Automotive
Wheels Australia Magazine
PORSCHE 944
EVOLUTION OF THE PARTS-BIN 924 BECAME A FINANCIAL LIFELINE FOR THE STUTTGART BRAND, AND ONE OF THE BEST-HANDLING CARS OF ITS ERA
7 min |
September 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
JEEP: REINVENTING AN OFF-ROAD ICON FOR AN ELECTRIC FUTURE
THE NAME JEEP is synonymous with the term ‘4x4’. Having produced vehicles now for 80 years, the US carmaker has had plenty of time to perfect the art of creating, and constantly improving, off-road machines.
8 min |
September 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
SILENT ASSASSIN
THIS IS THE MERCEDES EV FLAGSHIP POISED TO PUT A BULLET IN THE HEAD OF S-CLASS
9 min |
September 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Ferrari: The Next Chapter
Ballistic new 296 gtb marks a return of the v6, powering this hybrid coupe to a bold new future
3 min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
The Audi That'll Be Everywhere
You’ll daydream about the e-tron gt, but audi reckons you’ll buy the q4 e-tron, its e-crossover that hits a sweet spot for size, relative affordability and serious showroom sizzle
6 min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
What's Up With Dan?
Our Aussie F1 Ace has struggled to adapt to an idiosyncratic McLaren. Ricciardo’s only hope? Retrain his brain...
5 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
‘Lewis is haunted by the need to succeed'
MERCEDES HAS DOMINATED F1 WITH VIRTUOSO TEAMWORK, DUE IN NO SMALL PART TO TECHNICAL, GENIUS JAMES ALLISON. BUT JUST AS HE PREPARES TO STEP ASIDE, THE MOMENTUM IS SWINGING TOWARDS RED BULL...
7 min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Put up your Juke
THE HYBRID YARIS CROSS THROWS DOWN THE CHALLENGE TO NISSAN’S SEGMENT-PIONEERING CROSSOVER: LET’S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE
9 min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
FIGHT FOUR THE GLORY
THE LATEST INCARNATION OF VW’S HOT-HATCH ICON IS NOW SUFFICIENTLY UPMARKET TO TAKE A SWING AT THE 1 SERIES BMW ONCE SAID IT WOULD NEVER BUILD. THEY’VE GOT A LOT OF FRONT, THIS PAIR...
10+ min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
WARNING: WHEELS HARDCORE UNSEALED SECTION
WHAT BETTER TEST FOR TOYOTA’S RALLY HOMOLOGATION SPECIAL THAN ON THE DIRT ROADS USED FOR THE RALLY OF MELBOURNE? AND WHO BETTER TO TALK US THROUGH IT THAN AUSSIE RALLY LEGEND NEAL BATES?
10 min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Cupra is coming!
OFF-SHOOT OF THE SEAT BRAND IS HEADED FOR OZ PROMISING AUDI S MODEL PERFORMANCE FOR VW MONEY. SO WHAT ARE ITS CHANCES?
4 min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Crash course
ANCAP’S STAR RATING SYSTEM HAS SPARKED CONTROVERSY AND CONFUSION, YET THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ORGANISATION’S ROLE REMAINS. WE SPEAK WITH ANCAP’S NEW CEO AND ITS CRITICS ABOUT METHODOLOGY AND RETAINING RELEVANCE
10+ min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Benz builds a baby S-Class
MERC’S FIFTH-GENERATION C-CLASS PLACES A NEW-FOUND EMPHASIS ON TECHNOLOGY AND COMFORT, DRAWING MORE THAN A LITTLE INSPIRATION FROM THE COMPANY’S FLAGSHIP
7 min |
August 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Not So Fast: The Mysterious, Tangled Story Of Vinfast's Shock Exit
It’s march 25, 2021, and Kevin Yardley is talking to Wheels via computer link from VinFast’s headquarters in the Vietnamese city of Hai Phong.
10 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
A Shining Beacon Of Adequacy
Haval H6
4 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Hybrid A Sipper; Not A Slurper
Toyota Kluger
7 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Luxury Car Tax To Be Abolished?
Yes, really! A new trading deal with the United Kingdom could finally see it dropped, but is it too soon to break out the party poppers?
4 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
FORWARD THINKER
KOREA’S LARGEST CARMAKER GOES ALL-IN FOR ITS FIRST EV ON A DEDICATED PLATFORM. THE RESULT IS A KNOCKOUT
8 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
LAMBORGHINI Diablo
SUCCESSOR TO THE LEGENDARY COUNTACH REALLY WAS A SUPERCAR WITH A DEVILISH SIDE
8 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
CAUTION! HIGH BOLTAGE
THE FIRST THING you want to know about the Rimac Nevera is how it feels to launch-control an electric hypercar with twice the power of a modern Formula 1 car.
9 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Dacia is headed Down Under
GOOD NEWS FOR BUDGET BUYERS! ANOTHER LOW-COST BRAND IS SOON TO ARRIVE. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU, AND FOR PARENT RENAULT
3 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
SHORT CIRCUITS
THE GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE HAS COST CARMAKERS MORE THAN A$140 BILLION, AND MORE SUPPLY PAIN IS PREDICTED. IS YOUR NEW CAR AFFECTED?
4 min |
July 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Star Spangled Hammer
Long-serving American arrives to prove age doesn’t weary a Hemi
2 min |
June 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Bigger Fish To Fry
Hyundai’s eight-seater flagship takes a berth as we rally the troops
3 min |
June 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Tougher Baby Trims The Laptime, But At A Cost
Never under-estimate the potential for Australian car enthusiasts to get in a vocal lather when they believe they’re being denied what’s rightfully theirs.
5 min |
June 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution
A rally-special built to jump and soar, and one that left its competitors in a cloud of dust
7 min |
May 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
A Stronger, Longer-lasting Stalwart
WHILE the unstoppable momentum of new zero-emissions vehicles builds exponentially, there are few EVs that can claim to have dipped their toe in the water earlier than the Nissan Leaf.
3 min |
June 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Screams For The Turbo Engine Option
It’s remarkable to think just six years and one generation separates this striking fourth-generation Hyundai Tucson and the frumpy second-generation model known here as the ix35.
4 min |
June 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
Maserati QP Trofeo Ferrari-Hearted Luxo Limo
If a car's ‘character’ can sometimes come bundled as a set of attributes difficult to articulate, then putting a price on that character is damn near impossible.
4 min |
June 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
The Aussie Out To Electrify GM
It’s a long way from bendigo to detroit, and now travis hester has gm’s future in his hands
10+ min |