WHEELS NEWS

2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Poll
Who do you think were the real stars of the Championship?

2018 Aston Martin Vantage revealed
Next-generation Vantage charged with maintaining Aston Martin’s growth, boosted brand recognition

Customers hand over $66K for a ride in the new Tesla Roadster
It cost more than $60,000 to ride along in the Tesla Roadster 2.0 at the car’s launch

Holden special edition magazine – on sale now
One-off limited-edition magazine celebrates Holden after 69 years of local manufacturing

Mark Webber auditions to be The Grand Tour’s racing driver
Australian World Champion in Porsche 911 GT2 RS tries out for Amazon TV show

Uber buys 24,000 self-driving Volvos
Volvo will supply the hardware, and Uber its self-drive software, as the largest order for autonomous taxis drops

Australia takes lead on lightweight car technology
We may have lost our manufacturing industry, but researchers aim to keep Australia on the global car-making radar

Ford Endura twin-turbo hero emerges in right-hand drive
The locally made Ford Territory replacement is about to gain a performance-honed variant, but will it come over the ditch?

Monaco-winning Ferrari breaks record at auction
Driven by Michael Schumacher, it is now the most expensive modern-era F1 car sold at auction

Macau GP last-lap battle and crash is some of 2017’s best racing
Challenging tight and twisty street circuit proves too tough for Formula 3 rivals

Infiniti VC-T engine is hot-hatch grade with eco credentials
More details emerge of Infiniti’s groundbreaking variable-compression ratio powertrain, and the numbers will delight tree huggers and speed fiends alike

Aston Martin reveals Valkyrie AMR Pro for the track
AMR division wheels out even more unhinged Aston Martin Valkyrie with more power and less weight

Canadian driver sets new stupidity benchmark, fortunately gets busted
Steering wheel-mounted tablet and smartphone lands moron driver idiot award for the week

Tesla reveals Roadster 2.0, with incredible acceleration claim
Electric car maker Tesla makes a foray into hypercar territory with the release of its reborn Roadster

Audi creates diesel from water
Pilot factory to produce carbon-neutral synthetic diesel from water and atmospheric CO2

VIDEO: Walter Rohrl tackles Portimao in the Porsche 911 GT2 RS
70-year-old racing legend Rohrl has still got it

Volvo’s owner, Geely, takes a leap on flying cars of the future
US flying car maker Terrafugia joins Swedish car brand Volvo as Geely adds the air to its growing vehicle portfolio

Ford Focus RS Drift Stick for RHD? Herrod Performance has your back
Ford Focus RS owners who feel spurned because the Ford Performance Drift Stick doesn’t translate don’t need to give up hope yet

HSV to crush GTSR W1, LS9 engine and all
Examples of the fastest and most powerful vehicle ever built on home soil set to meet a bitter end

Twin-turbo Holden Colorado confirmed
We scoop the 300kW Walkinshaw ‘Wildfire’ in our December issue, as the Holden takes aim at the Ford Ranger Raptor

Singer perfects Porsche 964
No limits Singer Porsche DLS project spawns ultimate air-cooled 911

McLaren P15 track weapon teased ahead of December reveal
The second of McLaren’s exclusive Ultimate Series builds is just about here, with even more to come

Australians paid $1.1 billion in speeding fines last financial year
It’s been a record-breaking financial year for revenue raised from speeding fines

2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class leaked with posh interior
Benz’s rugged off-roader will shrug off its utilitarian roots in favour of a sophisticated cabin
