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 • THE PARTICULAR AUSTRALIAN LOVE AFFAIR WITH MAZDA

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

Cadillac to join the F1 grid in 2026 • HOW THE JOURNEY TO BECOME THE 11TH TEAM WAS ANYTHING BUT SMOOTH SAILING FOR GENERAL MOTORS

Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK

Flat Chat • IT TURNS OUT THAT BLAMING SO-CALLED HOONS FOR THE ROAD TOLL WAS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY

Testing Times • THE HOME OF THE BRAVE AND THE BIZARRO

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TINY ON THE OUTSIDE, BIG ON THE INSIDE

VOLKSWAGEN’S FIRST EV IN AUSTRALIA HAS A LOT OF EXPECTATION RIDING ON IT

NEVER MIND THE WIDTH, FEEL THE QUALITY

IS THIS BIG HYUNDAI ITS NEXT BIG THING?

THE THIRD AUSSIE ON THE F1 GRID • MELBURNIAN KARL REINDLER IS THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL OF FORMULA 1’S MEDICAL CAR. WE CATCH UP WITH THE EX-SUPERCARS DRIVER TO DISCOVER WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE ONE OF F1’S UNSUNG HEROES

Challenger vs champ • CAN LAST YEAR’S COTY-WINNING EVEREST STAVE OFF THE NEWER AND FRESHER LANDCRUISER PRADO? WE TEST THE TWO MOST POPULAR VERSIONS TO FIND OUT

INNER FOCUS

Form an orderly queue • THE LORE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND

The 12 Greatest V6s • THE LANCIA AURELIA GT AND FERRARI DINO LONG AGO PROVED THAT PACKING A TUNED BENT-SIX IS NO IMPEDIMENT TO A CAR’S SPORTING CHARACTER OR PERFORMANCE CRED

GRANDFATHER RITES • FIVE DECADES SINCE THE ‘WHALE-TAIL’ 911 TURBO, WE ASSESS ITS LEGACY, AND ITS LATTER DAY TRIBUTE

Müller time • THE FORD MUSTANG GTD IS THE FIRST AMERICAN CAR TO LAP THE NORDSCHLEIFE IN UNDER SEVEN MINUTES. WE TALK TO DIRK MÜLLER, THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL

NISSAN SKYLINE R33 GT-R • THE AWKWARD MIDDLE CHILD OF THE GODZILLA TRIUMVIRATE OR THE SKYLINE GT-R FOR THOSE WITH A MORE DISCERNING EYE?

Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM

SWEDE DISPOSITION • WITH SALES CLOSE TO THE XC40, THE EX30 IS PROVING A HIT. BUT IS IT DESERVING?

INVISIBLE TOUCH • THE GV70 MAY LOOK FAMILIAR, BUT THERE ARE A HEAP OF UPDATES, LIFTING ITS GAME

ROAD TRIP UPS • THE WORLD IS RARELY BLACK AND WHITE, BUT ELLIE SWEARS OTHERWISE

TRADING PLACES • ENRIGHT TRIES THE CHEAPER F-150 AND WONDERS IF IT WOULD SUIT HIM BETTER

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

FORD Puma Gen-E • KNOCKED ON THE HEAD BEFORE IT EVEN HAD A CHANCE