WHEELS NEWS

AMR spawns most powerful Aston Martin Vantage
Swansong Aston Martin Vantage gets 444kW V12 courtesy of AMR performance branch tune up

Electric Hyundai Kona locked in for 2018
Hyundai confirms an all-electric Kona will launch next year, and Australia wants it

Fisker claims new EV can be charged in just 9 minutes
Electric car company Fisker reveals new EMotion battery-powered sedan with more than 640km range

Electric the way of the future, but not for M cars, BMW says
The head of the ‘i’ skunkworks thinks the electric sub-brand could work with M division on hotted-up hybrids

2017 Hyundai Kona baby SUV targets segment domination
Hyundai’s latecomer arrives in September, taking aim at the top with Euro design appeal, box-ticking spec and sharp pricing

2017 Canadian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes surge to majestic win
Hamilton’s points haul brings him tantalisingly close to drivers’ championship leader, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel

2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS revealed at E3 gaming convention
Surprise debut for Porsche’s most powerful road-going 911 ever

Richard Hammond airlifted to hospital after fiery crash
The Grand Tour star walked away from a crash shortly before the vehicle burst into flames

Video: Colin McRae teaches basic rally techniques
One of rallying’s greatest personalities gives a lesson in how to drive like a boss

Ex-WRC Impreza resets auction record, road-going 22B sells for $180K
Iconic Impreza tested by Colin McRae almost as cool as the greatest ever street-legal Impreza

Top five fastest front-drivers at the ‘Ring
Honda has reclaimed the Nurburgring front-wheel-drive lap record with its Civic Type R, beating back aggressive European competition

Holden to shed 30 dealers as shutdown looms
An almost 70-year-old car-making business won’t be the only thing Holden plans to quit by the year’s end

2018 Holden Commodore to get a V8!
Supercars-spec version of Holden’s NG Commodore will have a V8 under the bonnet in 2018 – and it’ll look like this

Dodge Viper ACR to take another stab at Nurburgring record with crowd-funded cash
America’s patriotic public raises $159,000 to pack the Dodge Viper ACR’s bags and send it off in search of lap time supremacy in Germany

Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series arrives with ultra-exclusive $590k price tag
Fancy the fastest 911 Turbo you can buy? Porsche’s 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series is your steed – at a hefty cost

2018 Toyota Supra hits the Nurburgring
2018 Toyota Supra prototype spotted in public again, as first full-frontal view looms

Suzuki Swift Sport inbound with 1.4 turbo and manual gearbox
Suzuki will crank up the heat on its just-arrived third-gen Swift, with a punchy 1.4 turbo taking the Swift Sport out of the atmo age and into the realm of forced induction

Aussie BMW 635CSi Group C racer to compete in UK
One of our toughest race cars to join a Kiwi legend in Britain

Porsche 911 GT2 RS – fast facts
Titanium rollcage, glowing exhausts, monstrous power and Gorilla Glass – here are a few of the head-stomping 911 GT2 RS’ cooler features

2018 BMW M8 – we peel back the camo of M’s new flagship
Time to pray to your German deities that the new BMW M8 is as sleek and sexy as this

Ford Mustang sales hit new heights as Australia becomes top market outside USA
More supply and an increase in buyers combine to give the Ford Mustang its best month of sales in Australia – and see us leapfrog Canada in the global sales stakes.

From Ford Fiesta to De Tomaso Pantera, we remember designer Tom Tjaarda
We pay tribute to one of the industry’s most visionary designers

Apple to lock distracted drivers out of iPhones
A major software update for Apple iPhones due later this year will include a “Do Not Disturb” function to minimise driver distractions

HSV Maloo GTS-R to be sold in the UK
Five HSV Maloo GTSR to join 15 sedans heading to the UK, and to Goodwood!
