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Honda CR-Z
Honda’s plan to take petrol-electric power to the mainstream looks logical …
Get this straight
Rolled your Roller? Mangled your Murcielago? Meet the man endorsed by the high-end Euros to turn trashed exotics back to treasure.
Razor sharp GTR
Meet the Supercar born out of a group’s love for an Audi.
Fast, fun, frugal – 9th Audi A3
Fast, fun, frugal – 9th Audi A3
Fast, fun, frugal – 8th Merc C320
Fast, fun, frugal – 8th Merc C320
Fun’raiser – FR-1 concept
In a melbourne warehouse, a team of enthusiasts have hand-crafted a contemporary homage to the hot rod. Their aim? To showcase local talent and raise $5m for charity.
Today in 1960: Ford powers on
We dug up some pics from the Wheels archive for this date steeped in Ford production history.
Road v Race: all-Aussie shootout
How much quicker are V8 supercars than their road-going relatives? Strap in as we find out…
Road v Race – Aussie battlers!
The mantra ‘win on Sunday, sell on Monday’ was coined back in an era when race cars bore more than a cosmetic resemblance to road cars. But, we wondered, is there any strength to it today?
Road v Race – HSV GTS
For half the W427’s price, the GTS offers 90 percent of the performance.
Badgeology – Pontiac
GM’s big chief.
Road v Race – FPV F6
It’s a ton of turbo fun, but big boost makes this a tricky muscle car to master.
Road v Race – FPV GT
It lacks the F6’s titanic twist, but progressive V8 power delivery proves there’s life in the GT yet.
Road v Race – HSV W427
Price of admission is steep, but nudging V8 Supercar performance was never going to come cheap.
Road v Race – HRT V8 Supercar
Rather than a true racer, HRT’s ‘ride’ car is the fastest passenger vehicle in Oz.
Road v Race – FPR V8 Supercar
The only true racer on test was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the top performer.
Road v Race – Credits, crunch
Our festival of figures may not have delivered any shock defeats, but it did prove two things: local muscle-car buyers have it very good, and V8 Supercar drivers earn every cent …
FIRST LOOK: Jaguar XJ
The Brit automaker has released a short clip and an even shorter media release about its all-new XJ.
Live from New York: Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype
Sneak peek at the ‘Evo SUV’.
Nissan GT1-spec R35 breaks cover
… and its beautiful.
Adventurous antidote for tough economic times
Mercedes-Benz Oz takes to the track for an expensive but priceless week of excitement in Melbourne. Peter McKay takes a spin around Albert Park.
Prius vs Insight in greenback war
Toyota has fired the latest shots in Japan’s new and increasingly contentious green car wars, claiming that the next gen Prius boasts nothing less than ‘the world’s best fuel efficiency’.
Mazda’s designs on the future
Its first Australian design forum gave an up-close-and-personal look at Mazda’s next-gen cars via head designer, Laurens van den Acker.
Carbon trading
Tesla expands with the Model S four-door sedan. Wheels US correspondent John Lamm reports.