WHEELS NEWS
Hold your horses: Great Wall Steed hits two-star crash test wall
Great Wall’s “all-new” dual-cab trade ute is just the old one with a new name, crash test watchdog claims
2018 Honda Civic Type R claims title of fastest FWD around the ‘Ring: video
Honda’s hardcore hatch, the Civic Type R, has blitzed its way around the Nurburging Nordschliefe in just 7:43.80 – putting it at the top of the heap in the world of front-drive performance hatchbacks
2017 Volkswagen Golf R cracks 100km/h in 4.8 seconds
Mid-life update brings more grunt to Volkswagen Golf GTI and R
Dodge Demon to Get Truly Devilish 1119kW output courtesy of Hennessey
Hennessey says it’ll crank up the kilowatts on Dodge’s already ballistic Challenger SRT Demon – while also making it safer.
Hypercar Holy Trinity: LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Weissach and McLaren P1 GTR hit the auction blocks at Villa Erba
Sotheby’s offers up the ‘holy trinity’ of hypercars at its Villa Erba auction, with a Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 GTR and Porsche 918 Weissach all up for sale.
Tyre blowouts rule at Phillip Island Supercars round
Farce of myriad of tyre failures and selective pit lane infringements spoil what could have been an exciting round of Australia’s premier motorsport
2018 BMW M5’s vocal V8 captured on video
Sure, the next M5 may lose some RWD charm when the next-gen model lands in late 2017, but this latest video shows it won’t just be speedy – it’ll be an acoustic delight.
Lotus Exige Cup 380 revealed as race-ready road car
Lotus’ latest limited-edition is a lightweight delight.
Next Mercedes-AMG A45 to have more than 300kW
Hot hatch power war brewing, as AMG boss lays down the gauntlet to Audi
HSV GTS-R W1 misses performance claims
Flagship muscle car is officially the quickest we’ve tested, but doesn’t match its claimed dragstrip times
Porsche 911 GT2 nears production, 500kW+ on board
Stuttgart’s most extreme 911 has been spied testing again, with its radical aero looking closer to production-ready than the last time it was spotted in the wild.
BMW M to dump dual-clutches, go auto-only within a decade
The days of manual and dual-clutch M-cars are numbered as BMW automatics gain pace
Renault envisions Formula 1 car of the future
Renault R.S. 2027 Vision concept previews F1 in a decade, and celebrates 40 years in motorsport
2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 prototype attacks Nurburgring in the snow
Hardcore, be-winged Corvette spied testing on Nordschleife as snow falls
Genesis steering away from V8 power as EV tech advances
Hyundai’s nascent luxury brand says electricity is more important than cylinder count in the fight for go-fast performance.
2017 BMW M4 CS coming to Oz
2017 BMW M4 CS brings 338kW ‘GTS-lite’ to Australian fast coupe fans, debuts new CS range
Fernando Alonso to the Indy 500 – how it happened
How a half joke became a serious thought that resulted in one of the world’s best drivers ditching the Monaco Grand Prix
2017 Mercedes-Benz S-Class revealed
Mid-life update reasserts iconic S-Class as one of the world’s most advanced super sedans
Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan concept revealed in China
Mercedes-Benz’s Concept A previews sixth body style for next-gen MFA platform at Shanghai motor show debut
2017 Mini Countryman JCW revealed
The Mini Countryman has received the John Cooper Works treatment to become a track-day performer that doesn’t compromise on practicality.
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk – The Jeep that can’t go off-road
Jeeps head-stomping Cherokee flagship is, as the name suggests, designed for surfaces other than dirt, mud or sand.
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix: Vettel outraces Mercs again
An aggressive tyre stop strategy and sheer pace propelled Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to his second win of the year in Bahrain
Manufacturers spending big in automotive cyber war
Car companies are investing large amounts of money into cyber security for a connected future
Hyundai RN30 concept reveals possible alternative to carbonfibre
New plastic composite used heavily in Hyundai’s RN30 Paris concept car may possibly provide a cheaper alternative to carbonfibre
