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 USED ELECTRIC CAR? NO? YOU’RE NOT ALONE…

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

Safer, smarter Mercs inbound • MERCEDES-BENZ ENGINEERS SAY THE FUTURE OF SAFETY IS SMARTER CARS WITH BETTER SENSORS, WHILE FULL AUTONOMY REMAINS DECADES AWAY

Inster fame on the cheap • A MORE AFFORDABLE HYUNDAI EV IS ON ITS WAY. SAY HELLO TO THE INSTER URBAN SCOOT

Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK

The question • CAN CAR MAKERS REALLY DISGUISE WEIGHT WITH TRICK SUSPENSION AND MORE POWER?

Flat Chat • NOTHING BEATS SEEING A RACING CAR IN REAL LIFE… OR DOES IT?

Squeaky Wheel • BUY THE CAR YOU WANT, NOT THE ONE EVERYONE ELSE WANTS

FATHER’S DAY 2024 SPECIAL OFFER

“Europe must wake up” • WHY FERRARI IS BANKING ON MAJOR CHANGE AND HOW ITS UNCONVENTIONAL CEO PLANS TO SEND PROFITS EVER HIGHER

FORD LASER TX-3 4WD Turbo • THE FORGOTTEN BLUE-OVAL PERFORMANCE HERO

UPDATED 911 GETS HYBRID ENGINE. MEANWHILE, SKY FAILS TO FALL IN

LAND OF HYPE AND GLORY?

THE TL;DR ? WHEN IT COMES TO THE 4, LESS IS MORE

SIXTH-GEN HYBRID SWIFT RETAINS LOW WEIGHT AND KEEN PRICING

FORD’S BIG BOX SALE IS ABOUT TO HIT AUSTRALIA

The greatest race • LE MANS 2024 WAS ONE FOR THE BOOKS. IT HAD EVERYTHING: A GREAT FIELD, WILD CRASHES, UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER, A FAIRYTALE FINISH AND LIMITLESS HAM

BMW M5 • FLAGSHIP 5 SERIES HAS TURNED PLUG-IN HYBRID AND PROMISES TO BE BMW’S MOST EXTREME SUPER-SEDAN YET. HOW’S IT SHAPING UP?

FURY ROAD • THE FINKE DESERT RACE IS THE TOUGHEST TEST OF THEM ALL. FORD RETURNED IN 2024 – BUT CHEVROLET AND CRAIG LOWNDES JOINED THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DESERT IN A CLASSIC DUEL

SUPPLY AND DEMAND • THE E-CLASS AND 5 SERIES HAVE BEEN THE CLASS OF THE FIELD FOR D DEMAND ALMOST 50 YEARS. WE DRIVE THE LATEST PLUG-IN VERSIONS OF EACH

Garage • WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM

MAKING AN IMPACT • THE REVISED GENESIS GV80 MAKES ITS DEBUT IN THE WHEELS GARAGE AND IT’S OFF TO AN EVENTFUL START

LARGE AND ON CHARGE • SNAPPER ELLEN’S BATTERY CHARGING DUTIES JUST BECAME A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED

ALL THE GEAR, DISAPPEAR • IF YOU’RE PARTICULARLY PERNICKETY ABOUT PACKING, A STACK OF SPACE MIGHT JUST BE THE ENEMY

Databank • OVER 1800 VEHICLE PRICES, SPECS & REVIEWS EVERY MONTH

Wheels

SUZUKI Ignis • THE NOT-SO-BAD MF DEPARTS THE AUSSIE MARKET