WHEELS NEWS
Ford Edge ST confirmed with twin-turbo V6
Ford teases us with a 250kW version of the family hauling Edge/Endura SUV
2018 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer receives midlife makeover
Front-driving hatchback receives improved looks, dual-clutch auto and performance-enhancing engine tweaks
Subaru WRX STI concept confirms obnoxious wing will stay
Subaru will slip the sheets off its most overtly sporty concept yet at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but is the next WRX STI really going to go down the hybrid path?
BMW reclaims longest drift world record with audacious 8-hour M5 stunt
Ever driven a car sideways for so long you needed to refuel mid-drift?
2018 Mazda CX-8 confirmed for Australia
Fastback-styled family hauler to arrive Down Under later this year as a diesel alternative to the seven-seat CX-9
Hydrogen cars to be cheaper than EVs by 2030, says Hyundai
Hyundai says hydrogen is the fuel of the future, and hints at all-new EV
Toyota reveals ‘rotary-powered’ self-drive electric bus
Mazda is believed to be supplying a rotary-engined range extender for Toyota’s first foray into shared electric mobility
Volvo, Lotus in talks over technology sharing
One wants to strip weight out of its cars, while the other is in need of modern drivetrains
Hyundai Nexo FCEV ups the hydrogen ante
All-new fuel-cell SUV boasts 800km range, more power and pace, and a raft of technological firsts
Hyundai confirms Genesis-badged supercar project
A rear-wheel-drive two seater with hybrid propulsion and “serious performance” is coming our way as Hyundai looks to build on the success of i30 N
Emissions cap would empty showrooms, new-car industry warns
If Australia moves too fast on setting tougher emissions standards, car makers would have to drop models from sale, FCAI says
Industry body supports tariff cuts to make new cars cheaper
Peak body representing car importers adds its weight to a call to carve up to $2000 from the price of new cars to up the safety game
Road safety expert slams Black Spot Program
National Road Safety Strategy chairman and trauma surgeon Dr John Crozier says the government needs to rethink its ‘Band-Aid’ approach to making our roads safer
Holden Astra tops December 2017 passenger car sales
A trade ute may have won the overall sales title, but there’s life yet in the traditional passenger car
Toyota reveals plans to ‘raptor’ the Hilux
A buyer surge at the top end of the tradie segment has Toyota keen to tap its potential
Toyota Hilux tops 2017’s new-car sales charts
A trade ute may be on top of the charts, but the locally made Holden Commodore signs off the year in fifth spot
Flat out in the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
How fast can you go before aerodynamics shuts down the party?
HSV builds its last Commodore-based car
Job number 90,114 will stay with HSV as a reminder of what Aussie muscle used to look, and sound, like
2019 Chevrolet Corvette to get mid-engined twin-turbo V8 flagship
The next Corvette won’t just be the first in the lineage to go mid-engined – it’ll be the first to feature a turbo V8 as well
Seven reasons to watch the 2018 Supercars season
If last year’s championship is anything to go by, the 2018 Supercars season will be a cracker
Formula 1 2018: The year ahead
More grid penalties, more manufacturers, and more pit stops. But the racing product is unlikely to improve
Nine of the gnarliest motorsport crashes in 2017
Crash, bang, whallop. These are the biggest shunts from a year of wheel-bashing motorsport
Wheels’ best motorsport moments of 2017
We hand out some awards for the year’s racing
The ten most memorable moments from the 2017 Formula 1 season
It wasn’t a great year for passing, but the 2017 F1 season still delivered plenty of memorable moments
