Wheels

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 • WHEELS CAR OF THE YEAR 2024 IS COMING. HERE’S HOW ONE CAR CHANGED IT FOR THE BETTER

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

New Bulls on parade • TRIPLE-MOTOR PLUG-IN HYBRID HURACÁN REPLACEMENT IS A NEW KIND OF CRAZY, WITH A 10,000RPM V8

Jaguar’s bold EV transition • NEW GT INCOMING, BUT JAGUAR SET TO EXPERIENCE UNPRECEDENTED HIATUS WITH NO NEW STOCK ON SALE

Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK

Flat Chat • AFTER DRIVING SO MANY ELECTRIC CARS, IT WAS FASCINATING TO GET BACK INTO A PETROL CAR. WEIRD, EVEN

Squeaky Wheel • TAPPING INTO THE ENTHUSIAST TRUST FUND

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Dream maker • THINK EVS ARE BORING? MEET SRIRAM PAKKAM, THE BIG BRAIN BEHIND FORD’S OUTRAGEOUS SUPERVAN 4.2 AND THE BLUE OVAL’S F1 POINT MAN FOR ITS 2026 TIE-UP WITH RED BULL RACING

AUDI TT • THE MOST DEFINITIVE AUTOMOTIVE STYLING STATEMENT OF THE NINETIES? THE AUDI TT MK1 STAKES A CONVINCING CLAIM

NO LONGER A FIXTURE AT FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXCEPTIONAL

MID-LIFE UPDATES AIM TO KEEP THE ARCHETYPAL HOT HATCH FUN AND USEABLE

THE CLASS FOR QUICK LEARNERS

CONSERVATIVE THREADS, CUTTING EDGE TREADS

THE RAPTOR FOR THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS?

LOADS OF TORQUE, UTILISE SENSIBLY

A NEW BREED • MUSTANG-MAD AUSSIES HAVE MADE THE NEW DARK HORSE A SELL-OUT SUCCESS. HAVE THEY WASTED THEIR MONEY OR SCORED A FUTURE CLASSIC?

Expert horse handling • WHY WE DON’T GET THE ULTIMATE HOOFER

PONY TALE • THE DARK HORSE MIGHT BE THE HEADLINER, BUT THESE ARE THE MUSTANGS THAT AUSSIES QUEUE UP TO BUY. AND THE NEWS IS GOOD

Car of the Year: Incoming

THE RIGHT STUFF • EXCLUSIVE AUSSIE FIRST DRIVE PROVES THERE’S A PLACE FOR THE FORD BRONCO DOWN UNDER – IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT

the general design rules • PETER ROBINSON’S GLOBAL TOUR OF GENERAL MOTORS’ DESIGN CENTRES AND WHY AUSTRALIA IS DRIVING A NEW REINVESTMENT IN STYLE

Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? • ENRIGHT IS IN A SET OF TEMPORARY WHEELS AFTER SUFFERING FROM SCREEN BURNE

RUNNING ON EMPTY • ELLEN’S BEEN PLAYING FUEL LIGHT BINGO BUT THE MITSI HAS THE LAST LAUGH

THE CASE FOR BASE • IS THE CHEAPEST EV9 A KNOCKOUT OR A LOCKOUT? TURNS OUT BOTH

Databank • OVER 1800 VEHICLE PRICES, SPECS & REVIEWS EVERY MONTH

Wheels

FERRARI 812 Superfast • THE CLUE WAS IN THE NAME