WHEELS NEWS

Aston Martin boss details future product plan: mid-engined supercars, EVs and SUVs
A whopping seven new models are set to march into Aston Martin showrooms over the next seven years, with CEO Andy Palmer revealing the British marque’s mid-term product plan in detail

Toyota Supra leading Toyota’s next sports car charge
A highly anticipated sports coupe is one of a number of ways Toyota hopes to inject fun back into driving

Ricciardo: Verstappen is the best driver in F1
Aussie F1 star says Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen is the most fierce opponent he has

Brake failure leads to mega Supercars shunt at Albert Park
Nick Percat speared into an unsuspecting Lee Holdsworth in a scary crash

Audi RS leans towards electrification as emissions laws tighten
Audi Sport is keeping an open mind about what form its electrification strategy should take, but has yet to decide if its next battery-enhanced RS models should be pure electric or hybrid.

2017 Audi S5 gets $17k price cut
Audi slashes costs for new S5 Coupe, while also adding $10,000 worth of extra value

Top 5 Australian Grand Prix moments
The best, worst, wildest, and most entertaining moments from the history of Formula One at the Australian Grand Prix

Aussie tech to go where driverless cars fear to tread
Cohda Wireless is about to buy two driverless cars and take them places that would be impossible for the current crop of carbots

2017 Honda Civic Type R aims for sub-$50K price tag
Honda’s ballsy hot hatch here this year, and potentially cheaper than a Ford Focus RS

2019 McLaren P1 replacement teased
Homage to the McLaren P1, and the F1 before it, is taking shape, but there’s still a lot more to come

V6-powered Audi RS4 and RS5 will bring V8-matching thrills
The head of Audi Sport says the turbo six RS4/RS5 twins will equal the outgoing 4.2-litre atmo V8 for excitement.

NIO EV9 shattering Nürburgring EV record video
Record-breaking lap by Chinese 1 megawatt zero-emission supercar gives new meaning to “Green Hell”.

BMW sets path for upper-luxury, electric car push
More luxury, and more electrics are on the radar as BMW sets sights on its future

Performance upgrades roll out for Porsche 911 S
New and existing 911 customers can now opt for an extra 22kW to get a GTS wolf in S clothing

Jaguar F-Pace SVR spied
British manufacturer’s angriest SUV yet caught testing in snow

2018 Holden Calais Sportwagon sprung in Australia
A sharp-eyed Wheels reader has bagged the replacement for the VF Holden Commodore Sportwagon in Melbourne

Audi R8 V6 turbo simply isn’t going to happen: Audi Sport chief
The head of Audi Sport has thrown cold water, bucket and all, over rumours of a turbocharged bent-six for the R8 supercar.

BMW and Mercedes coupes and cabriolets face axe
Rival German luxury carmakers have conceded they’ll have to cull certain model two-doors and convertibles

BMW M4 Magny-Cours comes with a free bike and watch
Pay $250,000 for a BMW M4 Magny-Cours Edition, and get a free watch and S1000RR motorbike.

Formula One 2017: The intrigue of a new season
Let’s hope for unpredictability, excitement…and overtaking

Audi offers Dieselgate sweetner as Aussie fix rolls out
Free roadside assistance, extended warranties help soften Audi’s diesel emissions cheat blow

Ford targets lighter cars with carbonfibre subframe
Less weight up front means more efficient and dynamically competent vehicles. Ford and Magna team up to develop carbonfibre subframes.

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R muscle up with Oettinger kits
German tuning house’s go-fast kits for Volkswagen’s hot hatch line-up hint at an expansion for the Golf range

Trump asks EPA to reopen US fuel use standards review
Tough US fuel use standards are killing US jobs, president says, and need to be reviewed