WHEELS NEWS
2016 Honda NSX hybrid supercar to wear $420,000 price tag in Australia
Australia’s first hybrid supercar, the Honda NSX, will wear a gargantuan price sticker on its windshield when the first cars start arriving in local dealerships in November
Hyundai and Kia to launch small SUV assault in 2017
Korea’s largest automakers will throw their hats into the small SUV segment before the end of next year
Hamilton wins German Grand Prix as Rosberg cops mid-race penalty
Rosberg falls short in his home GP as Hamilton stamps his authority on the 2016 F1 World Championship title bid
New Lamborghini Huracán aero kit adds aesthetic oomph
Lamborghini has announced a race-inspired aerodynamic kit for its Huracán supercar that’s more about looks than extra performance
Falcon ute bows out two months ahead of Ford manufacturing shut-down
A significant chapter in Australian motoring history and a shining example of design ingenuity gets a full-stop as the final Ford ute rolls of the line at Broadmeadows
VW Golf GTI 40 Years: Manual gearbox coming; already gone
Got your heart set one of the limited edition Veedub Golf GTI 40 Years edition with a manual ‘box? The odds are it’s already too late
Porsche pulls plug on hybrid 911
Porsche 911 boss August Achleitner says he prefers an all-or-nothing approach to electric sports cars
Porsche confirms ‘emotional’ manual option for next-gen 911
Porsche 911 product director August Achleitner has finally confirmed that a manual transmission will continue to be an option. For now…
Entsch says changes to grey import laws are ‘dead’
Liberal MP says fight to crush planned changes to parallel import laws for cars is about to get started
Ford Falcon FG X XR8 lives on in virtual game
Forza Horizon developer announces more Aussie motoring legends will form part of the popular computer game’s headline cast
Porsche datalogger dobs Honda in
How Porche’s tell-all datalogger left Honda’s NSX development team red faced.
2017 Porsche Panamera could be world’s fastest luxury sedan
Second-gen Panamera billed as the world’s fastest luxury ‘sedan’
McLaren boss denies second-gen F1 supercar plans
McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt quashes speculation of a new F1 supercar interation, but as Mike Duff notes, it what Flewitt didn’t say that’s keeping everyone crossing their fingers
Ford dismisses ‘final ute’ pictures
Ford denies the last Falcon ute is already being built at Broadmeadows, despite pictures doing the rounds on social media
Video: Kia GT laps the Nurburgring
Shakedown test of Kia’s all new rear-wheel drive sedan caught on film
Volkswagen locks in cost of US Dieselgate fix
US court gives its tick to Volkswagen’s compensation plan that will give American owners up to $13,000 each
Fast Jaguars and Land Rovers to reportedly use BMW V8s
The Brits could be turning to German V8s again, with reports suggesting BMW will supply engines to Jaguar Land Rover.
Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster revealed in leaked product map
According to leaked docs, a drop-top version of the Mercedes-AMG GT supercar will be among nine new models to go on sale in 2017.
Shane van Gisbergen leads Australasian assault on Spa 24 Hours
Van Gisbergen to lead the charge in world’s biggest GT endurance race; the 24 Hours of Spa.
McLaren starts work on fully electric prototype
McLaren starts work on EV prototype and gives more details of future downsized engine
Sauber F1 team acquired, some say saved, by finance company
Embattled team says its future is now secure, and rebuilding can begin
Porsche 911 R racing past $1.6m on used-car market
European 911 R owners cash-in on valuation goldmine; Porsche Australia warns local pre-order customers against trying to follow suit
Hamilton wins Hungarian Grand Prix, Mark Webber dominates Nurburg enduro
Hamilton’s Hungarian GP win tips team-mate Rosberg off the top of the championship points table; Triple Eight dominates Queensland; Webber snacks on ‘Ring victory; Mawson shows German F4 who’s the boss
McLaren F1 set to be revived as hyper-GT car
Luxury and refinement – as well as the mega-performance it’s renowned for – to be the hallmarks of a new McLaren F1 iteration .
