WHEELS NEWS

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

2017 Tokyo Motor Show: Honda teases sexy Sports EV Concept
Following the crowd-wowing debut of its Urban EV Concept at Frankfurt last month, Honda is set to lift the covers off an even more enticing electric sports car concept at the Tokyo Motor Show

Allan Moffat’s biography is a rare glimpse into the life of an Australian motorsport giant
A new book reliving the life of Allan Moffat is a serious page turner

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen wins 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo makes it a Red Bull Racing 1-3, with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finishing second to extend his championship lead

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio breaks Nurburgring lap record
Alfa Romeo’s first attempt at an SUV has lapped the Nordschleife faster than a BMW M4

Nurburgring record holders you can buy in Australia
Are you a track day fiend? These are the certified beasts you can own in Australia

Viper designer to pen Alfa Romeo sports coupe
Alfa’s design chief also happens to be the guy who styled the last Dodge Viper. This bodes well for Alfa’s upcoming sports coupe

Factory BMW M4 GT4 to compete in Australian GT
Aussie outfit to receive race-spec GT4 in coming months ahead of 2018 season

2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is the undisputed King of the Ring
Porsche’s monstrous 911 GT2 RS is not only the most powerful 911 ever, but the fastest car around the Nurburgring Nordschleife

Young Australian engineer wins dream job with Renault F1 team
Aussie 23-year-old beats 500 others in Asia Pacific to score Infiniti Engineering Academy spot, will join Renault’s Formula 1 team from October

Q&A: Renault Sport F1 boss, Cyril Abiteboul
Renault’s top man in F1 speaks about the headlines from the Singapore GP

MG GS becomes first Chinese-made car to earn top crash rating
A decade ago Chinese-made crash test cars were crumbling like tinfoil. Today, they’re judged just as safe as a premium brand

Polestar splits from Volvo to become standalone performance brand
Cryptic post flags Volvo’s recently acquired performance sub-brand is about to reinvent itself

Toyota, Jeep face big footy final bonus payouts
It’s AFL finals time, and it’s not only the players squaring up on the field – there’s also the big-dollar car company sponsorships

2018 Porsche Panamera wagon gets Turbo S E-Hybrid power
Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Turbo S E-Hybrid landing next year priced from $466,400

Toyota sets line-off ceremony timing for end of Aussie car making
As of 1pm on Tuesday, October 3, Toyota Motor Corporation Australia will no longer be making cars here, closing the doors on five decades of history
