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Celebrating the new 911 Dakar: Porsche 911 across the Simpson Desert

Are we dreaming? Porsche has a new 911 Dakar! It's almost too good to be true. So while we're all praising Stuttgart, this feels like a good time to revisit a favourite old story. Remember this one? Michael Stahl conquered the Simpson's cruellest dune without a gun rack, flannelette shirt, or a tough-guy 4WD in the January 2000 of Wheels.

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The Zed Father: Our interview with Hiroshi Tamura

Nissan’s new Z ascends to new heights. We pick the brain of the man who took it there

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2023 Ford Mustang v 2022 Ford Mustang: styling faceoff

What looks new with the new-look Mustang?

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A friend's tribute to 'Peter Perfect', 18 years after his tragic passing

Sixteen years after the death of Australia’s greatest touring car driver, how is Peter Brock remembered, and what is his legacy?

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Is Australia ready for the electrified ute?

Ford’s EV pick-up marks a turning point in electric acceptance, but when will Australia join in?

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Retro: Nash Metropolitan – Kelvinator's car for the times

The vision of a fridge boss, built in the UK, but aimed as USA’s ‘second car’

We sit down with the man who engineered the Ferrari F40 and 288 GTO
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Vale Nicola Materazzi: Father of the F40 dies

The genius behind Ferrari's iconic F40 and the legendary 288 GTO, with many a story to tell, has passed away. In his honour, Wheels shares this 2019 interview with you again.

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Modern Classic: Volkswagen Scirocco

Concept-car looks blended with serious performance at a keen price made the Scirocco R’s cameo in Australia one of VW’s finest

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Retro: The Renault Dauphine Gordini, France's rallying cry

Diminutive competition giant-killer delivered a tail-happy ending

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Driven to Extinction: Lamborghini Aventador

Fearsome, fabulous, flawed ... finished

A timeline of the Nissan Zed in Australia
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A brief history of the Nissan Z in Australia

Australia boasts a long love affair with the Z, so take a look back at the various generations that forged an icon

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War Wagons: 20 years of the Audi RS6

Four generations of RS6 come together to celebrate the 20th birthday of Audi’s fastest family

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The LT6 'Gemini': GM's ultimate LS V8

The General’s new 5.5-litre LT6 produces a Ferrari-beating 493kW – without a pushrod in sight

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Retro: 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2

The biggest-ever Ferrari at the time also took the brand into a state of lux

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Retro: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air

Not even a host of design flaws could stop the ’57 becoming a classic

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Farewell drive: R35 Nissan GT-R, first and final forms

As the sun sets on Nissan’s R35 GT-R in Australia, we give it one last meal – a bowl of bitumen spaghetti, its favourite – and reflect on the impact it made

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Modern classic: Lexus LS400

No budget, no time constraints, no prisoners: the Lexus LS400 was Japan’s shock to the world that changed the luxo sedan segment forever

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Dynisma DMG-1: From the screen to F1, this is the world's best simulator

We drive the mega-simulator that's helped propel the Ferrari F1 team to the pointy end of this year's championship

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Driven to Extinction: Lotus Elise

The speed of light... now switched off

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Modern Classic: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series

‘Black Series’ is AMG shorthand for the most hardcore variant the company will build. This fourth model wore the moniker like a flak jacket

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Wheels Inbox: Letters to the editor

Keep it tight (no more than 200 words) and do include your suburb if via email: wheels@wheelsmag.com.au You can also have your say on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (search for Wheels Australia)

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What’s behind Mazda’s premium push?

We talk to Vinesh Bhindi, Mazda Australia’s CEO, to figure out if the company’s ‘premium story’ is a page-turner or mere pulp fiction

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Lamborghini's ultimate road trip redux: Convoy, take two!

From Bologna to the Alps in a squadron of Lamborghinis

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Looking back at the 1956 Wartburg 311

A Soviet oddball with ties to one of the world’s biggest carmakers