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.

Upfront • PREDICTING THE FUTURE OF THE CAR IS TRICKY; JUST ASK THE WORLD’S BIGGEST AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES

Banned on the run • THE END OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION IS COMING. HERE’S HOW THE WORLD WILL REACTT

Electric timeline • THE WORLD’S CAR MAKERS ARE COLLECTIVELY SPENDING TRILLIONS TRANSITIONING ENTIRE RANGES TO EV. HERE’S THE PROGRESS REPORT

This one goes to Eleven • THE FUTURE OF MERCEDES-BENZ IS SO BRIGHT, YOU’RE GONNA NEED SHADES

The Original

Incoming • THE NEW METAL HEADING OUR WAY

The Market • Best June result in five years, dominated by dual cabs

Half-way tally • Several highs balanced by big lows

Sweet 16-plus • Powerful performers outside Top 15

Fast track • COULD SUPERCARS SUPERSTAR SHANE VAN GISBERGEN REALLY BE A FUTURE NASCAR CHAMPION?

Flat chat • ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CARS IS AN UNINFORMED ONE IF YOU’RE NOT INCLUDING CHINA

KIA EV9 GT-LINE • NEW SEVEN-SEAT FLAGSHIP SUV REPRESENTS KIA’S STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY

NISSAN ARIYA • NISSAN’S BOLD NEW EV REALLY IS LIKE TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF

ALFA ROMEO TONALE HYBRID • PREMIUM SMALL SUV CARRIES BIG EXPECTATIONS TO REBOOT THE ITALIAN LEGACY BRAND

MAHINDRA XUV700 • INDIA BOWLS UP A SURPRISINGLY COMPETENT AND MODERN SEVEN-SEAT SUV

PEUGEOT 408 • A CURIOUS MASH-UP OF BODY STYLES WITH A PUNCHY PLUG-IN POWERTRAIN

WIN DAD this GEAR WRENCH • 655-PIECE DOUBLE TOOL CHEST AND TROLLEY

10 FUTURE TRENDS • STRAP IN, BECAUSE THE NEXT FEW YEARS ARE GOING TO BE A WILD RIDE. WE CONSIDER THE FUTURE OF DRIVING, FROM SMALL PRINT TO BLUE SKY

01 Have the wheels come off autonomy? • IN RECENT YEARS, SELF-DRIVING CARS SEEMED LIKE THE NEXT BIG THING BUT AUTONOMY HAS LATTERLY FALLEN FROM THE FRONT PAGES. WE LOOK AT WHY

02 The hard cell • CAN NEXT-GEN BATTERY TECH WIN OVER EV NAYSAYERS?

03 Clearing the air • EUROPE’S LATEST CLEAN-UP PLAN FOR THE AUTO SECTOR WILL HAVE GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS

04 FUTURE TRENDS Small forwards • AS VEHICLES GET EVER LARGER AND MORE COMPLEX, WHAT ROLE IS THERE FOR THAT MOST ENDANGERED OF SPECIES, THE SMALL, CHEAP CAR?

05 Rubber banned? • HOW TYRE PARTICULATES ARE BECOMING THE FUTURE FOCUS FOR EMISSIONS LEGISLATION – AND WHAT MANUFACTURERS ARE DOING ABOUT IT

06 Rise of the machine • COULD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EVENTUALLY DESIGN OR ENGINEER CARS BETTER THAN HUMANS?

07 The red wave • WHEN WILL CHINA BECOME CAR MANUFACTURING’S NUMBER ONE? PSST… IT’S ALREADY THERE

08 Moonshots • HUMANS ARE PLANNING A RETURN TO THE MOON, SO WHAT COULD THIS MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE MOON BUGGY AND FOR THOSE OF US BACK ON EARTH?

09 Ready for life-off • LEGACY CAR MAKERS CLEARLY BELIEVE THAT FUTURE URBAN MOBILITY WON’T BE CONFINED ONLY TO ROADS

10 Streets ahead • AS OUR CITIES EVOLVE, CAN THE CAR STILL REMAIN KING?

FUTURE ICONS • THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD IS CHANGING FAST. THIS COLLECTIVE IS PART OF THE NEXT GENERATION THAT STAND TO BE GAME CHANGERS

Mission x • PORSCHE’S ELECTRIC HYPERCAR AIMS TO OBLITERATE ALL COMERS

5 • SWEDES DON’T SPARE THE HORSES IN THE QUEST TO TARGET TAYCAN

Cybertruck • ELON’S...