WHEELS NEWS

2018 Range Rover Velar brings powerful new 2.0-litre engine
Brand new Range Rover will drop into Australian showrooms in October priced from $70,000

Aston Martin Vulcan receives AMR Pro kit
More aero and shorter gearing for track-only hypercar

Inside Wheels July 2017, ON SALE NOW!
Inside the July issue of Wheels we have our first taste of Hyundai’s upcoming i30 N hot hatch, Lamborghini’s Huracan Performante and more!

BMW hints at shrinking showroom to help pay for future-car research
Steering wheels and engines in the crosshairs as BMW hunts down cost savings to help pay for EV push

Aston Martin DB11 gets twin-turbo V8 heart
Downsized DB11 donk delivers 375kW and 675Nm of oomph

Ferrari 812 Superfast sold out for five years
Aussie demand for Ferrari’s soon-to-arrive V12 flagship is so high that its entire life-cycle allocation is already sold out, plus 50 percent.

Porsche 917 from Steve McQueen’s ‘Le Mans’ up for sale
UPDATED: Iconic 917 racecar breaks records at auction as the most expensive Porsche ever sold

2018 Maserati GranTurismo updated, looks almost the same
Blink-and-you’ll-miss-’em changes to Maserati’s two-door coupe improve the breed – slightly

Jaguar XE SV Project 8 revealed
All-paw 441kW track tearaway sheds the camo at last

2018 Ford Ranger Raptor spied in the wild
A hardcore version of the next-gen Ford Ranger has been spied testing in the US, sparking fresh rumours of a Raptor variant

Mercedes-AMG CLS53 to debut 320kW inline six hybrid powertrain
Benz source reveals ‘53’ moniker for electrically assisted AMG inline sixes, lays bare model plans

Jaguar’s XE SV Project 8 spied testing at Nurburgring
Angriest Jaguar in years hits the Green Hell ahead of a very British reveal

Takata files for bankruptcy
Troubled airbag company acquired for $1.6bn by Detroit-based airbag maker Key Safety

2017 BMW X3 packs 265kW punch
BMW’s new X3 adds AMG-baiting M40i flagship to mid-size SUV game

2018 Audi A8 game-changing suspension explained
A new active suspension system for Audi’s flagship limousine will include the ability to recognise when a side-on crash is about to happen, and react

Daniel Ricciardo wins 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The first ever Azerbaijan Grand Prix had more drama than a daytime soap opera, with Daniel Ricciardo claiming victory in spectacular fashion

Mr Bean’s Land Rover Defender up for sale
Actor Rowan Atkinson is selling his limited-run off-roader, and unlike his McLaren this one is in mint condition

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE dominates Nurburgring with old school three-pedal manual
The most track-focused Camaro available demonstrates that old-school rear-driven manuals can keep up with more exotic autos.

2018 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door spied testing
AMG’s next big thing hits the track as it gets ready for a late-2017 debut.

Next-gen Subaru WRX to keep manual option
Customers are slowly turning off manual gearboxes in mainstream Subaru models. But there is still a place for them, the car maker says

2019 Audi e-tron Sportback confirmed
The Audi e-tron Sportback – the second electric vehicle to wear a softly glowing version the German luxury brand’s four-ring logo – will go into production in 2019

Subaru WRX could get electrified boost
Turbo power or electric boost? Subaru looks both ways for its performance hero’s future

Hyundai Veloster N spied on track
Hyundai’s second model to wear an N badge has been spotted undergoing testing on the Nordschleife

Alpina B5 Touring is the BMW M5 wagon we all want
Lovers of fast wagons take note: the new Alpina B5 Touring is an M5-esque cargo carrier that’ll tickle your fancy – but is it for Australia?
