WHEELS NEWS

Holden ignites city car fightback with new Spark
The Holden Spark will roll out with heaps of buyer-friendly tech, but no standard reversing camera on the entry model

Ford Falcon XR6 and XR8 Sprints to bring better dynamics, power boost
Ford reveals it hasn’t stopped at the engines when developing its send-off Falcons

Inside Wheels March 2016, on sale now!
X-PLOSIVE! 345kW XR8, 325kW XR6 Sprints for final Falcon and the 2012 COTY winner takes on this year’s title holder

Goodbye AMG Sport; hello Mercedes-AMG 43
Badge change for half-way house performance range

Alpine Vision concept sizes up Porsche, Lotus
RENAULT has revealed the latest form of its Alpine Vision, bringing the once-dormant brand yet another step closer to becoming a showroom reality

V8 Supercars threat to quit Australian Grand Prix
Championship status or we won’t be at Albert Park after next year, warns series boss

2018 Porsche Panamera Shooting Brake spy pics
Bigger, better looking, and with a striking Shooting Brake brother, the next-gen Panamera finally shapes up.

Ogier masters Rally Sweden, Whincup rated world’s best
Motorsport wrap: Ogier victory follows boycott threat; V8s star Whincup lauded; Record season for louder F1

2017 BMW X2 spy pics
The X2 will be a fresh SUV coupe (or Sport Activity Vehicle in Bavarian-speak) from BMW, and the first with a sideways engine

Could the Opel Insignia be Holden’s next family car?
These spy photos of a new Opel Insignia under test could show Holden’s next family model

Grey imports: How will they work?
Wheels grills Major Projects Minister Paul Fletcher, responsible for the controversial new private import scheme planned for 2018, about what it means for potential buyers.

Grey imports plan 2018: Cheap cars or consumer carnage?
New laws slated for for 2018 allowing buyers to import low-kilometre cars less than 12 months old from Japan and the UK has industry in an uproar

Opinion: Why the Bathurst 12-Hour matters
The annual enduro at Mt Panorama pulls drivers and dollars from around the globe – for one significant reason

2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint, XR8 Sprint revealed
Euro-thumping performance added to what could be the last significant upgrade for the locally made Ford Falcon

Trackside at the 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour
There is nothing quite like watching balls-out battles on Mt Panorama among 30 sleek GT cars that would stop traffic if parked on your street

McLaren outruns Bathurst 12-Hour drama
Motorsport report: van Gisbergen coolly claims Bathurst win; V8 Utes stirred and shaken; Brabham revs up for Indy

New 2016 Jaguar F-Pace SUV will double sales, appeal to female buyers, says Jaguar Australia
Jaguar’s first SUV tipped to be a sales boon, and a hardcore SVR variant is under investigation.

How all-wheel drive cars could use less fuel than 2WD
Mazda says it is developing super-efficient four-wheel drive vehicles

Renault Sport F1 crucial to doubling sales
RENAULT’S return to Formula One as a constructor after five years as an engine supplier is part of its strategy to double sales of its high-performance Renault Sport road cars by 2020.

Aussie cars slump in January car sales
A record sales in month in January hasn’t been kind to Australia’s own

2016 Toyota Corolla Hybrid locked in for Australian launch
Australia’s best-selling car to add a fuel-miserly petrol-electric version that cuts the fuel bill

Ford Focus RS chief pans waste-of-time autos
Here’s why Ford’s quickest hatch will be six-speed manual only

Vale Paul “Zoomer” Zacka
Former Australian off-road racing champion Paul Zacka died on January 1 after a long battle with cancer.

BMW to debut all-camera rear-vision
A rear-vision system that replaces all mirrors with digital images will be standard on the BMW that introduces it, likely in 2018
