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.

Wheels

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RANGER REPORTS FOR DUTY • Super Duty is the steroidal Ranger you never knew you wanted. Here’s what we know

INBOX • Got something to say? wheels@wheelsmedia.com.au

MICHAEL STAHL • High-tech and safer new cars may be, but I can still pine for my past drives

PAUL GOVER • The dashboard trend for screens rather than buttons started more than 20 years ago – now there is a rethink

STEPHEN CORBY • Tesla’s travails remind us that our car choices reflect a lot about each of us

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FIRST DRIVES

Good things, small packages

Genesis GV70 Value proposition

BMW X3 By popular demand

PORSCHE 992.2 Carrera Mid-life makeover

Hyundai IONIQ 9 All-electric head turner

GWM Haval H6GT PHEV Range finder

Smart #1 Street smarts

KEES WEEL PLAYING IT COOL • A Dutch immigrant who discovered he had a way with car radiators, Kees Weel has now built a $150-million-a-year business providing cooling solutions to an amazing array of high profile clients. Paul Gover spoke with him at his growing business.

Change of Heart • We’ve been impressed by Toyota’s new Camry but should you – like many Australians – ditch the sedan for a hugely popular SUV in the shape of the RAV4? The answer goes straight to the heart of how and why we choose our cars

TAKING THE ROUGH WITH THE SMOOTH • The toughened-up Santa Fe takes on 110km of washboard, potholes and hideous weather. Enright is still recovering.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED 296 • Ferrari’s 296 Challenge sets out to deliver a bona fide circuit racer that’s fast, forgiving and finance-friendly. Wheels discovered what it’s like to race.

BMW M Coupe • It’s attracted some cruel nicknames but when Wheels first encountered the BMW M Coupe in 1998, we knew it was something special.

APPLE OF HIS ISLE • Tasmania is an EV-friendly place to begin our stretch with the Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 4MATIC+ SUV

MAZDA BT-50 SP • Enright discovers that not all driver assist systems are there to overcomplicate and annoy

BUYER’S GUIDE • Over 1900 vehicle prices, specs & reviews every month

SUZUKI SWIFT SPORT • The lightweight hatch didn’t win comparos but was much loved.