Wheels’ top news stories in 2016

Death of the Falcon, sizzling HSVs, hot property and F1 flops. Here are the top Wheels stories that lit a fire under readers in 2016.

Best features of 2016, part 2

We look at the best features we’ve put together in 2016. In part 2 we go to Bathurst and Le Mans, delve into the Mercedes inner sanctum, chat to Ferrari’s design boss, drive a princely Bentley and analyse Alfa’s five billion dollar baby.

Archive: 2008 HSV W427 revealed

HSV’s 427 weapon lives again – but this time you’ll actually be able to buy one. Prepare for a fundamental shift in the performance playing field…

Hot Tuner 2016: The Contenders

Nine tyre-fryin’ hotties line up

2016 HSV Clubsport R8 Track Edition to the Bathurst 1000

A spiritual roadtrip on a special weekend in HSV’s most track focused car resulted in some spectacular photography

Most powerful Australian cars over the decades

These are the toughest Australian-made cars of their respective decades, from 1960 to the present day. From the HSV GTS to the Ford Falcon GTHO, we have it covered.

BLOWN MANUAL 6.2-LITRE HSV MALOO AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Kim Smith was the quickest woman at Drag Challenge – and the quickest self-shifter – in her manual supercharged Maloo

Final HSV Grange rolls off production line

The beginning of the end for tuned Holdens starts with the last Grange rolling off HSV’s Clayton production line

HSV builds final Grange

Final hot limo leaves the production line

DRAG CHALLENGE 2016 FULL RESULTS & DAY FIVE GALLERY

Full results from this year’s epic Street Machine Drag Challenge

DRAG CHALLENGE 2016 - DAY FIVE RESULTS

Bubba wins Drag Challenge 2016 with his twin-turbo Holden-powered VH Commodore

STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE 2016 - DAY TWO RESULTS & GALLERY

Who's in and who's out after day two of Street Machine Drag Challenge 2016

HSV to move facilities

Walkinshaw signs 15-year lease to bring all its growing empires to the one site.

Archive: 2012 FPV GT R-Spec vs Chrysler 300 SRT8 vs HSV Clubsport R8

They each pack enough firepower to shred the treads, but only one can truly lay claim to being Australia’s fastest car.

FORZA HORIZON 3 AUSTRALIAN MUSCLE CAR LEGENDS

Race classic Aussie cars around some familiar local locations in Forza Horizon 3

2010 HSV VE MALOO WITH TWIN-TURBO SMALL BLOCK AND IRS REAR END - PRO IRS

Michael Arnold's VE Maloo is Australia's quickest IRS Commodore

Dodge Hellcats target Oz

Hellcats on Aussie wishlist, but it’s not quite that easy

AUSTRALIA'S UNRESTRICTED-SPEED 'AUTOBAHN' IS KAPUT, AGAIN

The on-again, off-again derestricted section of the Stuart Highway is off again

Archive: Ford FPV GT review

Is this the Ford that turns the HSV tide and writes a new chapter in fast car folklore?

Archive: Tickford TE50 vs HSV Clubsport R8

Can Tickford’s new TE50 move the game on against its arch-nemesis, the HSV Clubsport R8?

2006 FPV GT v HSV Clubsport R8

The FPV GT took on the much-improved HSV Clubsport R8 to determine the automatic choice of Australia’s sharpest-shooting V8.