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.

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PAUL GOVER • How 20-to-80 has become a new benchmark in the world of motoring

MICHAEL STAHL • Car engineering is now same-same – but car design still offers hope, doesn’t it?

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The CRAFTSMAN • He calls himself a ‘coach-builder’, suggesting a throwback to earlier times, but Melbourne’s Brian Tanti is so much more and at the forefront of a revival in automotive craftsmanship.

THE ROCKET • Ferrari’s new F80 is already hailed as a ‘once in a decade’ car – a hybridised, limited edition powerhouse that brings all of the marque’s experience together in one exhilarating package

OUTSIDE THE BOX • The big MPV has evolved but what does the new pecking order look like?

EVOLUTION OF THE SPECIES • Mercedes-AMG isn’t the only business to find it tricky to chart the course of the performance car through ever-changing customer tastes and shifting legislation. The E 53 could well be its smartest hedge yet

3 SERIES AT 50 • Andy Enright takes a fond trip back through seven generations of the BMW 3 Series finding a model that has evolved in leaps and bounds, enduring half a century as the definitive example of the executive sedan

Grand Plans • Indian brand Mahindra has been a presence in Australia for 20 years but now it has much bigger plans for down under, as PAUL GOVER discovered during a head-turning trip to its HQ in Chennai

PORSCHE 968 • How Porsche’s transaxle four signed out on a heroic high

BEST DUAL-CAB UTES 2025 • From sub-$50K models to the best towing, off-road and luxury options, Wheels has named its best dual-cab utes on the Australian market for 2025

SOUND THE CHARGE • The latest entry in the Wheels garage is a plug-in hybrid that comes with a long track record

CRACKING EFFORT • An unexpected hitch in adding kays into the Dark Horse fails to dampen the exciting prospect of driving it hard

GETTING TO KNOW HARVEY • Now it has a pet name, it’s time to see where the new MG HS Super Hybrid ranks in an increasingly competitive field

BUYER’S GUIDE • Over 1900 vehicle prices, specs & reviews every month

GENEVA MOTOR SHOW • Was the world’s greatest motor show sunk by its own avarice?