Wheels Features
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FeaturesModern classic: Lamborghini Gallardo
This is the other car that saved Lamborghini. Before the Urus was ever conceived, sales of the Gallardo eclipsed those of every other supersports car from Sant'Agata combined.
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FeaturesThe hottest wheels on earth
The iconic Hot Wheels toy is so much more than an affordable enabler to get your nippers into cars
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FeaturesCelebrating the new 911 Dakar: Porsche 911 across the Simpson Desert
Are we dreaming? Porsche has a new 911 Dakar! It's almost too good to be true. So while we're all praising Stuttgart, this feels like a good time to revisit a favourite old story. Remember this one? Michael Stahl conquered the Simpson's cruellest dune without a gun rack, flannelette shirt, or a tough-guy 4WD in the January 2000 of Wheels.
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FeaturesThe Zed Father: Our interview with Hiroshi Tamura
Nissan’s new Z ascends to new heights. We pick the brain of the man who took it there
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Features2023 Ford Mustang v 2022 Ford Mustang: styling faceoff
What looks new with the new-look Mustang?
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FeaturesPeter Brock: Requiem for a champion
Sixteen years after the death of Australia’s greatest touring car driver, how is Peter Brock remembered, and what is his legacy?
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FeaturesIs Australia ready for the electrified ute?
Ford’s EV pick-up marks a turning point in electric acceptance, but when will Australia join in?
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FeaturesRetro: Nash Metropolitan – Kelvinator's car for the times
The vision of a fridge boss, built in the UK, but aimed as USA’s ‘second car’
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FeaturesVale Nicola Materazzi: Father of the F40 dies
The genius behind Ferrari's iconic F40 and the legendary 288 GTO, with many a story to tell, has passed away. In his honour, Wheels shares this 2019 interview with you again.
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FeaturesModern Classic: Volkswagen Scirocco
Concept-car looks blended with serious performance at a keen price made the Scirocco R’s cameo in Australia one of VW’s finest
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FeaturesRetro: The Renault Dauphine Gordini, France's rallying cry
Diminutive competition giant-killer delivered a tail-happy ending
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FeaturesDriven to Extinction: Lamborghini Aventador
Fearsome, fabulous, flawed ... finished
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FeaturesA brief history of the Nissan Z in Australia
Australia boasts a long love affair with the Z, so take a look back at the various generations that forged an icon
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FeaturesWar Wagons: 20 years of the Audi RS6
Four generations of RS6 come together to celebrate the 20th birthday of Audi’s fastest family
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FeaturesThe LT6 'Gemini': GM's ultimate LS V8
The General’s new 5.5-litre LT6 produces a Ferrari-beating 493kW – without a pushrod in sight
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FeaturesRetro: 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2
The biggest-ever Ferrari at the time also took the brand into a state of lux
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FeaturesRetro: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Not even a host of design flaws could stop the ’57 becoming a classic
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FeaturesFarewell drive: R35 Nissan GT-R, first and final forms
As the sun sets on Nissan’s R35 GT-R in Australia, we give it one last meal – a bowl of bitumen spaghetti, its favourite – and reflect on the impact it made
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FeaturesModern classic: Lexus LS400
No budget, no time constraints, no prisoners: the Lexus LS400 was Japan’s shock to the world that changed the luxo sedan segment forever
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FeaturesDynisma DMG-1: From the screen to F1, this is the world's best simulator
We drive the mega-simulator that's helped propel the Ferrari F1 team to the pointy end of this year's championship
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FeaturesDriven to Extinction: Lotus Elise
The speed of light... now switched off
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FeaturesModern Classic: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series
‘Black Series’ is AMG shorthand for the most hardcore variant the company will build. This fourth model wore the moniker like a flak jacket
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FeaturesWheels Inbox: Letters to the editor
Keep it tight (no more than 200 words) and do include your suburb if via email: wheels@wheelsmag.com.au You can also have your say on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (search for Wheels Australia)
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FeaturesWhat’s behind Mazda’s premium push?
We talk to Vinesh Bhindi, Mazda Australia’s CEO, to figure out if the company’s ‘premium story’ is a page-turner or mere pulp fiction