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Holden - Wheels Report 2016

An underwhelming year for Holden on the sales front, down eight percent, largely due to old models (Cruze, Captiva and Barina) that lack showroom sizzle, and substance.

2017 WhichCar Style Awards judges: Emma Vidgen

Real Living editor Emma Vidgen’s own style and flair shines through when she takes to the judging table at the WhichCar Style Awards.

Ford - Wheels Report 2016

The headline number for Ford is growth of 17 percent, at least quadruple that of its key competitors. It’s the first time in some 12 years that Ford sales have grown.

9 coolest helmet designs

Any racer will tell you their helmet is much more than just a hard-hat.

Paul Newman: Movie star, racing driver

Paul Newman, known and loved as a talented movie star, was also a seriously good racing driver. We pay homage to his successful career in motorsport.

Mitsubishi - Wheels Report 2016

In one small way that’s a good thing, helping to stave off a sales slump on some models and allowing Mitsubishi to post growth in 2016.

LS1-POWERED 1977 HOLDEN LX TORANA SS HATCH

David Street applies some new-school tech to an old-school classic and liberates 360 horses!

Nissan - Wheels Report 2016

Nissan (again) relied heavily on SUVs. It dropped some of its passenger cars (Pulsar hatch and Mirage) and, despite a very expensive race program, sales of the underwhelming Altima continue to fall.

1988 Holden Commodore SL road trip remembered

Road trips are soul food for the Wheels reader, essential to demonstrating the joy of a long drive by car. Nobody better captured the spirit of the road trip’s appeal than Steve Cropley.

HOW TO FIT NEW RETRACTABLE REAR SEAT BELTS - TECH TALK

Fitting new retractable rear seatbelts can make your streeter both safer and neater

1967 HOLDEN HR PANEL VAN - READER'S CAR OF THE WEEK

Mike Reilly's cool '67 HR panel van not only looks good, it's also a great promotional tool for his business

How Toyota C-HR benefits from Toyota New Global Architecture

Toyota hasn’t had much of a reputation for driver engagement. However, the carmaker’s chief engineer, Hiroyuki Koba, may be about to change all that.

2017 WhichCar Style Awards judges: Paul Beranger

With more than 40 years’ experience as an automotive designer behind him, Paul Beranger brings context to the WhichCar Style Awards round table.

2017 WhichCar Style Awards judges: Justine Cullen

We chat to WhichCar Style Awards judge Justine Cullen, Editor-in-Chief of ELLE Australia.

Volkswagen - Wheels Report 2016

It was a year of rebuilding for Volkswagen after the shock of the emissions cheating scandal, which required many meetings with government departments and rolling out updates for diesel engines.

Archive: R-Rated; Holden’s HSV GTS-R

Mike McCarthy drives the [then] ultimate Holden; HSV’s 1996 GTS-R

How Wet Clutch Autos Work

Alternative coupling gives AMG’s MCT trans the edge

LS7-powered LH Torana G-Pak

Looking back on Matthew Klauss's steroid-filled Holden LH Torana G-Pak

Subaru - Wheels Report 2016

It was all about crossovers for Subaru in 2016. Between the top-selling Forester and Outback, and the still-popular XV, high-riding soft-roaders accounted for almost three-quarters of Subaru sales.

1985 HDT Director: Driving velvet thunder

Is the Brock-developed Calais Director as good as everyone hoped it would be? Peter Robinson reports it's even better.

Interview: Hyundai's Hot Hatch Boss

Hyundai's hired the man who put the mongrel into BMW's current M3 to build fun, cheap, track-durable gadgets