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.
Wheels AUSTRALIA’S CAR MAGAZINE
Upfront • DUAL-CAB MUTINY! HOW FORD AND TOYOTA’S DOMINANCE COULD BE ABOUT TO SLIP…
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
Ferrari’s 9500rpm love letter • REPLACEMENT FOR THE MIGHTY 812 SUPERFAST LOOKS RADICALLY DIFFERENT, STILL PACKS STRATOSPHERIC V12
BYD Shark enters ferocious waters • FIRST-EVER PLUG-IN HYBRID UTE FOR OZ DEBUTS CLASSY STYLING, CLASSY TECH, TOUGH NAMEPLATE
Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK
Flat Chat • IF ANYBODY EVER OFFERS YOU A RIDE IN THEIR CAR, JUST SAY NO, OR RISK PTSD
Squeaky Wheel • WHILE LUSTING OVER, GASP, AN EV SUV, OUR MAN DAN PREDICTS THE FUTURE WILL BE EVEN MORE SURPRISING…
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Return to sender? • CAN DANIEL RICCIARDO RE-LICK THE STAMP, OR HAS HE ALREADY FALLEN OFF FORMULA ONE’S EXCLUSIVE MAILING LIST?
PORSCHE 986 Boxster • THE ROADSTER THAT PUT PORSCHE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
FIRST Drives • THE NEW METAL THAT MATTERS, TRIALLED AND TESTED
SMALLEST VOLVO YET HOPES TO HIT SOME BIG SALES TARGETS
FINALLY, IT’S READY! WE DRIVE THE UTE BORN TO SHOCK
IS THE SECOND ALBUM WORTHY OF THE FIRST?
WATCH OUT TOYOTA, KIA IS TAKING AIM AT THE HYBRID SUV MARKET
CONTINUES TO BE AN OASIS OF DRIVING PURITY
OVERSIZED, OPULENT AND RAPID – BYD’S LUXURY OFFSHOOT MAKES A STATEMENT
BENCHMARK DRIVER’S SUV GOES… ELECTRIC
MAP OF TASMAN • TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE ITS LAUNCH, HERE’S EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT KIA’S CRUCIAL ALL-NEW UTE
Austin Tasman/Kimberley X6 • THE ORIGINAL TASMAN, APART FROM THAT ABEL BLOKE
Hyundai shoots for electric • NO DIESEL DONK AND CART SPRINGS FOR THIS FANCY UTE
Think motor shows are dead? • SEEMS SOMEONE FORGOT TO TELL BEIJING… AFTER A FOUR-YEAR HIATUS, AUTO CHINA REBOUNDS WITH GUSTO
CRUNCHING NUMBERS • CAN THE ALL-NEW MITSUBISHI TRITON CHALLENGE THE HUGE-SELLING CLASS LEADERS FOR TOP 4X4 DUAL-CAB HONOURS? WE PITCH IT AGAINST RANGER AND HILUX
Driving Senna’s NSX • ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH, WE SLIP INTO THE SPORTSCAR ICON OWNED BY F1 ROYALTY
Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM
ON YER BIKE! • XC90 DITCHES ITS TRAINING WHEELS; STRAPS ON ROOF RACK
EASTERN FEASTIN’ • TWO MASSIVE TRIPS, MANY HOURS WAITING TO CHARGE
THE BEST FOR LAST? • FLAGSHIP PETROL BRINGS LUXE APPEAL; GEARBOX AND RIDE ISSUES REMAIN
Databank • OVER 1800 VEHICLE PRICES, SPECS & REVIEWS EVERY MONTH
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MINI Clubman • MINI WIELDS THE CLUB TO ITS BIJOU WAGON