WHEELS NEWS
Australia bound: Volvo’s Limited Edition S60 Polestar
Here, at last, is a truly fast Volvo that isn’t rubbish.
Apple’s plan to invade your car!
Apple has revealed an ambitious plan to invade your car.
57% trust ‘self-driving’ cars
Self-driving cars have received a major boost, with a new study finding more than half of the world’s motorists would trust the new technology.
Kia’s Frankfurt hero is Niro
Kia has taken the wraps off a sinister new concept, developed for this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show (Sept. 12-22), called Niro.
Mitsubishi mulls Lancer Evolution’s future
Will there be an Evolution XI?
Police develop car ‘kill-switch’
Big brother is here. And he’s in your car.
James Bond’s car collection could be yours
A selection of 59 James Bond vehicles is up for grabs – yours for just $37 million
Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster
The stunning street-legal version of the race-only Zonda R has gone topless.
Gordini name is racing back
The little French blue road rockets with two white stripes are making a return to the Renault catalogue.
ANCAP’s new, simpler website launched
Following news last month of a $5 million dollar funding boost from the Federal Government, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program has launched a new website
Golf GTI gets 173kW
Volkswagen is celebrating 35 years since the birth of its iconic Golf GTI with a special “Edition 35” series of Mark VI hatches
Mercedes launches C-Class facelift
Mercedes-Benz Australia has launched its facelifted C-Class in Australia, almost four years after the W204 generation was voted Wheels Car of the Year
Corvette ZR1 blasts the Nurburgring
Three years after its last assault Chevrolet has returned to Germany’s famous Nurburgring with the 476kW supercharged Corvette ZR1
New all-American grand prix team planned for 2010
… And the Formula One team co-founder is an Aussie.
Next Financial Crisis victim – A1GP?
The future of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport series is in doubt, with its head of operations ordered to close its doors by the UK courts.
Gran Turismo 5
Driving game Gran Turismo 5 narrows the gap between virtual gaming and real-life racing. But by how much? We sent PlayStation hot-shoe Glenn Butler to Laguna Seca in an Audi R8 V10 to find out.
Aussie Molly Taylor is the British Ladies Rally Champion
We may have lost the Ashes, but it’s not all bad for Aussies in Britain …
Porsche 911 991 Carrera S blog from Los Angeles
Despite this confidence, and a very positive review from our own Ash Westerman in the current issue of Wheels (on sale now), I am nervous about driving the new 991 911 (isn’t that a recipe for dyslexic meltdown).
WHEELS MAGAZINE: Christmas (car) hampers
As Christmas draws near, it’s pens down in the Wheels office, and time to grab the keys to our favourite festive-season rides. (At least for a few days. We haven’t finished our Car of the Year Finals issue yet!)
2012 Hyundai i20 revealed
Hyundai has released pictures of the revamped i20 which will be fully revealed at the Geneva Motor Show on Wednesday.
Volvo V40 to become brand’s best-seller
The Volvo V40 will become the biggest-selling model in the Volvo cars range within two years and, when launched next year, will finally answer two decades of demands from dealers.
Atalanta Sports Tourer returns after 75 years
The original Atalanta Sports Tourer first made its debut on March 5 1937 and now, exactly 75 years later, a car enthusiast and a classics restorer have joined forces to bring it back.
French want to ban ugly cars
Paris may well be the world’s most beautiful city, but it has some of the ugliest traffic jams in the known universe.
Yaris recall is 45,000-plus cars
Toyota Australia has confirmed that it’s recalling more than 45,000 Yaris sedans and hatchbacks to rectify a potentially dangerous seat belt pretensioner glitch.
