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 • THE ALFA GIULIA Q IS NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD BUT WE’LL MISS IT WHEN IT’S GONE
30 days • 30 DAYS IS A LONG TIME IN THE MOTORING WORLD. WE’VE COMPILED THE IMPORTANT BITS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Seoul Power ’24 • KOREA OPENS THE FLOODGATES WITH A TORRENT OF FRESH NEW METAL
SSANGYONG’S NEXT MOVE
Mustang Mach-E bound for Oz • THREE-MODEL ELECTRIC MUSTANG SUV RANGE DUE THIS YEAR
Which battery is best? • The pros and cons of complex chemistry
Ford reveals all-electric Explorer • BLUE OVAL STILL COY ON WHETHER IT’S PART OF THE PLAN FOR AUSTRALIA
Incoming • THE NEW METAL HEADING OUR WAY
The Market • Gains, yes, but they’re small
Power points • Aussies favouring EVs over hybrids
French connect • Can Renault maintain the rise?
Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK
The question • GEN3 SUPERCARS – HIT, MISS OR MAYBE?
Squeaky Wheel • SOMETIMES, FINDING THE BEST DRIVING SOUNDTRACK MEANS GETTING BACK TO NATURE
Flat chat • WHY IT’S TIME TO MAKE ‘THE SILLIEST FINANCIAL DECISION OF YOUR LIFE’ AND BUY A NEW PERFORMANCE CAR
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NISSAN 300ZX • THE BIGGEST-SELLING SPORTS COUPE OF THE JAPANESE BUBBLE ERA SUCCEEDED FOR A REASON. IT WAS, AND IS, SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL
Grenadier launcher • MEET THE MAN WHO WILL LEAD THE INEOS CHARGE INTO AUSTRALIA’S 4x4 MARKET
Drives • NEW METAL THAT MATTERS, TRIALLED AND TESTED
MODEL Y NOW BRINGS THE PACE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE POISE?
SMALL SUV HOBBLED BY ‘ASSISTANCE’ THAT OVERSTEPS THE MARQUE
BOOSTED BOXER NOW DELIVERS WELCOME EXTRA PUNCH
THEY KILLED THE CAT, BUT KEPT THE FUNK
HYUNDAI IONIQ 5N • A FROZEN LAKE IN NORTHERN SWEDEN PROVIDES A FROSTY RECEPTION FOR HYUNDAI’S HOTTEST EV … ONE PACKING PORSCHE TAYCAN PERFORMANCE
5N MORE INTENSIVE ENERGY
GREAT EXPECTATIONS • GR COROLLA ARRIVES FIT, FIERY, AND READY TO TEAR INTO RIVALS. SO CAN THE CUPRA LEON AND SUBARU WRX MOUNT A CONVINCING COUNTEROFFENSIVE?
INSIDE INFO
The long game • BIGGER IS BETTER, RIGHT? THE LAND ROVER DEFENDER NOW COMES AS A LONGER EIGHT-SEATER BUT IS THE ADDED SPACE WORTH A COMPROMISE IN GO-ANYWHERE ABILITY?
Every kilo counts • THE LOWDOWN ON THE 130’S TOW RATING
Say.what.bro? • HOW TO LOCATE YOURSELF ANYWHERE
Opposites refract • TWO DISTINCTIVE TAKES ON THE LARGE PREMIUM SUV, BOTH OUT TO EASE THE BURDEN AT THE BOWSER
Load warriors • VW WINS THE BATTLE OF THE BOOTS
Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM
TIME TO PREY • IT’S GREAT IN THE DESERT, BUT HOW DOES THE NEW RAPTOR HANDLE THE DAILY GRIND?
SENT PACKING • NO THIRD ROW MEANS THIS ALLSPACE IS APTLY NAMED
LOAN GOAL • NOT-SO-SMALL COMPACT SUV ARRIVES IN RANGE-TOPPING HYBRID ULTRA SPEC TO MAKE ITS VALUE CASE
HEAD FOR HEIGHTS • OUR CAR OF THE YEAR TESTS ITS METTLE ON AN EPIC HIGH COUNTRY DRIVE
1800 + OVER 1800 VEHICLES PRICES, SPECS & REVIEWED EVERY MONTH
Wheels
Corolla • COROLLA’S DEPENDABILITY RESULTED IN A NAMEPLATE WITH UNMATCHED LONGEVITY
THE BENTLEY W12 • TIGHTENING EMISSIONS REGULATIONS FLICK THE BIG V TO A MIGHTY