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Opinion: Can STI relive its glory days?

Once a badge to be feared, STI-fettled models are barely keeping up with today's hot hatches, and that needs to change

2006 Mazda 3 MPS: Fast Car History Lesson

A sleeper with a true sting in its tail

The Fast & The Furious (2001) - Ripper Car Movies

Released in 2001, The Fast & The Furious not only kicked off an enduring and lucrative film franchise but inspired a whole generation of car fanatics

10 Holdens that mattered: One year on from Holden’s Aussie factory closure

It’s an unwinnable argument, but let’s start it anyway: here are the General’s top 10 soldiers that made the most important contribution to the battle for hearts, minds and wallets

Coyote supercharged-V8 swapped Ford XE Falcon

With his 11-second Ford XE Falcon, Kyle Depiazza throws a supercharged, late-model Ford V8 cat amongst the LS pigeons

Kristopher Davis's Holden One-Tonner

Kristopher Davis's Holden Tonner build was a dream come true - thanks to the Starlight Foundation

Rob Campisi's 5295hp twin-turbo big-block Ford Mustang

With new twin 106mm turbos on a hemi-headed big-block Ford, Rob Campisi's latest Mustang is set to smash some records

Turbo LSX-powered 1984 Holden VK Calais

An addicton to power has seen Scott McCafferty take his VK Calais from Holden-mild to LSX-wild

Retro: 1959 Morris Mini-Minor

Designed as an affordable compact, this BMC icon transcended class to sell 5.5m

Blown and injected 1961 Holden EK sedan

The EK-FB Holden was Australia's answer to the tri-five Chev, and Vince Panuccio has harnessed this old-school cool for his mega-tough blown streeter

The weird and the wonderful of Citroen’s hidden treasure trove

Conservatoire Citroen might just be the world’s most intriguing manufacturer car collection

Glenn Etchell's 1928 Ford Model A roadster

The spirit of a legend rides shotgun in this sweet Model A

Turbo LS1-powered Holden LX Torana hatch

Marc Palmer might have been a bit late to the LS party, but he's made a classy entrance with his angry turbocharged Torana hatch

Anatomy of the Peugeot 208 WRX rallycross racer

Say hello to Sebastien Loeb's deranged rallycross supercar

Wheel Stories: Classic car curation with Ken Grindrod

This trader of precious metal knows how to spot the gems

LS3-powered 1969 Holden HK Kingswood

Jay Jorgensen has mixed old- and new-school by plonking a tough LS3 in his classic Holden HK Kinger

Slammed LS3-powered 1951 Chevrolet 3100 pick-up

Combining old-school tin with modern-day tech, this in-the-weeds Chevrolet 3100 could be the ultimate tradie's tool

Reborn Again: Inside Jaguar's Classic Works department

Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works is where decrepit Jaguars and Land Rovers are restored to factory-fresh perfection … and seemingly extinct classics rise from the ashes

Classic Wheels: The legendary Falcon GTHO Phase III photo

Forty-six years after it was first published, Uwe Kuessner’s photograph of the Falcon GT-HO Phase III speedo and tachometer remains the most famous image to ever appear in Wheels

1971 Chrysler Valiant VH Charger R/T E38

Charlie Saliba plays Chrysler factory worker to create the ultimate example of a showroom-spec Aussie Charger R/T with all the fixings

Paul Kerlin's 1966 Ford Mustang

Paul Kerlin's '66 Mustang has had a few mods over the past 10 years, but he says it's still an ongoing project

Slammed custom 1955 Buick Century

Evocative Buick custom remains a favourite, more than a decade after it cruised onto the scene

600hp 1971 Ford XY Falcon - TUFFGS

Jason Grima's wife Angela watched on as he built himself two mega-tough Ford XY Falcons, so he thought it was about time she had a 600hp XY of her own

2011 Nissan Juke-R: Fast Car History Lesson

Nissan's 'crossover supercar' was a small SUV running on GT-R power