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Opinion: The future of HSV

As HSV turns 30, it’s peculiarly both at the top of its game and facing an uncertain future

2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo – the Wheels gallery

Scope our best glamour shots of Nissan’s most monstrous iteration of Godzilla to date: the fire-breathing GT-R Nismo

Five top unbelievable barn finds

Every petrolhead has fantasised about finding a rare or exotic ride squirreled away in some forgotten shed, so here are five extraordinary examples to keep the dream alive

Australia’s greatest muscle car of all time

It’s the final countdown as the five winners from each decade face off to see which Aussie Muscle Car is truly the greatest

The saviours of Formula 1

Meet the men tasked with bringing Formula 1 into the digital age. One is well-known to racing fans, while the others... well, the others are American. Here's their plan.

BUYER BEWARE – BLOWIN’ GASKETS

The world of automotive buying and selling is full of wild exaggerations and outrights lies – and plenty of people willing to believe them

MASSIVE ATTACK 1955 CHEVROLET SPORTS COUPE

Rod Hadfield’s 'Final Objective' 1955 Chevrolet Sports Coupe is the world’s best ever street machine.

2017 McLaren 720S fast facts

McLaren’s newest baby and the second-generation of the Super Series has got us all frothing with its hyperbolic figures. Here’s a sample.

DEMON 1: TOUGH XB FORD FALCON

With 50 show trophies to its credit and 500hp on tap, this XB is one chest-thumping urban gorilla.

U-2 CHASE CAR HISTORY

When it comes to chasing top secret planes, the United States Air Force has a long history of relying on souped-up muscle cars

The day R2-D2 tried to kill me with a Citroen

As May the fourth rolls around again, we ponder the dark side of Star Wars fame

CHASING U-2 SPYPLANES WITH AUSSIE COMMODORES

The US Air Force uses some Aussie muscle to help its quarter-billion-dollar spy planes take off and land

Australia’s best concepts: 2003 Toyota X-Runner

Toyota’s Aussie-made X-Runner ute concept offered a glimpse of Australian car market trends almost 15 years into the future

FAVOURITE ENGINES FROM OUR FACEBOOK PAGE

Our Facebook readers tell us what their favourite engine is and why

The hunt for Australia’s Greatest Muscle Car – the 2010s

Our search for the ultimate Aussie-built King of the Road reaches its final decade

Top 6 Porsches you can still afford

With 911 prices soaring beyond reach of regular punters, here are six alternatives to satiate a Porsche hankering for less than $50k

Top 8: Legends of turbocharging

Modern turbocharged engines often mask their wondrous forced induction technology, but it wasn’t always that way.

The hunt for Australia’s Greatest Muscle Car – the 2000s

Our search for what the people of Australia regard as the king of home-grown muscle continues

EX-SPEEDWAY 1965 MUSTANG FASTBACK

It may not be a 'street machine', but Brian McDonough's dirt-churning '65 Mustang is a classic piece of speedway history

Nine Nurburgring Kings

Nine record-harassing heavyweights of the Nurburgring Nordschleife

BLOWN 540 BIG-BLOCK HEMI-POWERED VG VALIANT

David Hillman's 1970 VG Valiant started out as a tough streeter with a 318 Chrysler, now it has a blown and injected big-block Hemi!