WHEELS NEWS

Infiniti QX80 concept points to future Infiniti look
Infiniti’s hulking QX80 concept gives a sneak peek at what future models could look like in the Japanese brand’s range

AMG says no to C63 R as GT Black Series closes in
Hardcore halo variants of the C-Class put on ice, as focus shifts to GT Black

AMG: hybrids are the future of performance
Forget big capacity, big output combustion engines – AMG says the future is all about electrons

Kia Stinger could get more hardcore Aussie soundtrack
Tame Kia Stinger exhaust note could be beefed up for Australia’s petrol heads

Ex-Schumacher F1 car goes under the hammer for $1.1 million
A Benetton B-191-02, which Michael Schumacher raced in the 1991 Formula One world championship is being put up for auction

Genesis prepared for autonomous future with GV80 concept
Headlights set to be dropped from future Genesis luxury models once self-driving technology takes off … eventually.

2017 New York Motor Show: Audi R8 GT4 race car debuts, has less power than road version
Audi unveils its GT4-spec R8 supercar at New York – and it could be on the grid at the next Bathurst 12 Hour

Toyota FT-4X: city focused but bush capable
Hints of LandCruiser in Toyota’s radical adventure concept, although the FT-4X is still more about the city and suburbs

2017 Audi Q8, 2018 Audi Q4 added to production lines
Audi’s growing SUV line-up to add two more coupe-styled five-doors to the luxury carmaker’s showroom

2018 Hyundai i30 N makes track debut in near-production form
As development of Hyundai’s first-ever hot hatch nears completion, the Korean manufacturer tasked the i30 N with one more gruelling test before it heads down the production line: endurance racing

Victorian safety camera earns more than $1500 an hour
On average, two motorists are fined every minute in Victoria, with the most lucrative camera generating more than $13 million in revenue

Hybrid cop car hints at Ford Mustang’s petrol-electric future
The hybrid system sitting under the bonnet of a Mondeo police car shows Ford is looking at ways to make its petrol-electric fastback coupe and convertible bulletproof

2019 Aston Martin DBX teased as marque preps for first-ever SUV
Aston Martin’s first-ever SUV, the DBX, begins to take shape as Aston preps “the world’s first beautiful SUV”.

Bathurst Six-Hour: BMW v Mercedes-AMG v Ford v Mitsubishi
Easter marks the start of the annual Bathurst Six-Hour production car enduro. Try picking a likely winner out of this 66-car buffet

Hamilton dominates 2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Verstappen stars with brilliant third from 16th place start

2017 New York Motor Show: 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk revealed
The “quickest and most powerful production SUV on the planet” is revealed revealed on the eve of its unveiling at the New York Motor Show.

Video: The greatest lap in Formula One history
Ayrton Senna put on a wet weather masterclass at the ’93 British Grand Prix, performing what is arguably the greatest single lap in F1 history

Chevrolet SS sales skyrocket in the US as Yanks finally embrace left-hook Commodore
Big discounts in March push Chevrolet SS sales to their highest number in the model’s short four-year US history – but it’s too little, too late for the export-grade Holden Commodore

Mercedes-Benz adding next-gen autonomous tech to S-Class and C-Class
Wheels gets a sneak preview of more advanced and easier-to-use autonomous driver assistance features that are coming to the updated Mercedes-Benz S-Class and C-Class soon

Mercedes-AMG E 63 S pricing announced
Here’s how much moolah you will have to fork over if you want Mercedes-AMG’s most powerful road car in the lineup

Why motorsport fans are abandoning the sport in droves
There’s no quick fix for the problem of fans deserting motorsport

New York Auto Show: Lexus LS 500 F Sport teased
Lexus gets set to slip its business-class LS 500 large sedan into a bespoke tracksuit at New York

2018 Audi A8 to be built around lightweight spaceframe
Audi is turning leaner composite materials ahead of sharing underpinnings with Porsche for future models

Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder spy shots
The Raging Bull looks set to take another Nurburgring record off the Porsche 918 Spyder
