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Driven to extinction: Geneva Motor Show
From Wheels August 2025 issue: Was the world’s greatest motor show sunk by its own avarice?
Modern Classic: Porsche 968 Club Sport
How Porsche’s transaxle four signed out on a heroic high.
The Wheels Interview: Peter Hughes, former Holden designer, on the brand’s golden years
Designer Peter Hughes reminisces about his work and colleagues during his ‘fortunate’ career working for Holden in its most productive years.
Toyota Camry across the Nullarbor: How did the petrol-hybrid sedan handle 1400kms of outback road?
After a long break, Wheels braves Australia’s famed Nullarbor Plain once more – this time in a petrol-hybrid Toyota Camry which proves to be more than up for the task.
Porsche 718: End of an era for the Boxster and Cayman
Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman sign off on a high, but Porsche isn’t celebrating…
Tom Kristensen Q&A: Wheels chats with the 9-time Le Mans winner
In a stellar career, Dane Tom Kristensen forged a formidable reputation and record as an endurance racer – winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, the 12 Hours of Sebring a record six times, and winning the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship. Thanks to Rolex, he spoke with Wheels about his achievements and his winning mindset.
The Wheels Interview: Robert Logan, the former Navy officer building a new crop of Ford GT40s
From beginnings in Belfast to a career in the British navy and a new start in Australia, Robert Logan has found his true calling – indulging his passion for Ford GT40s.
Holden’s failed ‘Super Ute’ project: The exclusive true story is finally revealed
Dubbed the ‘Wombat’, the truth of a plan by Holden designers to create a ‘Super Ute’ – first revealed in a 2016 issue of Wheels – was shrouded in mystery. Until now…
The Wheels Interview: Ride king Graeme Gambold makes cars ‘fit’ for Aussie conditions
Graeme Gambold has established a reputation as the go-to man when manufacturers want a car that’ll handle Australian conditions
Modern Classic: Renault Clio Williams
Touched with greatness, but also with controversy, this was the hot hatch that finally deposed the Peugeot 205 GTI.
Mitsubishi ASX: Time called on ‘the vehicle that wouldn’t die’
Government legislation finally ends the Australian run of the dependable and tough compact SUV.
The Wheels Interview: How Bernie Quinn’s Premcar solves problems for some of Australia’s most popular makes
Bernie Quinn was an underperforming, self-confessed ‘battler’ before he found his feet as an engineer at Ford. These days he’s the CEO of Premcar, a company he has built up with a former colleague to create uniquely Australian answers to a variety of automotive questions.
The Wheels Interview: Meet Kees Weel, the knockabout Aussie who cools Formula 1 cars and satellites
They call him ‘the radiator man’ – Kees Weel is a Dutch immigrant who discovered he had a way with car radiators and has now built a $1 billion Aussie business providing cooling solutions to an amazing array of high-profile clients.
Inside the Ferrari Challenge, the race-bred 296 and the series’ Australian expansion
Ferrari’s 296 Challenge sets out to deliver a bona fide circuit racer that’s fast, forgiving and finance-friendly. Wheels discovered what it’s like to race as part of the Ferrari Challenge, the international series staged since 1993 and now with a substantial Australian leg.
Modern Classic: BMW M Coupe
It’s attracted some cruel nicknames but when Wheels first encountered the BMW M Coupe in 1998, we knew it was something special.
Suzuki Swift Sport: End of an era for a much loved little champion
The lightweight hatch didn’t win comparos but was much loved.
Modern Classic: VL Commodore, 1986 ~ 1988
The stop-gap midsized sedan that ended up a significant success story for the Aussie brand.
How Citroen reached the end of the road in Australia
The French brand recently pulled down the shutters down under after a dismal sales run.
Mazda 6: A tribute to the once-popular sedan as it departs the Aussie scene
Australia turns its back on the joy of six.
Jeep Grand Cherokee’s sad farewell to Australia
After more than 30 years on sale here, Jeep’s big ’un bows out.
Modern Classic: Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R
The awkward middle child of the ‘Godzilla’ triumvirate or the Skyline GT-R for those with a more discerning eye?
Modern Classic: Autozam AZ-1, and the story behind one of the most unique cars ever built
Tiny, rare and fantastically obscure it may be, but this kei-car is every bit the deserving modern classic.
Lotus Exige S1: Modern Classic
Nobody was quite ready for how Lotus turned the friendly Elise into the far fiercer Exige S1.
The Wheels Interview: Aussie F1 Sensation, Oscar Piastri
In 2024 Melbourne’s Oscar Piastri turned heads in the world of motorsport as the boom youngster claimed two Formula 1 grand prix wins. Ahead of this year’s Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, he tells Wheels of his 2025 plans to make fans truly sit up and take notice.