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 • “IF YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED A V8 MUSTANG WITH A MANUAL GEARBOX, GO OUT AND TREAT YOURSELF”

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

Tesla’s giga-recall • AUTOPILOT SAFETY CONCERNS SPARKS MASSIVE US RECALL AND THROWS SEMI-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SAFETY UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT ONCE AGAIN

GSR2: Why your car is becoming safer but pricier • THE EUROPEAN UNION DEMANDS SAFER CARS. BUT SAFER CARS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE CARS AND THE NEW REGULATIONS COMING INTO FORCE THIS YEAR WILL KILL OFF SOME FAVOURITES

Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK

The question • WOULD YOU JOIN THE QUEUE FOR A RIGHT-HAND DRIVE TESLA CYBERTRUCK?

Down by Law • INTERROGATING THE CHANGING EXCITEMENT CURVE OF NEW CAR-BUYING

Squeaky Wheel • WHY THE SYSTEM FOR ISSUING FINES FOR MOBILE PHONE USE BEHIND THE WHEEL IS BROKEN FROM THE START

The ultimate Christmas bundle! • $125 FOR A 12 MONTHS SUBSCRIPTIONS PLUS THE WHEELS MODERN CLASSICS BOOK!

Reinvening the wheel • LAMBORGHINI’S INNOVATIVE WAY OF REIMAGINING HOW A TYRE ADDRESSES THE ROAD

LAMBORGHINI’S ADVANCED TAKE ON GEOMETRY 101

LAMBORGHINI DIABLO SV • THE DEVIL REALLY DOES HAVE THE BEST TUNES

FAST FACTS

BIGGER, BOLDER, BUT BETTER?

258KW TANK: FLAWED BUT FASCINATING

TESLA TAKES A SECOND STAB AT ITS MODEL 3

DIAMONDS IN THE DUNES

TOP CARS OF 2024 • 2024 SEES THE START OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SUPERNOVA AND THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMES OF AGE. HOLD ONTO YOUR HORSES…

2024 New Car Diary • THERE’S AN AVALANCHE OF MOUTHWATERING NEW METAL COMING TO AUSTRALIA FOR 2024. HERE’S A PROVISIONAL CALENDAR OF WHAT WE EXPECT AND WHEN

THE NEW OLD SCHOOL • IN AN ERA OF 'ZERO-EMISSIONS MOBILITY SOLUTIONS' THERE’S STILL A PLACE FOR GREAT ENGINES AND REAR-WHEEL DRIVE GOODNESS. BUT WHICH OF THIS GANG OF FOUR IS THE GO?

Overmoded • THE TYRANNY OF CHOICE?

CABIN FEVER

Style and substance? • CAN A 2.0-LITRE FOUR COMPETE IN THIS COMPANY?

Where the Red Machines live • THINK FERRARI’S MOST EXCLUSIVE CARS GET MOTHBALLED AWAY? THINK AGAIN. WE TRAVEL TO FINALI MONDIALI, WHICH IS LIKE GOODWOOD, BUT EVERYTHING’S RED…

Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM

FELIZ NAVIDAD! • A MEXICAN-BUILT ELECTRIC MUSTANG? WE’LL HAVE ONE TO GO. HOLD THE JALAPENOS

PLUG AND PLAY • GOODBYE DIESEL AND HELLO HYBRID

BRIGHT AND EARLY • GENESIS GV70 HEADS FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY

TISN’T THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY • IT APPEARS SANTA’S MADE OFF IN OUR MUCH-LOVED MERCEDES-BENZ GLC

Databank • OVER 1800 VEHICLES PRICES, SPECS & REVIEWED EVERY MONTH

MAZDA MX-30 • THE JOY OF MODEST ASPIRATIONS

SCORES ON THE DOORS