WHEELS NEWS

Bottas beats Vettel in Austrian Grand Prix nailbiter
Ricciardo holds off Hamilton for podium; McLaughlin and Whincup take wins in Townsville

Japanese market Mazda CX-8 possibly headed for Australia
While the CX-9 isn’t sold in Japan, could their diesel-powered seven-seater CX-8 be bound for Australia?

SuperUtes race series to hit the track in 2018
Up to six manufacturers will race on track in a new SuperUtes category kicking off next year

Volvo to electrify every new model from 2019
Volvo’s claim to be all-electric or hybrid by 2019 needs to be put into perspective

Toyota starts selling off Altona plant, piece by piece
If you missed out on Ford and Holden’s fire sales, there’s still some serious gear to be had over at Toyota.

House on a racetrack hits the market in Michigan
Depressed by property prices in your area? Time to move Stateside

2018 Ford Mustang earns three-star crash rating in Euro NCAP re-test
The Mustang improves on its poor two-star crash test result, but only just.

Lewis Hamilton’s first Mercedes-AMG F1 car for sale
Race-winning 2013 Silver Arrow with 610kW V8 up for grabs

Special edition Tickford Mustang pays homage to iconic Bathurst win
Juiced up supercharged Mustang celebrates Allan Moffat and Colin Bond’s famous 1-2 victory at Bathurst

Hilux wins in the showroom, SUV sales keep on booming
Australians can’t stop buying Toyotas, dual cab utes, and SUVs, latest sales figures show

HSV GTSR in Great British send-off at Goodwood
British journo takes a Vauxhall VXR8 for a spin up the Goodwood hillclimb, bakes tyres

2018 Citroen C4 Cactus becomes less oddball with range rejig
Quirky Cactus gains petrol auto variant, dumps diesel as Citroen revises its eye-catching hatch

2018 BMW i8 Roadster teased in new video
BMW preview their headless hybrid… with the top left on

VIDEO: 5.0-litre V8 Supercar race engine spews fire on dyno
The sound of a 5.0-litre V8 ripping through the gears on a dyno will fill your day with joy

More 180kW Volkswagen Golf GTI specials on the way
Volkswagen Golf GTI demand spawns more Mk 7.5 limited edition performance heroes into 2020

Goodwood FoS 2017: embarrassing crashes and gaffes
Turns out the most powerful Porsche 911 yet, the GT2 RS, hasn’t nailed the art of the donut

Neuville and Paddon go one-two for Hyundai in Poland
Neuville and Paddon go one-two for Hyundai in Poland after one of the most remarkable duels in WRC history

Porsche 911 GT2 RS – 515kW of rear-wheel-drive fury
The most powerful production 911 of all time dials everything to 11

Audi RS models to go rear drive?
Audi Sport boss downplays Quattro’s role as RS rear-drive likelihood builds

Revealed: Tesla’s secret sales numbers
Recalls to fix electrical issues in Tesla’s battery-fuelled cars hint at its sales strength in Australia

Aston Martin DBR1 raced by Jack Brabham hits auction block
Aussie links to historic Aston racer that could come with a price tag soaring past $20m

Holden’s twin-turbo V6 race engine spied testing
The engine which will replace the venerable 5.0-litre V8 in Supercars has its first shakedown

2018 Honda Civic Type R priced at $50,990, targets Ford Focus RS
Honda takes aim at the Ford Focus RS with a dollar-for-dollar price match

Fast money: McLaren posts its best result on record
Take a bow, Australia. You’ve helped kick-start McLaren’s ambitions of eventually selling 4500 cars globally
