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Track day at The Bend Motorsport Park in a Holden VF Calais V Sportwagon

Dave Carey puts a V8-powered luxury mum-wagon to the test at The Bend Motorsport Park

Why Lotus wants you to take it seriously again

With cashed-up Geely at the helm, there are reasons to hope the tide has turned for the troubled marque

Let’s crowdsource the perfect Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ

Toyota could pull the wraps off the new 86 / BRZ at the Tokyo Show in October. What’s your recipe for the perfect next-gen car?

Aussie cars abroad

An expat Aussie, a Kiwi, a Dutchman and two Brits walk into a bar. There's no joke; they're just some folks Dave Carey met on his travels in England - and they all happen to own Australian cars

Gallery: Nissan R35 GT-R exploring Tokyo

We can only fit so many photos on a magazine page – here are the ones we wish made it

50 moments of Nissan GT-R: 50 years of GT-R

Zero to 50 - the journey of Nissan's game-changer

Pro street 1977 Holden LX Torana hatch - flashback

Looking back on Janelle Scott's pro street Holden LX Torana

Twin-turbo LSX-powered 1954 Holden FJ ute - PRIMED

With elite-level fit and finish and low eight-second performance, Troy David's Holden FJ ute isprimed for glory

How to apply pinstriping and graphic overlays to brighten your car's paintwork

Our step-by-step guide to achieving stand-out paint

Formula Fantasy: we drive the craziest track car money can buy

Always dreamed of driving a Formula 1 car? Strap in as Wheels editor Alex Inwood tests the closest thing to Daniel Ricciardo’s Sunday sled that money can buy. And it’s made in New Zealand...

Ferrari-inspired big-block Chrysler VH Charger

Mario Ciarocchi added a touch of European class to his VH Charger

In the trenches filming Supercheap's new mega ad

Ever wondered how big-budget car ads are made? Be prepared to hurry up and wait, according to our spy on the ground

From nought to Zero: behind the scenes at Rodin

Never heard of Rodin? Us neither, but this Kiwi start-up is building cars to rival Pagani, Ferrari and McLaren

From LA to Monterey in a Volkswagen Golf GTI: Road trip

Cross-California road trip sees us pitting a measly Volkswagen Golf GTI against the automotive royalty of Monterey Car Week

Bob Hall on the Mazda MX-5, 30 years on

The man who helped sire Mazda’s iconic sports car sets the record straight

Gauge tech: what you need to know about aftermarket gauges

Keep your ride purring like a kitten by monitoring its vitals with a set of quality gauges

434-cube LS Next - Mill of the Month

The vast majority of big-power LS engines rely on some form of artificial aspiration to make grunt, so it’s easy to forget that these mills can be pretty handy in all-motor trim

Leeanne Macdonald's 1956 Ford F100

Leeanne Macdonald bought her F100 dubbed Mae six years ago from California

How to apply vinyl wrap to your car

3M shows us how to lay down its vinyl Designer Wrap