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 • HOW DO YOU REBOOT AN ENTIRE AUTOMOTIVE GENRE?
30 days • 30 DAYS IS A LONG TIME IN THE MOTORING WORLD. WE’VE COMPILED THE IMPORTANT BITS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Toyota goes all-in • V8 TOYOTA SUPRA SET TO BECOME AUSTRALIA’S THIRD SUPERCAR ENTRANT FOR 2026. GAME ON
Nissan’s new Y63 Patrol • CURTAIN FINALLY LIFTS ON THE LANDCRUISER 300’S CLOSEST RIVAL – NISSAN’S SEVENTH-GEN PATROL
Ranger PHEV storms in • RANGER PLUG-IN HYBRID OFFICIALLY REVEALED; EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA IN 2025
BYD Shark 6 is circling… • WHY THE RANGER PLUG-IN HYBRID ISN’T GOING TO HAVE THINGS ENTIRELY ITS OWN WAY NEXT YEAR
Oz gears up for Ferrari Challenge • NEW 296 CHALLENGE CAR MAKES AUSSIE DEBUT AHEAD OF FIVE-ROUND SERIES
Bruno Sacco • MERCEDES-BENZ DESIGN ICON LEAVES AN ASTONISHING CANON OF WORK
Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK
Flat Chat • IN A FEW YEARS, THERE COULD BE 20 BRANDS FROM CHINA IN THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET. IT’S GOING TO BE A BLOODBATH
Squeaky Wheel • CHINESE CARS COULD BE UNDERCOVER PSYCHO REMOTE-CONTROLLED MURDER BOTS. BUT PROBABLY NOT
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Calmer chameleon • NOBODY GAVE SERIOUS THOUGHT TO CARS THAT COULD CHANGE COLOUR. ONE GENIUS BMW ENGINEER FROM MAROUBRA CHANGED ALL THAT
BMW E36 M3 • FOR YEARS IT WAS THE UNLOVED M3, BUT HINDSIGHT HAS MORE THAN REHABILITATED THE MAGNIFICENT E36’S REPUTATION
MAZDA HEDGES ON HYBRID WITH CX-80 – ONE FOR THE WIN COLUMN?
X3 CELEBRATES ITS 21ST BIRTHDAY WITH A BOLD NEW DESIGN DIRECTION
BLUE-COLLAR BRUISER GETS A MASTER’S DEGREE
THE RAW AND THE COOKED
N-CIRCLED • WHAT IS HYUNDAI UP TO AT THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST RACING CIRCUIT? WE LIFT THE LID ON ITS GREEN HELL HQ
NISMO 40 • AFTER FOUR DECADES OF MAKING WORLD-CONQUERING RACE CARS AND SOUPED-UP STREET CARS, NISMO HAS QUITE A BACK CATALOGUE
THE RIGHT NOTE? • THE NISSAN ARIYA MAY NOT YET BE IN OZ, BUT NISMO HAS ALREADY TWEAKED IT. WE DRIVE IT TO SEE WHETHER IT’LL ADD TO THE NISMO LEGEND - ON ICONIC JAPANESE TARMAC
Greys anatomy • THE SPECIAL EDITION S/T AND DAKAR APPROACH PORSCHE’S 911 THEME FROM OPPOSING SIDES. BUT COULD ONE OF THEM BE THE FINEST 911 OF THE MODERN ERA?
Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM
IT’S BACK AND IT’S BETTER! • A NEW HEAD UNIT AND A KEY SOFTWARE UPDATE HAVE TRANSFORMED THE GV80L
GOING FULL ECO • REVHEAD DEWAR LOVING THE OUTLANDER QUIET LIFE
RANGE FINDER • OUR BASE EV9 HAS A BAD CASE OF CHARGER ADDICTION
Databank • OVER 1800 VEHICLE PRICES, SPECS & REVIEWS EVERY MONTH
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The Grand Tour • A SENTIMENTAL AND JOYOUS ODE TO RUNNING OUT OF STEAM