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.

Wheels

Upfront • ON WHY JAGUAR FEELS THE NEED TO SACK ITS CUSTOMERS

30 days • 30 DAYS IS A LONG TIME IN THE MOTORING WORLD. WE’VE COMPILED THE IMPORTANT BITS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Jaguar unwraps its future at last • TYPE 00 SETS OUT THE RADICAL LOOK DESTINED FOR JAGUAR’S $300K-PLUS, NEW-ERA EVS

Flat Chat • THE WORLD OF PERFORMANCE CARS IS ENTERING A WINTER OF SORTS, BUT THE SUN WILL RISE AGAIN

Testing Times • LIFTING THE LID ON THE COTY CAULDRON

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TAKING THE ROUGH WITH THE SMOOTH

A HOP, SKIP AND JUMP AWAY FROM THE CLASS BEST

HAS PORSCHE BLINKED TOO EARLY IN SWITCHING THE MACAN RANGE TO ELECTRIC?

Better late than never • CORPORATE MANOEUVRING DELAYED COTY 2024, BUT EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING. WE HAD TIME TO BRING YOU THE BIG, BOLD COTY YOU ALL ASKED FOR

Jury selection • 26+ YEARS OF WHEELS MAGAZINE EDITORS

COTY CRITERIA

Go figure… • THE VBOX NEVER LIES AT THE QUICKEST COTY EVER

Lang Lang Proving Ground • GM HOLDEN’S PARTING GIFT TO COTY

The contenders • OUR FIELD COMPRISES 25 CARS, SPLIT BETWEEN 13 ELECTRIC MODELS, FIVE HYBRIDS, SIX PETROL-ENGINED CARS AND ONE DIESEL. ALL ARE WELL WORTHY INVITEES TO THE TOUGHEST COTY EVER

ROUND ONE • THE MOST TALENTED ARRAY OF CARS TO EVER APPEAR AT COTY? WE THINK SO, BUT 19 ARE HEADED FOR AN EARLY DEPARTURE

BMW iX2 xDrive30 M Sport • A FASHION STATEMENT WITH MORE SUBSTANCE THAN STYLE?

BYD Sealion 6 • LOADS OF VALUE, SPACE AND DRIVING RANGE, UNDONE BY ITS DYNAMICS

Honda CR-V VTi-L AWD • THE DARK HORSE THAT WASN’T A DARK HORSE

Hyundai Ioniq 6 Dynamiq • A SUPERB DRIVER’S CAR PRIORITISING FORM OVER FUNCTION

Kia EV9 Earth AWD • CAVERNOUS AND MAJESTIC, THOUGH NOT QUITE OUTPLAYABLE

Lexus LBX Luxury 2WD • CAN GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES?

Mazda CX-90 D50e GT • YEARNS TO BE LOVED, DESPITE ALL THE RELATIONSHIP DRAMA

Mercedes-Benz CLE200 • BEAUTY CAN GET YOU A VERY LONG WAY…

Mercedes-Benz E300 • A SUPERB LUXURY SEDAN BUT POWERTRAIN DIVIDES OPINIONS

Mercedes–AMG GLC 43 • FAST, POISED AND HANDSOME IS A GOOD START. BUT IS IT ENOUGH?

MG Cyberster AWD • A LOT GOING ON, BUT THAT LOT DIDN’T INCLUDE FINESSE

MG HS Vibe • THE CHEAPEST CAR AT COTY EMERGED WITH HONOUR INTACT

Mini Countryman SE All4 • JUST ONE MORE REMINDER THAT STYLE IS ETERNALLY SUBJECTIVE

Nissan Qashqai Ti e-Power • NISSAN’S EFFICIENCY PLAY DOESN’T QUITE HIT THE MARK

Polestar 3 Long Range • IT’D BE A SHOO-IN TO WIN THE STYLE AWARD, BUT COTY REQUIRES MORE

Renault Megane E-Tech • QUIRKY BUT IMPRESSIVE TALL HATCH SCORES A NEARLY…

Skoda Enyaq Sportline • AN INTRIGUING CONCEPT WITH SOME FLAWS IN EXECUTION

Tesla Model 3 Long Range • SECOND VERSE, SAME AS THE FIRST?

Volvo EX30 Ultra • VOLVO’S SMALLEST EV CAN’T REPLICATE THE COTY SUCCESS OF XC40

ROUND TWO • THE HARDEST-FOUGHT COTY IN YEARS SEES SIX OF THE BEST STEP UP TO THE FORMIDABLE WHEELS ROAD LOOP. THREE WILL FACE ELIMINATION

MG4 Essence 64 • WE’VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR AN AFFORDABLE AND APPEALING EV THAT’S GOOD TO DRIVE. MG ANSWERED THE CALL

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