Automotive
Wheels Australia Magazine
Napoleon Complex
THEY’RE THE PINT-SIZE PERFORMERS WITH BIG POINTS TO PROVE. HYUNDAI i20 N IS OUT TO BUMP FORD’S FIESTA ST OFF POLE POSITION IN THE LIGHT HOT-HATCH SEGMENT
10 min |
March 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
MERCEDES-AMG EQS53 4MATIC+
AMG BRINGS THE NOISE TO LUXO EV SECTOR
6 min |
March 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
EXTREME MEASURES
PIONEERING OFF-ROAD RACING SERIES EXTREME E IS THRUSTING EVs INTO GLOBAL MOTORSPORT IN SPECTACULAR STYLE. WE JOIN THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS IN SARDINIA TO DISH THE DIRT
10+ min |
March 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
Who's in control?
THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES OF FULL AUTONOMY ARE VAST. BUT THE ISSUES OF ETHICS AND ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY ARE ARGUABLY EVEN MORE COMPLEX
10+ min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
TwinTest
THIS MONTH’S NEWCOMER TAKES ON THE CLASS BENCHMARK
5 min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
'Lander grab
MITSU IS OUT TO STAKE A CLAIM WITH ITS ALL-NEW OUTLANDER, BUT KIA’S FRESH SPORTAGE AND THE UPDATED SUBARU FORESTER ARE DEEPLY ENSCONCED ON THE MID-SIZE SUV RESERVATION
10+ min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
IT BEGS TO DIFFER
QUIRKY CROSSOVER CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL DESIGN – AND THINKING
4 min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
FJORD TRANSIT
WE TAKE HYUNDAI’S NEW IONIQ 5 THROUGH NORWAY TO EXPERIENCE EV MOBILITY THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE
10 min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
STARLINK GAZER
SUBIE’S TECH AND ASSISTANCE COME UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
4 min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
BMW 1M
AS POTENTIALLY TERRIFYING AS IT WAS TERRIFIC, THIS WAS THE RAW, UNADULTERATED JUNIOR M-CAR THAT ALMOST DIDN’T MAKE IT
8 min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
HIS BRILLIANT KOREA
WHO BETTER THAN A FORMER TUCSON CUSTODIAN TO LIVE WITH KIA’S IN-HOUSE RIVAL?
3 min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
Bohemian rhapsody
MORE THAN A CENTURY OF SKODA EVOLUTION LIES PERFECTLY PRESERVED IN ITS HOMETOWN’S HALLOWED HALLS
8 min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
Back-up plan
THEY’RE MID-SIZED, SUB-$50K AND PACK PLUG-IN HYBRID POWERTRAINS, BUT DOES THAT MAKE THEM VERSATILE AND DESIRABLE? OR INHERENTLY COMPROMISED?
10+ min |
February 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
Mini's big EV charge
AS MINI ANNOUNCES ITS GREEN FUTURE WILL ENTAIL AN EMISSIONS-FREE FLEET FROM 2030, WE SIT DOWN WITH BRAND BOSS BERND KORBER FOR THE FULL RUNDOWN
3 min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
Dealer disruption
CUSTOMER-ORIENTED ‘AGENCY MODELS’ FROM OEMs SEE DEALERS’ ROLES CHANGING, BUT IS IT BETTER FOR CONSUMERS? OR A CASE OF CARMAKERS CUTTING INTO DEALER PROFITS?
5 min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
MITSU OUTLANDER
ABOUT FACE
6 min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
Base players
HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY LOSE BY SHOPPING FROM THE MORE AFFORDABLE END OF MID-SIZE SUV LINE UPS? THIS TRIO IS OUT TO PROVE THAT BEING LOW ON FRILLS DOESN’T MEAN LIFE ON POVERTY STREET
10+ min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
VOLVO C40 RECHARGE
A MORE PERT STATEMENT OF SWEDES’ ELECTRIC INTENT
6 min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
KIA SPORTAGE
ALL THE STYLE, MOST OF THE SUBSTANCE
9 min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
HIGH FIVES FOR A HOT HATCH HERO
AUDI RS3
7 min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
The 22 of '22
LET’S CONSIDER 2021 AND ITS COVID-INFLICTED CHAOS NOW IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. A NEW YEAR BECKONS, AND IT’S ONE SET TO DELIVER A SMORGASBORD OF DESIRABLE METAL
10+ min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
LANCIA Stratos
LANCIA SET OUT TO BUILD THE ULTIMATE, NO-COMPROMISE RALLY CAR FROM SCRATCH. THE RESULT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND LEGENDARY RACE AND ROAD CARS OF ALL TIME
8 min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
VW T-ROC R
SMALL SUV THAT BRINGS BIG GRINS
5 min |
January 2022
Wheels Australia Magazine
LUXE IN FLUX
IF GENESIS IS TO FULFIL ITS AMBITIONS OF BEING A TRUE PREMIUM CHALLENGER, THEN THE GV80 SUV NEEDS TO HAVE THE MEASURE OF THE CLASS HEAVYWEIGHT: AUDI’S UPDATED Q7
10+ min |
December 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
THE COLOUR IS MONEY
WHEN WHITE ISN’T THE BUDGET OPTION
3 min |
December 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
A current affair
THE TESLA MODEL 3 IS THE DARLING OF THE EV-BUYING WORLD, BUT HYUNDAI’S MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED PRODUCTION CAR YET IS OUT TO SHIFT THE STATUS QUO
10+ min |
December 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 300
ALL-NEW OFF-ROAD ICON READY FOR A WIDE BROWN LAND
6 min |
December 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
BMW i4 THE BMW SET TO GIVE TESLA'S 3 A REAL GRILLING
SO YOU’RE not a great fan of the rodent fangs BMW grille. I’m not either, but today looks don’t matter. After all, we are not embarking on a showy catwalk exercise.
6 min |
December 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
BMW M5 CS SUPER SEDAN DEMANDS YOU PLAY HARDBALL
IT’S A COMMON product strategy in the modern automotive business: when a sporting car gets long in the tooth and the base model is nearing a complete redesign, it’s time to debut the stonking model. In the majority of instances the end result is predictable. Sure, the car’s quicker, perhaps a little louder, visually distinctive, but more often than not, it’s just not that special.
7 min |
December 2021
Wheels Australia Magazine
INSIDER TRADING
NEWCOMER CUPRA LEON 300 SHARES ITS ENGINE AND PLATFORM WITH AUDI’S FEISTY S3 HATCH, SO WHICH DELIVERS REAL DIVIDENDS FOR THE DRIVER?
8 min |