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.
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Upfront • IS THE BMW X5 A DEVIL, A DEITY OR MAYBE A BIT OF BOTH?
30 days • 30 DAYS IS A LONG TIME IN THE MOTORING WORLD. WE’VE COMPILED THE IMPORTANT BITS YOU NEED TO KNOW
The wrap • THIS MONTH IN BRIEF
F80: Ferrari’s $7m halo sells out • SIXTH FERRARI HYPERCAR COURTS CONTROVERSY WITH COMPACT V6 ENGINE AND RADICAL EXTERIOR STYLING
McLaren reveals W1 • P1 SUCCESSOR COMBINES FORMULA 1 AERODYNAMICS WITH A MIGHTY NEW 938KW V8 HYBRID DRIVETRAIN
Ferrari faces the future • WHEELS TALKS TO ANDREA MILITELLO, EXTERIOR DESIGNER OF FERRARI’S LATEST FLAGSHIP GT
Car of the Year 2024 preview • IT’S ALMOST TIME TO FOR THE SPECULATION TO END BECAUSE COTY 2024 IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH. BUT FIRST, SOME SPECULATION. ANDY ENRIGHT WALKS YOU THROUGH THE PRE-EVENT GUIDE TO THE BIG SHOW
Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK
Flat Chat • TESLA’S CYBERCAB, IRONICALLY, LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE FUN TO DRIVE. INSTEAD, I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE SEEN DEAD IN IT
Squeaky Wheel • IF PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW, WHY DO IT AT ALL?
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PORSCHE 993 • THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIR-COOLED 911 WAS MORE THAN JUST THE FINEST OF ITS TYPE – IT SAVED PORSCHE FROM EXTINCTION
RENAULT 5 • TEXTBOOK LESSON IN HOW TO REVIVE A RETRO ICON
KIA EV5 • KIA’S MOST MAINSTREAM BESPOKE EV IS NO EV9, BUT IT’S ALSO HALF THE PRICE
The class of ’25 • STRAP IN BECAUSE 2025 IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE YEAR FOR NEW VEHICLES. ARE MANUFACTURERS STICKING WITH COMBUSTION, TWISTING WITH ELECTRIC OR ARE THEY LOOKING AT A BUST? CHECK OUT THE STATE OF PLAY HERE
Block busters • IT’S SIBLING WARFARE IN THIS BATTLE OF HYBRID 7-SEAT SUVS, BUT WHICH FAMILY HAULER IS BEST?
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD • IT’S CLEAR THE FUTURE LIES WITH EVS. WHAT’S BECOMING INCREASINGLY LESS CLEAR, HOWEVER, IS HOW ON EARTH WE GET THERE.
READY TO TRUCK • ENRIGHT SCORES A SHORT-LENGTH F-SERIES PICK-UP FOR LONG-TERM ANALYSIS
MOVING ON UP • FLAGSHIP GT-LINE REPLACES OUR EV9 AIR. IS IT WORTH THE EXTRA?
TAPESTRY OF LIFE • STILL NOT COMPLETELY HEALED, BUT THE GV80’S GOODNESS TRANSCENDS LIFE’S MISHAPS
Databank • OVER 1800 VEHICLE PRICES, SPECS & REVIEWS EVERY MONTH
PEUGEOT 508 • JUST SOMETIMES, TALENT ISN’T ENOUGH