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.
Westerman • “IT WOULD SEEM THAT IF YOU’VE BUILT A CAR AS EPIC AS THE 33 STRADALE, THE ALFISTI WILL EVENTUALLY FORGIVE YOU FOR ONE AS EXECRABLE AS THE ARNA”
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Nissan’s Aussie assault • THREE NEW SUVs AND A REBORN SPORTSCAR ARE POISED TO TRANSFORM NISSAN’S SHOWROOM
Munich’s ultimate flex • NEW 7 SERIES FLAGSHIP IS LARGER THAN EVER, LOADED WITH TECH AND, IN ELECTRIC FORM, THE MOST POWERFUL PRODUCTION BMW EVER
Sport’s next big play • THIRD-GENERATION RANGE ROVER SPORT MAKES BIG STRIDES IN ITS ON-ROAD GAME BUT IS STILL HAPPY TO GET ITS BOOTS DIRTY
The wrap • HERE’S WHAT’S GOT THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD BUZZING THIS MONTH
Incoming • THE NEW METAL HEADING OUR WAY
Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK
MacKenzie • “A NEW GENERATION OF ELECTRIC-POWERED CARS AND SUVs WILL ENTIRELY REPLACE BENTLEY’S CURRENT LINE-UP WITHIN EIGHT YEARS”
Carey • “A CAR AS EXPENSIVE AS THE LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR SHOULD BE TOTALLY EXCELLENT; END-TO-END AND IN EVERY RESPECT. SADLY IT’S NOT”
Ferlazzo • “HOLDEN EXPORTING POLICE CARS TO THE USA REALLY WAS LIKE ‘CARRYING COALS TO NEWCASTLE’”
FPV Territory F6X 270 • IT WAS A HI-PO SUV THAT COULD SHAME RIVALS THREE TIMES THE PRICE, BUT WAS THE FASTEST TERRITORY TOO FAR AHEAD OF ITS TIME?
GUILT-FREE PETROL – FROM THE WIND • COULD HIGH-TECH GREEN ‘eFUELS’ SAVE THE COMBUSTION ENGINE – AND TURN EVs INTO A DECARBONISATION DEAD END?
A vision realised • HOW A YOUNG FORMER FORD AUSTRALIA ENGINEER IS BRINGING HIS DREAM OF ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLING TO LIFE – RIGHT HERE IN MELBOURNE
BUDGET EV IS THE GREAT CALL OF CHINA • THE NEW METAL THAT MATTERS, TRIALLED AND TESTED
HI-PO ITALIAN SUV’S AIM IS TRIDENT TRUE
LANDCRUISER GETS DRESSED FOR EXCESS
INGOLSTADT’S TRI-MOTOR TRIUMPH
HIGH-RIDER WITH REAL DRIVER FOCUS
HEAVYWEIGHT SENSORY OVERLOAD
Alfa bella • STYLISH SMALL SUV HAS THE HUGE TASK OF REVIVING THE ITALIAN BRAND’S FORTUNES. SO DOES IT BRIM WITH THE MUCH-NEED BRIO?
SECOND TIME CHARMER • SUBARU’S NEW BRZ PACKS IN MORE CUBES AND 174kW, BUT IS IT STILL THE KING OF SUB-$50K DRIVING THRILLS? HYUNDAI’S HOTTEST HATCH AND A ROADSTER FROM HIROSHIMA WILL SEE ABOUT THAT
Go large • MAZDA HAS UPMARKET AMBITIONS AND THE NEW CX-60 IS THE POINT OF ITS PREMIUM SPEAR. BUT IS THE SPEAR AIMED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?
IN THE HOT SEAT • WE DRIVE THE MEGA-SIMULATOR THAT’S HELPED PROPEL THE FERRARI F1 TEAM TO THE POINTY END OF THIS YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Extended play • MITSUBISHI’S PIONEERING PLUG-IN RETURNS WITH A BIGGER BATTERY, MORE POWER AND MORE WAYS TO USE IT
BROADER HORIZONS • WHEN A HONDA CIVIC STARTS PUSHING THE $50K BARRIER, IT BEGS THE QUESTION: ARE THERE WISER WAYS TO SPEND YOUR NEW-CAR BUDGET? AUDI’S A3 AND HYUNDAI’S SONATA MAKE THEIR RESPECTIVE CASES
BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE • ALL-NEW FIFTH-GENERATION RANGE ROVER STANDS TALL OVER LUXO SUV RIVALS
The bratpack • GERMANY’S THREE ARCH-RIVAL BRANDS DELIVER VERY INDIVIDUAL TAKES ON THE HI-PO SMALL CAR. SO DOES ANGRIEST EQUAL BEST?
Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM
CARRYING THE LOAD • SHOOTING BRAKE ARRIVES AS OUR BEAST OF BURDEN
GRIN AND BEAR IT •...