Features

PERFORMANCE CAR MANIA 2016

From old-school classics to modern-day muscle, variety was the spice of life at Winton Raceway for Performance Car Mania 11

Porsche Boxster Spyder: Celebrating the manual gearbox

Would it be even faster as a launch-controlled dual-clutch?

1000HP TWIN TURBO LSX HQ HOLDEN

Greg South’s sweet HQ sedan hides its twin-turbo LS bones so well you’d never pick it for a 1000hp monster.

Lamborghini Centenario: First drive

The special edition Centenario celebrates Lambo’s history – while pointing towards its future

2003 Ford Falcon FPV GT

Ford has fallen short of the Falcon GT legend since the early ’70s. Now, at last, there’s a car tough enough to try it on

SUPERVAN (1977) – RIPPER CAR MOVIES

SuperVan is like a movie version of Van Wheels magazine; crazy and a little cringeworthy at times

Jaguar F-Type: Celebrating the manual gearbox

Smoking good looks and bellowing exhaust, it's easy to fall for

2002 Ford BA Falcon wins Car of the Year

Ford’s history with the Wheels Car of the Year awards was always a bit up and down. But in 2002, it reached new heights

Ron Harrop: Motor sport engineering

Motor racing’s go-to man for an engineering advantage.

304-CUBE INJECTED V8 1960 HOLDEN FB

We all love a sweet Holden FB on whitewalls. So how about Jason Fuller's stunner, that's packing an injected V8?

Five cool things about the new TT RS engine

Lighter, stronger, faster – how’d Audi do it?

HSV Maloo R8 LSA: Celebrating the manual gearbox

The trembling Tremec

2001 Ford Falcon AU XR8 v Holden Commodore VX SS

Ford gives its XR8 a 220kW kick in the guts, then sets off in pursuit of the long-departed Commodore SS. It’s a wheelspinning wow of a drive

EVEL KNIEVEL – A LIFE OF DANGER

Now that Eddie Braun has completed the Snake River Canyon leap, we look back on the life of the world’s most famous stuntman, Evel Knievel

BMW, Clive Owen back for new series of BMW Films

BMW hopes to, er, increase traffic with the relaunch of the internet-only BMW Films.

Peugeot 308 GTi 270: Celebrating the manual gearbox

Peugeot's Golf hunter

Five things to make family cars more child friendly

Car makers need to think more about children’s needs when pitching their vehicles as family cars.

2000 Ford AU II Falcon

Ford's AU II re-think is a better car. But is it good enough to tackle Commodore?

Archive: 1996 Ligier JS41 F1 review

What’s it like to test an F1 car, with full technical support, telemetry and tyre change? Derek Daly throws the Adelaide runner-up car, Ilivier Panis’ Ligier JS41, round Magnay-Cours…

THUNDER ROAD (1958) - RIPPER CAR MOVIES

Thunder Road is a raw and honest account of 1950s US bootlegging culture

Volkswagen Polo GTI: Celebrating the manual gearbox

Power and handling puts it on a par, but when it comes to ESP computer says no

1999 Ford AU Falcon: Tickford’s Special T

In 1999, a hot Ford arrived that Wheels could get excited about

BUYER'S GUIDE TO BARGAIN LS PROJECTS

It's been over 15 years since the LS1 hit our shores, and there are some bargains to be had for buyers on a budget

1998 Ford AU Falcon launches

After a near-death experience, the Ford Falcon adopted New Edge design and IRS as part of a sixth-generation makeover.