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Shell Shocked

AWESOME wide-body 1968 Mustang built from a brand-new body

Subaru BRZ arrives in Oz

IT’S A BIT unfair to Subaru’s BRZ that its Toyota counterpart hit Oz more than a month before it did. After all, the joint-project coupe is both Subaru-powered and Subie-built, meanwhile it was the Toyota that snatched all the glory (and headlines).

Toyota 86 Launch

HYPE can crush a car as quickly as it creates it. But even the extreme level of anticipation ahead of the launch of Toyota’s 86 couldn’t overshadow this driver’s car revelation.

MOTOR Magazine: Roofless 86

California custom car specialist Cartel Customs has wasted no time in ripping the roof off the US Scion version of the just launched Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ twins.

810kW Ford Shelby Mustang at New York Motor Show

Shelby obviously didn't feel 405kW was quite enough. So they took the GT500 back to the drawing board and doubled its power. Enter the Shelby 1000 Mustang, making its debut here at New York.

MOTOR Magazine: BRZ BLASTS OFF

After its first two months on sale in Japan Subaru’s BRZ sports coupe has blown the company’s sales projections away, recording four times the registrations initially predicted.

Mustang gets more power, new design, tech upgrades

Ford has spilled the details on what goodies the 2013 Mustang will be getting as part of its current overhaul.

Toyota's close call with deer

Drifting champion Ken Gushi was filming a commercial for US car company Scion to promote its FR-S (known as the Toyota 86 here), when he expectedly crossed paths with a deer.

Peter Robinson tells: "I'm in love with a Toyota"

Last week, Wheels’ Peter Robinson was the first man to get behind the wheel of the first Toyota 86 coupe to arrive on Australian soil. “Not since first driving the Boxster in August, 1996, has any car left me as thrilled, or utterly excited, as the 86,” said Robbo.

RC car battles drift champion

Drifting legend Vaughn Gittin Jr. has taken on his RC car doppelganger in an epic drift battle to promote his upcoming line of remote-controlled Ford Mustang GT replicas. ?

Subaru BRZ confirmed for Oz

It’s been fifteen years since Subaru last sold a two-wheel-drive product in Australia, but the rear-drive BRZ coupe has now been officially confirmed for our local market next year.

Toyota 86 drive

An all-too-brief drive in the new Toyota 86 today at Fuji speedway revealed a sweet-handling, beautifully balanced little front-engined, rear drive coupe which will no doubt be a huge success for Toyota.

Subaru's hottest sportscar revealed!

Subaru has finally revealed the styling of its version of the lightweight, rear-drive coupe it developing alongside Toyota's FT-86.

Retromania: 20 modern retro-styled cars

Ever get that sense of deja vu? That you've seen it all before? In the world of car design, the clock is turning back once again to a bygone age of style. Here are 20 slices of thoroughly modern retro.

Ford gets new V8 engine from USA

Ford USA's Coyote 5.0 V8 engine will reignite the smouldering Ford-Holden power war

Toyota FT-86 G Sports Concept

THE DRIVING force behind Toyota’s aggressive Salon stable is Akio Toyoda, the company’s new petrolhead CEO

Revenge of the Supercar

It wouldn't be a proper motorshow if there wasn't at least one off-the-wall, over-the-top and utterly ambitious supercar concept from a team of starry-eyed dreamers intent on announcing their arrival in the big league.

3 Kings - Chevrolet Camaro vs Holden Coupe 60 vs Holden Monaro

We muster Holden's oz-developed muscle-car royalty to find the coupe worthy of the pony-car crown.

Seton and Nissan, Percy and Jaguar line up for Classic rally

Big names line up for November's Classic Adelaide tarmac road rally.

2009 Melbourne Motorshow Hits and Misses

Our Young Designer of the Year, Johannes Collopy, rates this year's only Oz show, its stoppers, and its floppers.

Is the Mitsu Evo up for three in a row at the Bathurst 12 Hour?

2010 Bathurst 12 Hour date announced.

Strip show - 370Z v HSV R8

Game Zed brings V6 knife to heavyweight V8 gunfight.

Nissan 370Z v HSV R8, Evo X, Cayman S

Not content to have stung Porsche with its upstart GT-R, Nissan widens the front with a Zed-led assault.

Slide tracked - 370Z v Evo X

Zed plays the power card against Evo's traction.