WHEELS NEWS
Holden posts a $152m profit as car making end draws near
Yes, it made money, but Holden says its car making arm still isn’t profitable
Brabham F1, supercar rumours race around the world
UPDATED: British website claims the Brabham name may resurface in Formula 1, and on a road near you
2017 Volkswagen Golf range to add R-badged wagon
Volkswagen Golf 7.5 will arrive in July priced from $23,990, but with more performance versions to tempt us
Inside Wheels May 2017, ON SALE THIS WEEK!
LEGENDS! Last, fast ballistic blast in HSV’s all-conquering W1; the real story behind the rising road toll; Japan v Germany in the rear-drive performance stakes; Corby’s four-wheeled motorbike mash-up; mid-engined Corvette headed for Oz; Benz’s straight six-shooters explored; Mercedes-AMG’s drop-top GT tracked and tested
Future of Genesis design previewed by GV80 SUV concept – Video
Luc Donckerwolke speaks to Wheels about his leading role as chief designer at Hyundai’s luxury offshoot
Barely Holden on: Ford almost overtakes rival, April sales figures show
Unofficial sales data for April shows Ford creeps within two sales of overtaking Holden
2017 BMW M5 to feature switchable AWD/RWD
It’s one of the industry’s worst-kept secrets that the new BMW M5 will switch to all-wheel drive, yet it’s not completely surrendering more than three decades of rear-drive executive fun
Ferrari F40 prototype burns to a crisp
Rare F40 prototype cremates itself on a road trip to Maranello to collect LaFerrari Aperta.
McLaren P1 LM spied vying for Nurburgring lap record, shooting sparks
The road-legal version of McLaren’s bonkers P1 GTR has been spotted at full tilt on the Nordschleife
Hyundai i30 family to expand with N fastback
Sleek fastback body style to spawn 200kW-plus all-wheel-drive N model for expanding i30 line-up
Hennessey Exorcist Camaro ZL1 flexes on the dyno
American tuning house straps down its meanest Camaro and churns out 715kW at the rear wheels
The evolution of racing sims explained in six minutes
The first driving simulator was launched in 1983. We’ve come a long way since then, as this video shows
Volkswagen Golf GTI three-door makes a 2017 comeback – but get in quick
It’s been a while since a three-door GTI has been a part of the Australian Volkswagen Golf range, but a limited number of Golf GTI Performance Edition 1s have been rustled into the country for 2017.
2017 Russian Grand Prix: Mercedes’ Bottas snares maiden F1 win
Stoic Finn holds off Vettel in a nail-biting finish as teammate Hamilton takes a back seat
Hyundai G70 to get V8-rivalling V6 TT hybrid
Soon-to-arrive luxury brand Genesis is preparing a 350kW-plus hybrid flagship to outgun Kia’s Stinger GT. But the performance heroes will be separated on price.
For sale: Unused Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Ultra-rare barn find Porsche 911 RSR could reset records when it goes to auction next month
2018 Mazda CX-8 announced as six-seat luxury SUV for Japan
Mazda aims upmarket with a new large SUV with a rare-for-the-segment six seat configuration – but is it for Australia too?
Holden starts job hunt for top secret proving ground expansion
Know how to make a Cadillac purr? A Buick bark? General Motors’ Lang Lang proving ground has a need for you
BMW M550d gets quad-turbo engine
Four turbos for BMW six-pot diesel blows M550d to beefy 760Nm and 100km/h in 4.4 seconds
UK car manufacturing strengthens as Oz industry winds back.
Car industries can be successful. Just ask the Germans, Japanese, Americans, South Koreans and, more recently, the British.
US state to increase speed limits on 2400km of roads
Welcome to Michigan, where the state government is about to let its residents drive a little bit faster
2018 Aston Martin Vantage – or Vanquish – teased in gratuitously drifty promo video
Aston drivers toast tyres in hangar housewarming hootenanny – and give a sneak peek at what’s around the corner
2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake wagon teased, Oz debut in late 2017
Jaguar has started trickling out imagery of its tantalisingly sleek mid-sized XF wagon, as the British carmaker’s local arm prepares for a fourth-quarter 2017 launch
Nismo announces dedicated road car division, more models on the way
Nissan’s high-performance arm Nismo is set to expand its road car stable even further. Is a Nismo Navara in the future?
