Wheels Australia Magazine - April 2022

In this issue

LUCID AIR
Start-up rival for Tesla’s Model S delivers huge performance and long range, but can it succeed without an Elon factor?

MODERN CLASSIC: LEXUS LS400
Toyota’s plan was beyond audacious: build the world’s best full-size sedan to topple Merc’s dominant S-Class.

FERRARI 296 GTB DRIVEN
It’s the first V6 Ferrari since the Dino, but hybrid tech means a stampede of prancing horses to kick down the door..

LEXUS LS400

NO BUDGET, NO TIME CONSTRAINTS, NO PRISONERS: THE LEXUS LS400 WAS JAPAN’S SHOCK TO THE WORLD THAT CHANGED THE LUXO SEDAN SEGMENT FOREVER

8 mins

MERCEDES-BENZ C300 - A JUNIOR S-CLASS? THAT'D BE NO SMALL FEAT

HAVE YOU ever paused to wonder why there aren't any small luxury cars?

6 mins

Brave new world

KIA AND HYUNDAI HAVE MANAGED TO DELIVER KNOCKOUT EVS ON THEIR SHARED PLATFORM, SO CAN SWEDEN'S POLESTAR PUT A GLOVE ON THESE KOREAN HEAVY HITTERS?

10+ mins

VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ - THE KOMBI, REBORN FOR THE ELECTRIC AGE

BE SURE to wear flowers in your hair, or perhaps even don that tie-dyed rainbow hippie outfit before taking VW’s new retro-futuristic electric Microbus for a test drive when it eventually hits showrooms either late this year or early 2023 – as long-wheelbase people mover or cleverly packaged cargo van.

4 mins

Soft on top

THE AMG-ENGINEERED SEVENTH-GENERATION SL REDISCOVERS THE FABRIC TOP, ADDS ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AND TOKEN REAR SEATS IN THE QUEST TO BE THE COMPLETE LUXO SPORTS-TOURER

9 mins

REBEL FIGHTER

THE GENESIS GVZO IS THE MOST COMPLETE OFFERING SO FAR FROM THE AMBITIOUS KOREAN LUXO BRAND. BUT HAS IT GOT THE WOW FACTOR TO CHALLENGE AUDI AND JAGUAR?

10+ mins

The final supper

AS THE SUN SETS ON NISSAN’S R35 GT-R IN AUSTRALIA, WE GIVE IT ONE LAST MEAL – A BOWL OF BITUMEN SPAGHETTI, ITS FAVOURITE – AND REFLECT ON THE IMPACT IT MADE

10+ mins

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN

‘CONTINUATION CARS’ ARE MAKING LEGACY MANUFACTURERS SERIOUS MONEY. BUT ARE THEY THE REAL DEAL?

10 mins

REPORTING FOR DUTY

OUTBACK HEADS TO COTY AS AN ALL-PURPOSE LOGISTICS VEHICLE

4 mins

BMW i3

THE FIRST EV TO TAKE HOME THE COTY GONG... GETS GONGED

3 mins

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Wheels Australia Magazine Description:

A world-class mag with a formidable international reputation, Wheels covers the full gamut of cars – from sports cars to four-wheel-drives, economy to family cars – plus we look at the people, personalities and power plays behind one of the world’s most dynamic industries.