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 • WHY ARE CAR NUTS SO BADLY SERVED FOR DECENT MOVIES?

The wrap • THIS MONTH IN BRIEF

Where to next for N Division? • THE FATE OF i20 N, i30 N HATCH AND KONA N ARE HANGING BY A THREAD, SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE AFFORDABLE END OF HYUNDAI’S ‘N’ PERFORMANCE LINE-UP?

Incoming • THE NEW METAL HEADING OUR WAY

Inbox • GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU REALLY THINK

Squeaky Wheel • HYUNDAI’S ANNUAL N-DAY PROVES TRIBALISM DIDN’T DIE WITH LOCALLY MADE HOLDENS AND FORDS

Flat chat • MAKING RATIONAL PURCHASING DECISIONS WHEN IT COMES TO SECOND-HAND CARS IS WAY OVERRATED

“We know how to do EVs…” • MITSUBISHI’S CEO ON WHY PLUG-IN HYBRIDS, RATHER THAN BEVS, ARE THE SMARTER CHOICE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET

TOYOTA Supra • MORE THAN THREE DECADES SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED, THE A80 SUPRA’S APPEAL HAS NEVER WANED. WE EXAMINE WHY

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NISSAN QASHQAI • DELIVERS NEWFOUND MATURITY IF YOU CAN WEAR THE COST

VOLKSWAGEN ID.5 • EV’S ROOFLINE TAKES THE PLUNGE

LR DEFENDER 90 P525 V8 • V8 ‘SHORTY’ IS OUT TO BEND YOUR EAR

MG 4 • DEDICATED EV PLATFORM IS THE ELEVATOR TO NEXT LEVEL

PORSCHE MACAN T • RAMPS UP EQUIPMENT, BUT NOT PERFORMANCE

AUDI Q8 E-TRON • NEW BADGE TO GO ALONG WITH ITS UPDATE

MEDIUMS DONE WELL • IT’S A TIGHT CONTEST AT THE TOP OF THE MID-SIZE SUV SEGMENT, YET NISSAN’S X-TRAIL IS NEW METAL THAT’S OUT TO GIVE ITS RIVALS A ROASTING

X hits the spot • NISSAN DELIVERS A CLASS LEADER… WITH A CAVEAT ATTACHED

Higher calling • RAISED AND RUGGED 911 DAKAR HITS THE SAND DUNES OF MOROCCO. WHY? BECAUSE IT CAN…

Shovers from the same mother • THEY SHARE AN ENGINE AND OFFER SWIFT, DRIVER-FOCUSED INVOLVEMENT, BUT THIS PAIR OF SPORTING SUVS FROM THE VW GROUP AREN’T EXACTLY TWINS SEPARATED AT BIRTH…

Garage •  WE DRIVE ’EM LIKE WE OWN ’EM

BUILT TO SCALE • EVEREST QUICKLY ESTABLISHES ITSELF AS THE SOCIAL CLIMBER OF THE WHEELS GARAGE

HOW’S THE SERENITY? • RATHER THAN CHANGING HIS LIFE, THE EV6 HAS BLENDED INTO THE BACKGROUND FOR KIRBY

PLAY THAT HEAVY FETTLE • NEW RUBBER AND A SERVICE SEES A RETURN TO FULL FITNESS

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A true sales bolter • MUSTANG WAS A SMASH HIT STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GATES

FERRARI Portofino M • MARANELLO’S LOW-KEY HERO BOWS OUT