lazy $5.5 million

Is this twin-turbo V8 the hero engine of Holden’s future?
Cadillac unveils a new 410kW-plus engine for its CT6 that could one day make its way Down Under

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe and Cabrio updated
AMG fans can now get their hands on an updated drop-top version of the 250km/h C43

Bentley creates biometrically sealed safe
In a world of facial recognition and fingerprint scanning smartphones, Bentley has unveiled a lockable storage compartment sealed with a touch

FIA ‘abusing DNA’ of F1 with halo: Verstappen
Dutch Red Bull Racing Formula 1 star rubbishes the FIA over the introduction of the controversial halo safety device

GM paves way for supercharged Camaro ZL1 to join Holden showrooms
Chevrolet’s next-gen Camaro appears locked in for Australia as its parent company lays the groundwork

Wheels March 2018: New edition out this week
The March issue of Wheels hits newsstands this week, featuring Mustang versus Camaro, Renault’s latest RS-badged Megane, and the Holden Commodore VXR

Self-driving Uber fatally runs down pedestrian
Uber parks up self-driving fleet after autonomous SUV strikes and kills pedestrian in the US at the weekend
