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Nathan Ponchard

Nathan Ponchard is a contributor for Wheels and WhichCar.com.au.

2017 Kia Stinger pre-production review - Sharpening Its Barb
Reviews

2017 Kia Stinger pre-production feature drive

It’s the most hyped Kia since, well, ever. A muscular, turbocharged sports sedan touted as a successor to our local rear-drive stalwarts. We take two pre-production Stingers on an exclusive Aussie drive to see if it’s worthy

2017 Frankfurt Motor Show: BMW pushes greater driving fun
Events

2017 Frankfurt Motor Show: BMW pushes greater driving fun

Fear not. BMW’s R&D chief Klaus Fröhlich is one of us

BMW’s electrification to extend to M cars
Frankfurt Motor Show

2017 Frankfurt Motor Show: BMW’s electrification to extend to M cars

M cars to become plug-in hybrids when tech is light and durable enough

10 Worst sport editions
Features

Top 10 worst sport editions: Classic MOTOR

Like greg louganis head-butting an olympic diving board, some sporting failures are best handled in public

Audi R8 vs Porsche 911 Carrera S vs BMW M6 front
Reviews

Audi R8 vs Porsche 911 Carrera S vs BMW M6: Classic MOTOR

The R8 was new back in 2008, so we challenged it with its fellow Germans

2017 Mercedes GLC 220 d
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2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Review

The Mercedes-Benz GLC is a beautifully tailored, five-seat, medium SUV, with all-wheel drive, a long feature list, and a premium feel that few alternatives match.

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce: Alfa's gamechanger
Features

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce review

Alfa Romeo's fall from prominence after storied sports car eminence throughout the '60s and '70s has been rough. With billions of Euros in development under its skin, the new Giulia changes everything!

2016 Holden Spark And Nathan Ponchard Jpg
Reviews

2017 Holden Spark LS long-term review

Surprisingly, Nathan Ponchard has had little trouble swapping his mighty Mercedes-AMG C63 for the Holden Spark baby hatch.

2017 Ford Herrod Performance Mustang review
Reviews

2017 Ford Herrod Performance Mustang review

Melbourne based Herrod Performance gives the Mustang 500kW of grunt along with a lesson in road manners

Namyang Proving Ground - Beyond the Gates
Features

Namyang Proving Ground - Beyond the Gates

A glimpse inside Kia's sprawling 4,940 acre Namyang proving ground in the heart of South Korea

2017 Hyundai i30 N prototype review
Reviews

2017 Hyundai i30 N prototype review

Hyundai isn’t known for its hot hatches. Well, possibly until now, if the i30 N is a taste of what’s to come

Ford Ranger Wildtrak vs Holden Colorado Z71
Comparisons

Ford Ranger Wildtrak vs Holden Colorado Z71

This is what a working class Holden versus Ford stoush looks like in 2017

2017 subaru xv front action snow
Reviews

2017 Subaru XV review

Second-gen Subaru XV takes its Impreza-on-stilts foundation a step further with a Forester-style AWD system and greater points of difference

2017 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster review
Reviews

2017 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster review

We get topless in the desert to get to know AMG's raucous new GT C Roadster better.

Bugatti Veyron first drive Wheels
Classic Wheels

2005 Bugatti Veyron first drive

Before the Bugatti Chiron, there was the no-expense-spared Bugatti Veyron. Wheels went all the way to Sicily to experience it

WL 3 2 image
Reviews

2017 Holden Barina review

Can a Camaro-inspired facelift and some pretty new wheels save the six-year-old Holden Barina from pensioner status?

Renault Megane: 2017 Car of the Year contender
COTY

Renault Megane: 2017 Car of the Year contender

Offers limited resistance to Golf’s dominance.

BMW 530 D 026 Jpg
Reviews

2017 BMW 5 Series review

The seventh-generation BMW 5 Series has arrived in Australia, bigger and better than ever before

2017 Holden Astra Drive Jpg
Reviews

2017 Holden Astra sedan prototype review

We get an early taste of Holden’s “cosmopolitan” four-door soon to join its small car line-up.

2017 Ford Mustang at Car of the Year
COTY

Ford Mustang: 2017 Car of the Year contender

Cool ride; doesn’t get to saddle up for round two

2017 Citroen C4 Cactus
COTY

Citroen C4 Cactus: 2017 Car of the Year contender

Dud diesel and semi-auto combo prickled the judges

2017 HSV GTS-R W1 driving
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2017 HSV GTSR and GTSR W1 review

We put HSV’s new GTS-R line-up, including the GTS-R W1, through the wringer at Australia’s fastest race track

2017 HSV GTS-R
News

HSV’s last-ever Australian sedans revealed

HSV GTS-R badge returns with a limited-run, LS9-engined W1 to top out the 2017 range.

2017 Holden Commodore Magnum ute special edition
Reviews

2017 Holden Commodore Magnum Ute review

Holden’s last-ever true performance ute – the Magnum – shows how Australia does a two-door sports car.