Wheels Australia Magazine - March 2024
Wheels Australia Magazine - March 2024
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In this issue
TOYOTA HILUX FACELIFT
Australia’s second most popular vehicle gets a refresh. All the details here.
MODERN CLASSIC: BMW E34 M5
The last handbuilt M car and the last M with a straight six. Should we hold the E34 in greater regard?
SUBARU IMPREZA
Has time passed the Impreza by or is it still the watchword for a good-value AWD steer? John Law is your guide..
ROUGH DIAMONDS
GO OUT AND SEE AUSTRALIA. BUY ONE OF THESE AND YOU'LL MAKE IT HOME TOO
2 mins
WORK IN PROGRESS
WHEN YOUR LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON IT, DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES
2 mins
RABID RESPONSE
EVEN IF YOU'RE PULLING IN THE FINANCIAL HORNS, YOU WON'T NEED TO COMPROMISE ON FUN
2 mins
PREMIUM BLEND
HERE'S HOW TO ENJOY CHAMPAGNE ON A VAGUELY BEERY BUDGET
2 mins
GO LARGE, SAVE BIG
WE BRING YOU A SELECTION OF LARGE FAMILY SUVS THAT ARE UNLIKELY TO BREAK THE BANK
2 mins
MIDDLE CLASS
THE AUSSIE FAMILY DREAM USED TO BE A QUARTER ACRE AND A PICKET FENCE. NOW IT'S A LITTLE MORE MODEST
2 mins
SHORTY AWARDS
VALUE FOR MONEY CAN BE A RARE COMMODITY AMONG SMALL SUVS. HERE ARE THREE THAT ANSWER THE CALL
2 mins
MID SIZE MAX VALUE
THE MEDIUM RANGE SECTOR IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF GETTING ALOT OF CAR FOR YOUR DOLLAR
2 mins
HATCH MATCH
WANT A HATCH THAT'LL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR DIAL SECOND TIME ROUND? TRY THESE...
2 mins
MODE ΤΟ ΤΟΥ
PORSCHE'S LATEST HOT 911 IS THE NEW FRONTIER FOR ON-THEFLY CHASSIS ADJUSTABILITY, OFFERING THE DRIVER A WORLD OF CONFIGURATION - BUT IS IT WORTH THE HASSLE?
7 mins
KIA SORENTO
A WORTHY SUITE OF UPDATES FOR THE CLASS LEADER
6 mins
TOYOTA HAS A SECOND CRACK AT THE GR YARIS, NOW WITH AN AUTO
TOYOTA WAS SO concerned that it might not be able to sell all of the required 25,000 GR Yarises that it needed for World Rally Championship homologation that it created a cheaper, ordinary version of the three-door car for Japan, called the RS. It comes with the standard Yaris's humdrum 1.5-litre hybrid powertrain and none of the fancy running gear or hardware. They designed it to make up the numbers if the GR Yaris wasn't successful.
5 mins
TUNDRA GETS RE-ENGINEERED FOR AUSTRALIA. WE ASSESS ITS PROGRESS
''Volume won't be a problem with this car based on our sales planning,\" says Sean Hanley, Toyota's Australian boss as he looks across to the right-hand-drive Tundra pick-up, the culmination of a five-year project.
5 mins
FIRST Drives
THE NEW METAL THAT MATTERS, TRIALLED AND TESTED
4 mins
LEXUS - LFA
THE STORY OF OBSESSION GIFTED A BOTTOMLESS BUDGET
8 mins
The new Aussie champ
MORE CARS THAN EVER WERE SOLD IN 2023 AND A DECEMBER UPSET SAW THE FORD RANGER BEAT THE TOYOTA HILUX TO BECOME THE NATION'S TOP-SELLING VEHICLE
2 mins
Petrol prices explained
IT'S A MYSTERY TO MOST OF US BUT JUST HOW IS THE PRICE OF FUEL DETERMINED IN AUSTRALIA?
3 mins
Golf 8.5 incoming
THE GOLF 8 WAS THE FIRST ITERATION OF VOLKSWAGEN'S HATCH SINCE THE MK3 TO GET A LUKEWARM RECEPTION. THE GOOD NEWS? HERE'S THE REMEDIAL FIX
2 mins
HIGH-BRED HYBRIDS
DO YOU REALLY NEED A LARGE SUV? HONDA'S NEW CR-V IN HYBRID FORM MAKES A COMPELLING ARGUMENT, EVEN WHEN PITCHED AGAINST SOME HEAVY-DUTY COMPETITION
7 mins
I'M A SURVIVOR!
SHANA'S RELIEVED THAT GENESIS IS STILL KICKING GOALS WITH ITS AUSSIE MODEL LINE-UP
3 mins
NEVER MIND THE WIDTH...
...FEEL THE QUALITY. HAS THE NEW GLC REVERTED TO TRADITIONAL MERC VALUES?
3 mins
FORD EVEREST
A VERITABLE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF THE LARGE SUV WORLD, THE FORD EVEREST IS EQUALLY SKILLED AT SCHOOL DROP OFFS, LONG-DISTANCE CRUISING AND OUTBACK EXPLORING
3 mins
Safe seats
KIA'S SORENTO IS THE SEVEN-SEAT SUV TO BEAT. CAN UPSTARTS FROM MAZDA, JEEP AND CROSS-TOWN RIVAL HYUNDAI KNOCK IT OFF ITS PERCH?
9 mins
Youth or experience?
DOES THE BIGGER AND BOX-FRESH HONDA CR-V HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TOPPLE THREE VETERANS OF THE LARGE SUV SEGMENT? LET'S FIND OUT
8 mins
FIFTY SENT
GOT $50K TO BURN ON A FAMILY SUV? YOU COULD DO WORSE THAN ANY OF THESE THREE-EVEN IF ONE'S A BIT BETTER THAN THE OTHERS
8 mins
60 years of Honda
HONDA HAS BEEN BUILDING CARS FOR 60 YEARS WHILE FORGING A REPUTATION FOR INNOVATIVE AND EXTREME ENGINEERING. WE PAY TRIBUTE TO SOME OF ITS FINEST AND BRING SOME OTHER TOYS ALONG
9 mins
PORSCHE MACAN E
PORSCHE SOUNDS THE CHARGE
6 mins
MERCEDES-AMG GLC63 S E-PERFORMANCE
YOUR DAILY BRAIN TEASER DOES 500KW GO INTO 1991CC?
3 mins
FORD MUSTANG MACH-E
SACRILEGE, SAVIOUR OR SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY?
4 mins
HONDA CIVIC Type R
IS IT ABOUT TIME THE FN2 TYPE R SHARED THE LOVE?
7 mins
Wheels Australia Magazine Description:
Publisher: Wheels Media
Category: Automotive
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
A world-class mag with a formidable international reputation, Wheels covers the full gamut of cars – from sports cars to four-wheel-drives, economy to family cars – plus we look at the people, personalities and power plays behind one of the world’s most dynamic industries.
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