WHEELS NEWS
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
Opel GT Concept has Australian input
Holden could soon have an answer to the Car of the Year winning Mazda MX-5 and former winners the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ.
Porsche Boxster 718: new turbo four-cylinders
The move to turbocharged engines has brought the biggest performance jump in the Boxster’s 20-year history.
Fuel cell: Where next for hydrogen cars?
They emit only water, refuel in three minutes, and you can buy one in Japan. So why aren’t they here?
Volvo’s new AstaZero test facility aiming to reduce road fatalities
The AstaZero test facility is a key plank in Volvo’s pledge to build zero-fatality cars. Step inside…
Webber: Vettel the best, Maldonado out of his depth
Aussie F1 ace Mark Webber spills the beans on his former rivals
Inside Wheels February 2016, on sale now!
2016 Car of the Year issue: 25 contenders, one winner, all reviewed and compared.
2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 details revealed
The next Mercedes-AMG E63 – the pinnacle of the German maker’s E-Class range – will be a 430kW, all-wheel-drive drift monster
Video: Verstappen on snow vs Ricciardo on ice
Max Verstappen looks cool drifting an F1 car on snow. But how chilled was Daniel Ricciardo on ice?
Hyundai Santa Cruz ute coming … in 2023
Home market priorities push Australian arrival of Hyundai’s lifestyle ute well into the next decade
Front engine, rear drive still king of the cheap sports cars
Toyota’s 86 led the cheap performance race in 2015, sales data for the year shows, but several up-and-coming sports stars are eyeing the title
Top Ten car brands in 2015
Six from Japan, two from Australia and one each from South Korea and Germany make up the 2015 Top Ten best-selling brands in Oz
Benz ranks as 2016’s luxury brand to chase
MERCEDES, BMW and Audi all post 2015 sales records, but it’s the three-pointed star that has stretched its lead
Aussies push 2015 new car sales to record high
Toyota was the top selling brand for the 13th consecutive year in a record-breaking 2015, despite posting its worst market share since 1997
2017 Renault Megane RS dares to be different
Renault’s ho-po division appears to be leaning towards a turbo 1.6-litre powerplant for its next-generation Megane RS
Volvo S90 Polestar: Thor’s tree-hugging hammer
Volvo’s S90 Polestar hybrid hero spearheads Volvo’s luxury assault
