RC car battles drift champion
Drifting legend Vaughn Gittin Jr. has taken on his RC car doppelganger in an epic drift battle to promote his upcoming line of remote-controlled Ford Mustang GT replicas. ?
WCOTY 2011: Guest judge Eric Bana
Sadly Jay Leno wasn’t available, so we let Eric Bana tag along. Here’s what he thought of the final six...
MOTOR MAGAZINE: Hottest 100 cars of all time
It’s all well and good for us to preach what the best car ever made was, but what we think and the rest of the world thinks may be completely different.
Ford Australia announces new investment plan
Ford Australia has announced that Falcon and Territory will receive an investment package of $103 million to keep the cars alive until at least the end of 2016.
Mercedes unveils ultra-luxe roadster
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the fifth generation of its oldest continuously-running model, the SL-Class.
STREET MACHINE: High Octane Four!
THE January issue of Street Machine goes on sale today and includes High Octane Four, our annual DVD of ANDRA drag racing action!
Territory outsells Falcon for the first time
For the first time ever, the Ford Territory SUV outsold its Falcon sedan sibling. The difference between the pair was almost 300 units – 1776 sales versus 1483.
We drive the four-cylinder Falcon
In next month’s Wheels we answer the year’s worst-kept secret and deliver the verdict on the first-ever four-cylinder Falcon.
Car prices going down
Smart shoppers know that the best deals on new cars emerge before and after January 1. In less than a month’s time, anything built in 2011 will be immediately deemed, like, so last year. Literally.
Only one Aussie in COTY 2011
After a week of extensive testing, and rigorous culling, a final top six will be selected, one of which will win the Australian automotive industry’s most coveted prize.
West Philly teens build award-winning "Badass Hybrid" car
Teenagers from a low-income school built a “badass” hybrid car that has outperformed other vehicles built by professional engineers and graduate students from Ivy League universities.
Ford Ranger: Ute wars
Ford has this week released its Australian-designed, Thai-built Ranger, with rivals Holden Colorado and Mazda BT-50 set to follow in the next twelve months.
Ford Ranger global challenge
Australians have just 10 days to vote for their pick of the five finalists of the Ford Ranger Global Challenge.
Auf widersehen, Frankfurt
The presentations are over, the press kits handed out, engineers and designers questioned, and now a bleary-eyed Wheels team are on long-haul flights back from the Frankfurt International Motor Show.
Retromania: 20 modern retro-styled cars
Ever get that sense of deja vu? That you've seen it all before? In the world of car design, the clock is turning back once again to a bygone age of style. Here are 20 slices of thoroughly modern retro.
Ride of a lifetime: Ken Block takes Motor Magazine for a spin!
Ken Block brought his smash hit viral videos to life last weekend with the final round of the Gymkhana World Tour held at Melbourne’s Calder Park.
Ford Ranger interview
4X4 Australia’s exclusive interview with Gary Boes, Vehicle Line Director, T6 Programme Ford Asia Pacific and Africa.
Size matters in saving on car running costs: RACV
RACV lists the Suzuki Alto and Barina Spark, along with the outgoing Hyundai Getz, as the cheapest cars to own.
Ford XY Falcon GT HO vs FG Falcon XR6
We pit Australia’s greatest muscle icon, the GT HO, against today’s cheapy XR6. On strip. On track. The results? You better sit down for this…
Annual Fuel Costs Could Jump By $2000: NRMA
Motorists could see their annual fuel bill jump by more than $2000 as tension in the Middle East forces petrol prices towards $2.00 per litre, according to a new study by NRMA Motoring & Services.
Ford adds EcoBoost to Mondeo
Ford Australia has announced plans to add the company's global EcoBoost engine to the local Mondeo line-up in the coming months
Muscle Up
Falcon’s high-performance heritage owes much to Ford’s struggle for victory at a certain mountain in central-western NSW
Top five new cars under $30,000
If you are in the market for a new car, RateCity shows you the top five best new cars under $30,000 and how to get one
RACV finds the cheapest and most expensive cars to run
New figures from insurer RACV show that the cost of owning and operating a car in 2010 has changed little from the past two years, rising 4.5 percent over 2009