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434-CUBE HOLDEN HK MONARO
You'd be hostile too if you crashed your HK Monaro. Fortunately Eddy Jausnik now has an even better one
BABY DRIVER (2017) - RIPPER CAR MOVIES
Baby Driver should be jam-packed with cool chase scenes, and does kick off with innovation and promise, but the action fizzles in unison with the barely there storyline
We drive the future of motorsport
It’s the race category manufacturers are flocking to in order to fast-track their EV development. But with road-related rubber and no shrieking engine note, what is a Formula E car actually like at the limit?
400HP LS-POWERED HOLDEN LH TORANA - MR NUTS
Packing a 400hp LS1, six-speed manual, mini-tubs and zero chrome, Nick Ursino's Holden LH Torana - MR NUTS, walks its own path on the mean streets of Sydney
FORD XP FALCON SEDAN - READER'S CAR OF THE WEEK
Jodi Page-Smith's stunning Ford XP Falcon sedan
2017’s controversial motoring moments
The past year hasn’t been without its fair share of upheaval
Our favourite cars of 2017
From hatchbacks to SUVs and low-slung exotics, these are the cars we’ve enjoyed the most over the past 12 months
MOTOR Awards 2017: HSV GTSR W1 wins People’s Choice
This is the one you voted for, and we’re sure you already knew what it would be.
10-second LS-powered Holdens: VK Commodore and turbo Monaro CV8 sleeper
Tony Rohr and his son Pete each have a 10-second LS-powered Holden
BLOWN AND INJECTED LS2-POWERED 1973 DATSUN 1200 UTE
Everyone should have a Datsun ute with a blown and injected V8 up front
Editor's letter: The Future
The future, though dark and uncertain, is rapidly approaching and car makers face an increasingly difficult challenge of exciting a new younger generation
What’s that, you say? The best Wheels letters of 2017
Speed limits, Holden’s closure, award-winning SUVs, stained Jaguars and more. You said it, and we printed it.
MOTOR Awards 2017: Saddest Farewell, Most Disappointing, Best innovation
Our local hero leaves us, a Subie lets us down, but we reckon Lambo is using its flow properly
The death of tribalism in car culture
Think back to the days of motorsport where it was more commonplace to cheer on a badge on a bonnet over the driver behind the wheel. Is brand allegiance and tribalism in car culture dead?
MOTOR Awards 2017: Best Looking, Hardest Charger, Biggest Surprise
Three awards for a four-wheeled jet fighter, a Swedish superstar, and a larger-than-life American
MOTOR’s Top 10 features of 2017
We have had some fun with these over the past 12 months
AUSTRALIA'S QUEEN OF SPEED, RACHELLE SPLATT - INTERVIEW
Mother of five and the first woman in the world to run 300mph in a Top Fuel dragster, Rachelle Splatt
Retro: 1931 Auburn Speedster - From a rose-tinted time
American car maker Auburn delivered some brief flashes of brilliance
Best of 2017: Top 5 News Stories
All those times we were ahead of the pack in bringing you the stories that mattered
MOTOR Awards 2017: Best Interior, Best Option, Biggest Gimmick
This round of awards features a spaceship interior, a third pedal Porker and a silly sprayer
Holden Coupe 60 Concept: Classic MOTOR
Holden’s stunning Coupe 60 Concept was not just a $2.5 million show car. It was a peek into the future...
LS3-POWERED 1983 HOLDEN COMMODORE VH RACER
Glenn Bethune hits the track in his LS3-powered VH Commodore
SMOTY-WINNING 1964 HOLDEN EH WAGON STREETER
Ben Judd's show-stopping six-cylinder Holden EH wagon is one cool cruiser on the cutting edge
The most popular car reviews of 2017 – part two
Here’s our second instalment of which reviews resonated the most with Australia’s motoring enthusiasts