WHEELS NEWS
Why your next supercar could wear a “Made in Geelong” badge
Big advances in carbonfibre tech could fill the void left by Ford’s departure
Toyota Prius Prime PHEV update comes with optional solar charging
The 2017 Prius PHV is available with solar panel on the roof to top up its lithium batteries
Koenigsegg Regera to be sold officially in Australia
New distributor Prodigy Automotive secures multiple Regera builds for Australian customers
Sydney owners count the cost of violent hailstorm
Hail stones the size of cricket balls wrought havoc in Sydney over the weekend
Yamaha’s new kid on top in Aussie MotoGP testing
Maverick Viñales blitzes all at Phillip Island; while Rossi only manages 12th
Hyundai’s complete Ioniq trio for Australia
The Korean carmaker’s eco model will be coming here in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric variants
Dieselgate? No, diesel death spiral
Inside VW’s plans to abandon its junior oiler as tiny turbo petrols show the way
McLaren Super Series Gen. 2 to get new 4.0-litre twin-turbo bent eight
McLaren’s new Super Series models have the Ferrari 488 GTB firmly in their gunsights, and a box-fresh four-litre twin turbo V8 will be their primary weapon.
Tesla ute plan sparks interest from Aussie tradies
Tesla’s all-electric ute is still some distance from the showroom, but Australian tradespeople are already showing keen interest in the idea of a combustion-free workhorse utility
Toyota seeks more Altona assembly line workers
Forget the closure. Job ad goes out asking for more workers to help Japanese carmaker build until the very end
Crash test dummies get fatter and frailer as humanity avoids the gym
American company develops obese crash test dummies to represent an ageing (and widening) population.
2017 Bentley Continental Supersports are worth more than an Aussie house
Bentley Continental Supersports pricing revealed
Bentley flips the bird with rapid new Continental Supersports
British luxury car maker releases the world’s fastest four-seat luxury car.
2017 Geneva Motor Show: Lexus to unveil new hybrid flagship
The 2018 LS 500h sedan will make its public debut next month.
Aston Martin reveals more technical details of AM-RB 001
A Cosworth designed and built 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 will be the car’s beating heart
2018 Audi A6 spied
The big German sedan holy trinity will be complete as the 2018 Audi A6 takes on the all-new BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
Holden Commodore, Astra futures uncertain under Opel sell-off plans
GM’s talks to sell off its European arm threatens a third of Holden’s current, and future, model line-up
GM mulls selling Opel to PSA Group as profits prove elusive
UPDATED: General Motors is in talks to sell its Opel-branded European carmaking business to French marque PSA
Hyundai i30 N to be a VW Golf GTI, Ford Focus ST beater
The hottest hatch ever to come out of Korea will produce up to 202kW from its 2.0-litre turbo four-pot
BMW Australia ‘not in the volume game’
CEO Marc Werner says he’s too focused on introducing new models to worry about how his German rivals are travelling
Spanish police bust fake Ferrari ring
That Ferrari you bought cheaply off the internet? It may not be what you think it is
2017 Volkswagen Golf reinvents the base model hatch
A mid-cycle update for Volkswagen’s strong-selling Golf raises the small-car game
Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet is the most ridiculous G-Class ever
A V12-powered, high-riding Landaulet for the ultra-rich
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sportwagon killed off
Alfa Romeo abandons plans to build a Giulia wagon. Why? Because the Italian automaker wants to focus on the Stelvio SUV and other product development.
