2016 Commodore SS-V Redline: A backroads blast in the last and best Holden
It’s a bittersweet day as we belt Holden’s greatest-ever V8 sports sedan from Fishermans Bend back to its birthplace at Lang Lang. Spoiler alert – this may end in tears…
Top 5 Supercars: Power to weight ratio
With 552kW from its 6.5-litre V12 the Lamborghini Aventador earns its place at the top with muscle. But for our other contenders, it isn't just about power.
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The road to 2016 Wheels Car of the Year
Choosing which cars will make it through to the road to COTY glory is just the start of a very long journey
In search of ‘The Italian Job’ in a Lamborghini Miura
Former Wheels editor Peter Robinson takes you behind the scenes of his 1997 feature An Italian Job, when he searched in a legendary Lamborghini for the Alpine setting of its most famous crash
Classic Wheels: An Italian Job
This is the story of a beautiful car, a great road and the classic movie that brought them together
Dodge Charger muscle car legend targets Australia
Wild rear-drive hero bringing its 527kW V8 thunder Down Under
Spun out: HSV GTS drifting on snow
How much power is too much on ice? Wheels joins HSV in the New Zealand snowfields to find out
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Meet the Australian designer shaping the BMW X1's future
BMW has an Aussie secret - Sydney-born automotive designer Calvin Luk.
At last! We drive the long-awaited Honda NSX
Honda springs an unexpected first drive of its greatly anticipated NSX, and now we can swear it’s a seriously impressive supercar.
Wheels Tyre Test 2015: Nine brands compared
Looking for rubber with a great blend of grip, progression and longevity? We put popular tyres from Continental, Dunlop, Goodyear, Michelin and five other brands to the test
Social climber: Bentley Bentayga aims for the top SUV spot
The brief is simple: build the fastest, most luxurious and most expensive SUV in the world. Enter Bentley Bentayga.
Mazda MX-5 to get targa look
A Porsche-style retractable roof should transform Mazda’s next-gen hardtop convertible.
Back in the Carr game: reflecting on Australia's automotive industry
Former minister wants Australia’s automotive industry to have a future.
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A raising of spirits: We pursue the story behind McLaren
Kiwi motorsport legend Bruce McLaren was killed 45 years ago, but, as Michael Stahl and a current 650S find, the memory of him in the Shaky Isles is still very much alive.
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Watch the all new BMW M2
BMW M has a new member of the family: The first ever BMW M2 Coupé. Offering 272 kW, 500 Nm of torque and 0-100 Km/h in just 4.3 seconds.
F1 Singapore GP: how Dan handles the heat
The steamy climate of Singapore generates unique challenges for Formula 1 drivers this weekend. How do Daniel Ricciardo and his rivals stay cool?
Classic Wheels: Le Mans Meets the Aussies
In 1984 Peter Brock and Larry Perkins took on the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 956 sponsored by Bob Jane, and Wheels was along for the ride - literally. Here is how it all came about
Blame Ferrari if you think F1 engines sound bad
Complaints about the flat sound of Formula One cars since their switch to turbo V6 hybrid powerplants should be directed to former Ferrari chief Luca di Montezemolo, but he was playing a long game
Designing the future
The three big names of Australian automotive design talk to Wheels about their craft, what makes Australia such a great breeding ground, and what the future holds
Flame-outs: 12 car fuels that flopped
Who’d have thought that wood-fired motoring would never catch on.
Digital or Analogue: BMW M4 vs M3 CSL
Alex Inwood is a young gun who reckons turbos rock. Ponchard's from the old school where purity rules. So who better to debate the merits of BMW's finest M performance cars past and present?
Retro: 1965 Shelby GT350
Asked to add street cred, Carroll Shelby turned the pretty Ford Mustang into a racing thoroughbred
Classic Wheels: Albury-Melbourne in two hours in a Ford Falcon GT-HO
Covering 200 miles in two hours in a Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase III was always going to generate a compelling yarn. But even in 1971, on the no-limit Hume Highway, a photo of the speedo showing 145mph raised eyebrows
HO down the Hume
Wheels' 1971 review of the Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase III was written straight, withholding details of the author’s high-speed research. Here is the story of the Hume Highway drive behind it, originally published in sister magazine Sports Car World four years later.