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Lexus banks on hybrids

Japanese premium car maker says to forget diesels and biofuels; the longer term future is hybrid technology.

Prius vs Insight (again)

Maybe it's not quite the automotive equivalent of Ali vs Frazier, but the showdown between the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight hybrids nevertheless is the talk of Japan right now.

Rare 4WD Falcon honoured by Trax

Not everyone will remember the early seventies four-wheel-drive version of the XY Falcon ute.

Perfecting the pony

Wheels' US correspondent John Lamm tests 599 Fiorano's superior handling package.

Hummer, Chinese style

GM has announced the potential buyer for its Hummer brand.

Design accolade for  VE Sportwagon

Holden's slick Sportwagon takes out the 2009 Wheels Automotive Design Award.

Blood brothers - GT-R R32 v GT-R R35

Mark Skaife was instrumental in creating the legend of the original R32 Godzilla. Who better, then, to compare it with the current R35 beast-master?

Honda Aussie Racing Car

No V8 supercars for Honda, but it may dive into Aussie Racing Cars.

Gran Turismo is go

BMW has confirmed what we already knew - that the 5 Series Gran Turismo is no longer a concept.

Fast, fun, frugal - Nine car comparo

Want performance but don't want to bleed big bucks at the bowser? We rounded up nine hotties that sprint but don't slurp, then pointed them atboth track and servo forecourt...

Seeing yellow

UPDATED: Less is definitely more in the new 370Z, but an acceleration, braking and slalom exercise at the Zed launch revealed an unexpected problem ...

Go cheap

Is this the way to go? India's new budget Tata Nano has been an instant success and now Proton gearing up to offer Australia's lowest-priced sedan.

NISSAN GT-R evolves ... again.

Nissan might have stunned the supercar establishment with the R35 GT-R but that doesn't mean the Japanese maker's content to rest on its laurels. Far from it ...

Ferrari 430 Scuderia: Red roar

Ferrari's new 430 Scuderia spanks even the legendary Enzo around Fiorano. With ex-F1 driver Marc Gene at the wheel, we don't doubt that for even 60 milliseconds. Words and photos, John Lamm.

Top of the charts

Sales figures prove Honda's green Insight hybrid is far from a passing ideological fad. Peter Nunn reports from Japan ...

Honda CR-Z

Honda's plan to take petrol-electric power to the mainstream looks logical ...

Get this straight

Rolled your Roller? Mangled your Murcielago? Meet the man endorsed by the high-end Euros to turn trashed exotics back to treasure.

Razor sharp GTR

Meet the Supercar born out of a group's love for an Audi.

Fast, fun, frugal - 9th Audi A3

Fast, fun, frugal - 9th Audi A3

Fast, fun, frugal - 8th Merc C320

Fast, fun, frugal - 8th Merc C320

Fun'raiser - FR-1 concept

In a melbourne warehouse, a team of enthusiasts have hand-crafted a contemporary homage to the hot rod. Their aim? To showcase local talent and raise $5m for charity.

Today in 1960: Ford powers on

We dug up some pics from the Wheels archive for this date steeped in Ford production history.

Road v Race: all-Aussie shootout

How much quicker are V8 supercars than their road-going relatives? Strap in as we find out...

Road v Race - Aussie battlers!

The mantra 'win on Sunday, sell on Monday' was coined back in an era when race cars bore more than a cosmetic resemblance to road cars. But, we wondered, is there any strength to it today?