Wheels is Australia’s original motoring magazine. Launched in 1953, we’ve been trusted by generations of Australians to provide entertaining and forthright opinions on the good, the bad and the ugly of new and used cars. A world-class car mag with a formidable international reputation, Wheels covers the full gamut of cars – from sports cars to four-wheel-drives, economy to family cars – but it also covers the people, personalities and the power plays behind one of the world’s most dynamic industries.
Upfront • ELECTRIC CARS HAVE BEEN FAST BUT NOT MUCH FUN. THAT JUST CHANGED, AND HOW…
30 days • 30 DAYS IS A LONG TIME IN THE MOTORING WORLD. WE’VE COMPILED THE IMPORTANT BITS YOU NEED TO KNOW
$40K Tesla Model 2: the game changer? • REVOLUTION OR PRODUCTION HELL V2.0? WHY ELON’S BETTING THE HOUSE ON VOLUME
Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK
Down by Law • ON LONG WHITE CLOUDS AND LONELY CHARGERS
Squeaky Wheel • WHY DO WE ALWAYS WANT WHAT WE CAN’T HAVE?
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Vale Marcello Gandini 1938-2024 • A TRIBUTE TO A DESIGNER OF IMMENSE TALENT AND GENUINE PRINCIPLE
EVOLUTION • We all have our own opinions on what represents Gandini’s finest hour, but such is his vast body of work, and so varied was his output, that it’s almost invidious to select a handful of noteworthies. In later years, Gandini devoted his time to filing and selling patents aimed at streamlining the vehicle manufacturing process.
Supervan blitzes Bathurst • CRAZY POWER, HUGE DOWNFORCE AND A LE MANS LEGEND AT THE WHEEL: WELCOME TO FORD’S BATHURST RECORD ATTEMPT
“We made the elephant dance” • ENGINEERING GURU DR ALBERT BIERMANN ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N
Fortune favours the fast • “McLAREN – THE ROAD CARS 2010-2024”
FERRARI 575M • SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THE FORGOTTEN FERRARI
FIRST Drives • THE NEW METAL THAT MATTERS, TRIALLED AND TESTED
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN • BACK IN BEIGE: NEXT-GEN TIGUAN PLAYS IT SAFE
MINI COUNTRYMAN • COUNTRYMAN: BATTERIES OR BOWSERS?
HYUNDAI i30 SEDAN • FACELIFTED SEDAN COVERS EVERY BASE WHEN IT COMES TO LOOKS AND FLAVOUR
BEST EVS 24 PART ONE
CENTS CHECK • FANCY THE ZIP OF AN EV BUT DON’T WANT TO BREAK THE BANK? LOOK HERE FIRST….
MODEST GOALS • ONE HATCHBACK PROVES YOU DON’T NEED MORE THAN FIFTY GRAND TO FIND A VERY GOOD EV
SMALL WONDERS • STYLISH FIVE-DOOR PRACTICALITY, REAR-DRIVE DYNAMICS, AND IMPRESSIVE RANGE ARE THE PROMISE AS SPAIN AND CHINA GO HEAD TO HEAD
SCREEN TEST • UP TO $80K BUYS YOU SOME IMPRESSIVE HARDWARE IN THE ELECTRIC SEDAN CATEGORY. BUT WHICH IS BEST?
SPARK ADVANCE • FOUR SMALL ELECTRIC SUVS THAT’LL TICKLE YOUR EYEBALLS AND POTENTIALLY SATISFY YOUR TASTEBUDS
Y AXES • FORD, SUBARU AND TOYOTA JOIN THE LEGACY CARMAKERS TAKING A SWING AT TESLA’S SALES PHENOMENON, THE MODEL Y
TAKING CHARGE • HERE ARE THE PODIUM POSITIONS IN THE SUB-$80K CLASS OF THE MOST EXHAUSTIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE TEST IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM
Databank • OVER 1800 VEHICLES PRICES, SPECS & REVIEWED EVERY MONTH
JAGUAR F-Type • IT’S THE LAST DANCE FOR ONE OF JAGUAR’S FINEST