WHEELS NEWS

Volkswagen Amarok to get V6 turbo-diesel
The 2017 Volkswagen Amarok has been confirmed for Australia, including a new V6 diesel producing 550Nm.

Is the Australian classic car market set for a crash?
If Falcon GT-HO prices are anything to go by, the once rampant market for Aussie muscle cars is now on the wane

2018 Mercedes-Benz GLT-Class ute spy images
Mercedes-Benz’s bidder for the cashed-up tradie’s hard-earned is starting to take shape

April VFACTS new-car sales: Ford beats Holden for first time since 1999
Shock result for Holden as Hyundai cements third place courtesy of its cut-price i30 hatchback

Ferrari revs up for higher profits
Ferrari’s split from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles isn’t hurting the high-end sportscar brand’s ability to print money

Ford Australia posts $162m loss for 2015
Ford Australia has posted a $162 million run of red ink in its last full year as an Australian car manufacturer

Hyundai Elantra SR here in September
A sportier image backed up by extra poke and an independent rear end should give Hyundai’s small sedan some sorely-needed spice

2016 BMW i3 upgrade increases range
Not happy with your i3’s all-electric range? BMW can help you out there with a hot-swap battery option

Scott McLaughlin impresses in Swedish touring cars debut
Kiwi’s first business trip to Volvo’s heartland results in a podium finish and a tidy lap record

Rosberg wins for Mercedes at Russian Grand Prix
One-two for Mercedes as Red Bull teammate takes out Daniel Ricciardo on Sochi’s opening lap

Tesla’s Model 3 EV for the masses
Silicon Valley strikes at the Germans with an affordable sedan

2018 Honda CR-V spy pics
It’s all change for the fifth-gen Honda CR-V, chasing the Mazda CX-5 for sophistication and Nissan X-Trail for space

Button calls for Formula One to get a new man in charge
Former world champ says his old team boss Ross Brawn is the man to take the sport forward

Supercharged Ford Mustangs land in Australia
Ford’s mighty Mustang gets a 499kW supercharged kick in the tail

Dieselgate: VW presentation outlined cheats in 2006, says report
New York Times report claims a decade-old tech report blew the lid on VW’s emissions cheat secrets

Nissan commits to V8 Supercars investment
Nissan says it has the cash to go banging doors as the sport reinvents itself for a life with more than just V8s

2016 BMW M2 Coupe to increase M sales 30 percent
BMW’s baby M car poised to boost sales by a third, attract new buyers

Ford Mustang pricing games
Internal politics played a big role in $2500 Mustang price rise.

Marcos Ambrose rules out a professional racing return
Ex-Supercars and NASCAR star has a new life back in home state Tasmania…

2017 Porsche 718 Cayman revealed
Porsche’s turbocharged two-seater hard-top is now (slightly) more affordable than its folding roof sibling.

Paddon wins WRC Rally Argentina, Rossi wins MotoGP at Jerez
Motorsport wrap: First ever win for a Kiwi in the WRC, Van Gisbergen wins at Monza and Rossi dominates – it’s your weekly motorsport wrap

Vale Peter Williamson (1938 – 2016)
Former racing driver Peter Williamson helped pioneer in-car cameras… and added in-car commentary for the technology’s debut at Bathurst

Nissan Micra, Pulsar hatch and Patrol variants axed
Nissan Oz wields the axe and culls slow-selling models from its local range

2018 BMW X3 spy pics
Will the third time be a charm for the competent but dull BMW X3?