WHEELS NEWS
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.
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
