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From rest to 289km/h: German road trip in a 2023 BMW X3 M Competition

Big, brash and bold: BMW’s medium SUV has both X and M factors needed for the Autobahn

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The man behind M: A chat with Frank van Meel

Controversy, challenges, EVs and retaining its identity: the future is fraught for BMW M. We speak to the man tasked with dragging a performance icon into a new era

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Inside the dragon: the Ningde MG factory

MG takes us inside a cutting-edge mega-factory owned by the Chinese state – the largest, in fact, in all of Asia

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The Greatest Supercars Ever: 70 Years of Wheels

To make this list, a car needs to be the result of visionary thinking, outlandish design, and be worthy of a magazine poster

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The Greatest Hot Hatches Ever: 70 Years of Wheels

France aced the formula and created a legend

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Interview: Nissan's Alfonso Albaisa on the Ariya and the future of EV

At the recent Australian preview of Nissan's ambitious Ariya EV, we sat down with Nissan's Senior Vice president for Global Design, Alfonso Albaisa

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The Greatest Small Cars Ever: 70 Years of Wheels

This lot proved that physical size has little to do with making a big impact

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The Greatest Utes Ever: 70 Years of Wheels

From pragmatic tool of the trade to lifestyle accessory vehicle, these are the tray-backs that did the heavy lifting

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The Greatest 4X4s & SUVs Ever: 70 Years of Wheels

It's the segment that may be detested by some, but one that's also kept plenty of car makers afloat. And can we really imagine a world without this lot?

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The Greatest Sports Cars Ever: 70 Years of Wheels

When engineers set out to delight drivers, rather then merely transport occupants, great things happen

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The 70 Greatest Cars Ever: 70 Years of Wheels

Built by Wheels staffers past and present, this list will doubtless exclude some of your personal favourites. These are the greats, and greatness can be a surprisingly tricky concept to nail down.

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The Greatest Sedans Ever: 70 Years of Wheels

The family four-door may be out of favour these days, but there was a time, not so long ago, when these were the most important cars in the automotive world

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The greatest race cars to ever win at Le Mans

These are the Legends of La Sarthe that conquered the biggest endurance race on the planet

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Modern Classic: Nissan 300ZX

The biggest-selling sports coupe of the Japanese bubble era succeeded for a reason. It was, and is, something very special

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Modern Classic: Honda S2000 – The story of Honda's masterclass in engineering

Honda’s convertible was a technical masterclass that was big on thrills, low on compromise

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ANZAC Automotive: 6 of the best vehicles to serve Australia

We pay tribute to the those who fought for our country, and look back at the different vehicles that carried them into combat - and back again.

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Automatic for the people: The story behind ZF’s eight-speed gearbox

Heard about the transmission used by Bentley AND Rolls-Royce? Audi AND BMW? Here’s how ZF bridged some intense rivalries

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Nine of the most successful F1 cars ever

Rivals got to know the rear wings of these nine hard-charging F1 tearaways

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In profile: Meet Toyota's sales chief, Sean Hanley

Reflecting on an auto career so far spanning more than 40 years, Sean Hanley joins Wheels for a look at what's been, what is and what's still to come for Toyota

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Kia: 10 models and moments that transformed Korea's budget brand

We chart the notable cars and significant moments that helped transform Kia from budget-focused fringe player to major powerhouse in Australia (plus some of the mis-steps)

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Modern classic: Lamborghini Gallardo

This is the other car that saved Lamborghini. Before the Urus was ever conceived, sales of the Gallardo eclipsed those of every other supersports car from Sant'Agata combined.

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The hottest wheels on earth

The iconic Hot Wheels toy is so much more than an affordable enabler to get your nippers into cars

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Celebrating the new 911 Dakar: Porsche 911 across the Simpson Desert

Are we dreaming? Porsche has a new 911 Dakar! It's almost too good to be true. So while we're all praising Stuttgart, this feels like a good time to revisit a favourite old story. Remember this one? Michael Stahl conquered the Simpson's cruellest dune without a gun rack, flannelette shirt, or a tough-guy 4WD in the January 2000 of Wheels.

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The Zed Father: Our interview with Hiroshi Tamura

Nissan’s new Z ascends to new heights. We pick the brain of the man who took it there