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 • “WOULD YOU BUY A CAR IF IT WAS MORE AFFORDABLE BUT DIDN’T HAVE A FIVE-STAR SAFETY RATING?”

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

Caddy’s back! • CADILLAC WILL BECOME THE FIRST STANDALONE GM BRAND IN AUSTRALIA SINCE THE AXING OF HOLDEN. THE POINT OF ITS SPEAR IS THE LYRIQ ELECTRIC SUV

Heads or tail fins? • WHICH MODELS ARE MOST LIKELY TO JOIN THE LYRIQ IN AUSTRALIA?

Yukon’s new frontier • GMC PLANNING AUSTRALIAN LAUNCH FOR ITS UPDATED LUXURY SUV. HERE’S WHY THE GENERAL RECKONS THERE’S SPACE HERE FOR ANOTHER BIG TRUCK

Vettes rally • THE GENERAL’S ABOUT TO TREAT AUSTRALIA TO A PRODUCT ASSAULT OF RAPID RIGHT-HOOK CORVETTES. ANDY ENRIGHT TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT’S INCOMING

Mobility: big in Japan • THE EVENT FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE TOKYO MOTOR SHOW STUNS WITH STACKS OF JAW-DROPPING CONCEPTS

Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK

Down by Law • YOU THOUGHT MOTOR SHOWS AND HOT SPORTS COUPES WERE ON THE NOSE? MAYBE WE NEED TO THINK AGAIN

Fast track • LAUNCHING ANOTHER CAR BRAND IN AUSTRALIA IS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER. SO WHY IS GM BRINGING BACK CADILLAC?

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HONDA CIVIC Type R • IS IT ABOUT TIME THE FN2 TYPE R SHARED THE LOVE?

FIRST Drives • THE NEW METAL THAT MATTERS, TRIALLED AND TESTED

FORD MUSTANG MACH-E • SACRILEGE, SAVIOUR OR SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY?

MERCEDES-AMG GLC63 S E-PERFORMANCE • YOUR DAILY BRAIN TEASER – DOES 500KW GO INTO 1991CC?

PORSCHE MACAN E • PORSCHE SOUNDS THE CHARGE

60 years of Honda • HONDA HAS BEEN BUILDING CARS FOR 60 YEARS WHILE FORGING A REPUTATION FOR INNOVATIVE AND EXTREME ENGINEERING. WE PAY TRIBUTE TO SOME OF ITS FINEST AND BRING SOME OTHER TOYS ALONG

Other Hondas we’ve loved

BEST LARGE SUVs 2023 • THERE’S NO SHORTAGE OF CHOICE IN THE LARGE SUV MARKET. WE HELP YOU SIFT THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF ACROSS SIX COMPARISONS AND RECOMMEND THE BEST IN CLASS

FIFTY SENT • GOT $50K TO BURN ON A FAMILY SUV? YOU COULD DO WORSE THAN ANY OF THESE THREE – EVEN IF ONE’S A BIT BETTER THAN THE OTHERS

Youth or experience? • DOES THE BIGGER AND BOX-FRESH HONDA CR-V HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TOPPLE THREE VETERANS OF THE LARGE SUV SEGMENT? LET’S FIND OUT

Safe seats • KIA’S SORENTO IS THE SEVEN-SEAT SUV TO BEAT. CAN UPSTARTS FROM MAZDA, JEEP AND CROSS-TOWN RIVAL HYUNDAI KNOCK IT OFF ITS PERCH?

TOUGH LOVE • IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO FIND THE BEST $70K OFF-ROAD LARGE SUV AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA IN 2023, YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE

HIGH-BRED HYBRIDS • DO YOU REALLY NEED A LARGE SUV? HONDA’S NEW CR-V IN HYBRID FORM MAKES A COMPELLING ARGUMENT, EVEN WHEN PITCHED AGAINST SOME HEAVY-DUTY COMPETITION

CAPITAL GAINS • OR HOW TO GUARANTEE QUALITY AND QUANTITY WITH YOUR SUV PURCHASE

VW Touareg 170TDI • EASY TO OVERLOOK, BUT STILL AN UNDOUBTEDLY CLASS ACT

Mazda CX-90 G50e • THE REPORT CARD? SHOWS PROMISE BUT NEEDS MORE POLISH

Lexus RX 350 F Sport • HITS, MISSES AND MAYBES: THE FRESH LEXUS RX FALLS SHORT OF A PODIUM

Genesis GV80 3.5T AWD • GIANT GENESIS IS MORE THAN JUST A BENTLEY IMPERSONATOR

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