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Michael Stahl: New cars are all the same – but there’s still hope for unique design, isn’t there?
Car engineering is now same-same – but car design still offers hope, argues Wheels columnist Michael Stahl.
Michael Stahl: It’s not hoarding if you really, really love your classic cars
Sentimentality causing you to hold on to ‘stuff’ can be justified if its cool stuff that you maintain in mint condition, argues our regular Wheels columnist.
Michael Stahl: How a classic Aussie car I thought was lost found its way back into my life
A story about a wine-coloured Falcon GT ‘barn find’ sparked a memory from 40 years ago.
Are synthetic e-fuels the key to V10 engines returning to Formula One?
To keep interest high in Formula One and enhance the roar of high-powered engines, e-fuels may be the way forward…
New cars are great n’all – but there’s a reason I still prefer the old stuff
Yes, new cars are safer and have a lot more easy-to-use tech, but they’re also a lot ‘samer’…
In an age of digital touchscreens, are buttons making a comeback?
The dashboard trend for screens rather than buttons started more than 20 years ago – now there is a rethink by some car-makers.
Is the EV boom already over?
The tide seems to be turning against the electric car… but It’s not something to be celebrating.
From latest Wheels: Why the test drive is still a vital part of buying a new car
If you don’t test out your prospective new car, how will you know how it performs in every day use?
Why motor racing still thrills like nothing else
Nothing beats seeing a racing car in real life… or does it?
Why are so many people driving in darkness?
There’s a reason so many people are suddenly cruising the streets at night without headlights…
How an avalanche of new car brands are set to transform the Aussie market
In a few years, there could be 20 brands from China arriving in the Australian car marketplace. It’s going to get pretty crowded in here…
What you really need to know when buying a car
Buy the car you want, not the one everyone else thinks you should, says Daniel Gardner.
Australia’s road toll keeps rising – and car nuts are bearing the burden
It turns out that blaming so-called hoons for the road toll was a waste of time and money.
Is driver assist making us… more dangerous?
There’s an argument to be made that new, semi-autonomous driver aids are contributing to a crisis of inattention on our roads.
Opinion: Cleaner ICE vehicles could be better for the environment than electric
Is the EV really the answer to reducing emissions or do we just need to bring back the small car?
Opinion: With the Corvette there’s no accounting for taste
On Corvettes, configurators and the thorny issue of aesthetic Dunning-Kruger
Opinion: Defining the supercar
Exactly how Super does a supercar need to be?
OPINION: Do people still care about cars?
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that maybe some people are just not the enthusiasts that we are
OPINION: Do new cars make too many noises?
These days I’m always one beep away from yelling at my car, who only knows how to respond with another beep. She’s so sassy.
OPINION: There’s a lot of overrated stuff out there
Can we talk about undeserved reputations?
OPINION: The car world is changing
The last decade has been one of enormous, and in some cases, disorienting disruption
Despite rising fines, the road toll is rising too
Speed limits continue to go south while the fines go north and yet the road toll continues to rise
Warranties prove new cars are not lower quality
J.D. Power’s initial quality survey has claimed that new vehicles are becoming more problematic. I don’t buy it.
Opinion: Should Australia’s best-selling vehicle pay more than its fair share?
Heaven forbid we tax the dual cab