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 • “I’M NO LUDDITE, BUT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT MIGHT BE A WHILE BEFORE I FIND AN EV THAT’S RIGHT FOR ME”

Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK

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

wheels ELECTRIC GENERATION • THE BATON IS PASSING. WHILE YOU MAY NOT YET BE READY TO RELINQUISH INTERNAL COMBUSTION JUST YET, KNOW THAT CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE COMMITTING TO AN ELECTRIC FUTURE, WITH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPING AT BREATHTAKING SPEED. WE BRING YOU THE CURRENT REPORT CARD ON THE CAR’S NEXT GENERATION

CHARGING 101 • CUT THROUGH THE CHARGING CONFUSION WITH THIS PRIMER

GREEN WASH? • THE TRUE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF EVS CONTINUES TO BE QUESTIONED. HERE’S AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRIMER

CENTS AND SENSIBILITY • IS THE TIDE TURNING FOR EVS? WE’VE CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS TO FIND OUT WHETHER ELECTRIC CARS ARE REALLY WORTH THE PREMIUM

Out with the new, in with the old… • IF YOU ONLY BUY ONE BOOK THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR…

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The ultimate Christmas bundle!

THE HARD CELL • THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF EV BATTERIES

POWER RANGERS • THESE ARE THE LONGEST DRIVING RANGE EVS ON SALE IN AUSTRALIA TODAY, PLUS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RANGE CLAIMS

5 things you should know…

COMPACT FLASH • FEW FORM FACTORS BETTER EXEMPLIFY THE BENEFITS OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN. BUT THERE’S A HITCH…

Seconds out, round two… • SECOND-GEN KONA ELECTRIC CREATES A PROMISING FIRST IMPRESSION

BOXING CLEVER • SAY HELLO TO THREE OF THE VERY SMARTEST PRODUCTION CARS ON GENERAL RELEASE

Dishing the dirt on the BZ4x • TOYOTA FINDS ITSELF PLAYING EV CATCH-UP WITH ITS LONG-AWAITED MEDIUM SUV

GO LARGE & GO HOME • WANT ALL THE SPACE AND ALL THE RANGE? STEP UP TO THESE HEAVY HITTERS

Cloud 9 • THE EV9 IS KIA AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE MODEL EVER, AND ITS HOPES ARE EVEN BIGGER

CURRENT FORM • COMPACT HATCHBACKS ARE BEAUTIFULLY SUITED TO ELECTRIC POWER, AS LONG AS THE PRICE IS RIGHT

Welcome to the cheap seats • IT’S A TOUGH SCRAP AT THE BUDGET END OF THE MARKET. WHO PREVAILS? BYD OR MG?

THE RICH VEIN • THE HUMBLE SEDAN HAS REINVENTED ITSELF WITH ELECTRIC PROPULSION, AND PERHAPS A LIFTBACK

The quiet achiever • WHY THE BMW i5 IS THE BEST CAR YOU’LL HEAR NOTHING ABOUT THIS YEAR

HEAVY HITTERS • THE TOUGHEST TASK OF THE LOT: HOW DO YOU BUILD A CONVINCING ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE CAR?

This changes everything • WE LOVED THE i30 N HOT-HATCH BUT CAN HYUNDAI’S N DIVISION DELIVER A GENUINE ELECTRIC DRIVER’S CAR? START TO BELIEVE

Extreme Measures • IT’S A FIREBALL IN A STRAIGHT LINE, BUT IS THE MG 4 X-POWER MORE THAN A ONE-TRICK PONY?

Wings, power & speed • FERRARI’S FASTEST ROAD CAR EVER, IN THE WET, AT FIORANO. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

Field of dreams • INSIDE INDIAN CAR MAKER MAHINDRA’S AMBITIOUS AUSTRALIAN PUSH TO MOVE FROM NICHE REGIONAL PLAYER TO MAINSTREAM POPULARITY

Show and prove • OR HOW WORLDWIDE AMBITIONS REQUIRE WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES

Crash windfall • AUSTRALIAN MOTORISTS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM THREE DECADES OF ANCAP. HERE’S HOW THE CARS OF 30 YEARS AGO STAND UP TO TODAY’S CRASH TESTS

Databank • OVER 1800 VEHICLES...