WHEELS NEWS

2017 Bathurst 1000: How to lose Australia’s toughest race
If you’re going to chuck your chances at the Peter Brock Trophy, Sunday’s Bathurst 1000 was a lesson in how to do it

This Bathurst comparison is the perfect display of a race car’s raw speed
Just how much faster than a road car is a V8 Supercar? Watch this!

Mazda submits patent for RX-Vision’s trick rear wing
Patent application processed for tail light-integrated spoiler first seen on rotary concept car

Gran Turismo Sport car line-up revealed
A total of 162 cars form the starting grid for Gran Turismo Sport ahead of its October 18 launch

Polestar teases its electrified performance future
Later this month we’re likely to have our first glimpse of the shape Volvo’s performance sub-brand will take

Walkinshaw race team could ditch Holden in 2019
Former Holden Racing Team squad to begin global search for new manufacturer partner

Koenigsegg Agera RS snatches zero-400-zero record
A Koenigsegg customer’s car has knocked more than five seconds off the Bugatti Chiron’s hyperspeed start-stop benchmark

Holden finds a buyer before its Adelaide factory closes
An unnamed investor plans to turn Holden’s Elizabeth site into an innovation hub, while the car maker plans for a heritage centre

Why Toyota’s final day lacked in significance
Toyota’s achievements have been largely ignored in the shadow of Ford and Holden, but why?

2018 Citroen C3 detailed
Third-generation Citroen C3 landing in November priced from $22,990

McLaren boss and Andretti Autosport to buy into V8 Supercar team
Walkinshaw Racing is believed to be about announce a cash injection from two international parties

Toyota top brass fronts up on the shutdown – “we failed our people”
Wheels takes you into the room as Toyota Australia’s executives discuss the company’s biggest-sweeping changes to date

End of an era: Last Ford Falcon ute sold
A single digit in the latest monthly sales data marks the end of 58 years of Falcon utes in Australia

VFACTS: Trade ute wars push Ranger to top-selling spot in September
The Toyota Hilux drops to second spot on the charts for the month as the Corolla takes the passenger car title

Ford to slash showroom choices in new global strategy
More trade utes and SUVs, less money for engines, fewer models and an electric kick-start mark Ford’s new globe-spanning plan

2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake breaks record
Jaguar adds another record to its name with a high-speed XF Sportbrake skiing stunt

What happens after lights-out at Toyota’s Australian factory?
At 1pm on October 3 Toyota’s car making machines fell silent for the final time. But it marked the start of a bright, new era, it says

End of local manufacturing won’t dent 200K sales: Toyota
Toyota aims to maintain 200,000 sales a year despite departed locally made Camry

Toyota shuts shop – A Wheels exclusive report
Join Wheels as we follow the last Australian-made Camry off the line at Altona

Chevrolet Camaro SS to join Holden showrooms next year
US-built coupe spotted at Clayton before undergoing right-hook conversion

Toyota Camry takes final steps down Altona production line
Car maker prepares ‘ceremonial’ cars to mark the end of manufacturing, but will it build any tomorrow?

McLaren reveals three-seat 720S-based BP23 hypercar mule
The iconic three person seating format is returning with McLaren already developing the BP23 hypercar

Live motorsport on free-to-air TV is an endangered species
We’d better get used to paying for it, with Network Ten losing rights to everything but the Australian Grand Prix

Geely adds Lotus sports cars to Volvo, Lynk&Co portfolio
Chinese car maker confirms it has taken a controlling stake in the iconic British sports car brand
