WHEELS NEWS

Victoria’s speeding and red-light cameras hit by cyber virus
Got pinged by a speeding and red-light camera in Victoria recently? You could be getting your money back

Victorian road conditions “presents a growing risk to public safety”
Victoria’s Auditor-General releases scathing attack on the state’s road conditions

Volvo’s Polestar to become battery-fuelled sports car brand
A new Polestar badge and a very different focus herald a big change of direction for Volvo

Hyundai i30 N crackles and growls at Mount Panorama
Korean hot hatch tackles Bathurst in Australian competition debut, sounds fantastic doing it

2018 Jaguar E-Pace to land next year with sharp entry-level pricing
Jaguar has announced a ballpark base price and a global launch date for the car tipped to become its biggest seller.

2019 Ford Focus to be built in China
North American production of the Ford Focus small car will end in favour of a cut-price switch to China. But what about Australia?

Oz scientists crack the code for cheap hydrogen fuel
A new study published by Australian scientists has discovered a way to cheaply and efficiently generate hydrogen.

Hennessey announces 466km/h capable F5
Texan tuner to build bespoke vehicle capable of cracking 450km/h thanks to 1043kW

Australian’s most heavily fined drivers
Where does your state rank in Australia when it comes to speeding fines?

Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar interior leaked
Footage of Aston Martin’s hypercar leaks online, giving us our first glimpse inside the cabin

2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS will have 520kW, 750Nm
The next Porsche 911 GT2 RS will be the most powerful 911 by a hefty margin, with the output for Porsche’s heavy-hitting coupe set at a heady 520kW

Last HSV GTS rolls off Clayton production line
Holden Special Vehicles releases video of final GTS being assembled

NASCAR legend fined for hooning and burnouts in Darwin CBD
A NASCAR legend is in hot water after burning rubber on the street in a race truck

DJR Team Penske share the glory in Darwin Supercars round
C’mon Aussie, c’mon…Kiwi drivers have won 11 of the 12 Supercars championship races this season

Porsche takes bizarre Le Mans but more heartache for Toyota
Japanese marque’s drive in the French countryside comes up short. Again. Racing is cruel.

Hyundai mini SUV with 1.4-litre turbo by 2020
An expanded Hyundai SUV range looks set to include a fresh A-segment challenger with a punchy boosted engine

2017 Toyota 86 update adds time attack mods
Better brakes, improved suspension and a lairy new colour, but still the same rubber and straight-line poke for Toyota’s beer-budget sportscar

Toyota Australia slumps to 99m profit
The Aussie dollar and looming manufacturing shutdown limits Australia’s biggest brand to just $370 profit on every car it sold last financial year

Kamui Kobayashi smashes Le Mans record
Toyota factory ace driver topples Le Mans lap record in banzai track assault

Takata about to fall as airbag recall costs mount, reports say
The weight of fixing faulty airbags in more than 100 million cars worldwide – about two million of them in Australia – appears to be taking its toll

Giannini 350 GP is a Fiat 500 on steroids
With the 1.7-litre turbo of an Alfa 4C sitting between its rear wheels and a mega widebody kit adding some saucy curves, the Giannini 350 GP is the Fiat 500 we’ve always wanted

2018 Audi R8 V10 plus gets a haircut
Audi’s R8 Spyder drop-top supercar chops three-tenths from its zero to 100km/h dash thanks to V10 Plus treatment

2017 McLaren 570S Spider revealed
Why should you have a lesser supercar experience just because you want some wind in your hair? McLaren thinks you shouldn’t with its 570S Spider

2018 Tesla Model 3 interior spied
The previously unseen cabin of Tesla’s new entry-level model have been snapped by an alert fan.
