WHEELS NEWS

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.

2017 Bathurst 12 Hour rated a worldwide knockout
Australia’s unique GT enduro just grows and grows, on track and off.

2018 Audi RS3 Sportback revealed
Audi snatches back the hot hatch power crown with a lighter, quicker RS3 Sportback update.

2017 BMW M2 update spy pics
BMW isn’t resting on its laurels with its popular performance coupe.

BMW CEO slams government for ignoring electric vehicles
Marc Werner says it’s time the federal government ended its ‘embarrassing’ silence on EV policy.

2017 BMW M140i Performance Edition revealed
BMW has a released a limited edition version of its hot hatch solely for the Australian market.

Licence dispensation for schoolboy triggers uproar in Supercars
CAMS gives an exemption to one young driver but nixes another

Latvala, Toyota top of the World Rally Championship pops in snow business
Defying predictions, Toyota is an early 2017 winner – 17 years after it last raced in the pinnacle of world rallying

Australia’s answer to Ken Block
Wild 633kW Subaru fries tyres in awesome video

McLaren discussing Le Mans return
The new McLaren CEO wants the British brand to return to the La Sarthe circuit.
