Alastair Brook

Performance COTY

The tricky diff that helps the Ford Focus ST fight torque steer

Ford’s hot hatch hero uses a clever diff that stops wheelspin and torque steer before it even occurs

COTY

Meet the judges of Wheels Car of the Year 2022

Meet the six experts who put out COTY contenders to the test

COTY

The Criteria for Car of the Year 2022 explained

Our judges viewed the COTY field with these five points in mind

Performance COTY

Behind the scenes of Performance Car of the Year 2022

Hail, a cracked windscreen, a software update and Omicron... Nothing gets in the way of Performance Car of the Year

Performance COTY

This neat suspension trick allows the Skoda Octavia RS to be a comfortable family car and surprising track weapon

The Czech wagon has a suspension system that you can really geek out on

COTY

Wheels Car of the Year 2022: The Contenders

Who made the cut in our hunt for the best new car on sale?

Performance COTY

MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022: the track test

One of the best race tracks in the world and a field bursting with talent – game on

Performance COTY

MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022: the road test

With split awards for 2022, this year’s PCOTY road testing demanded some special treatment

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Video: MOTOR Performance Car of the Year 2022 winner revealed

And the winner of MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022 title is…

Performance COTY

There’s more to the Porsche Taycan Turbo S than raw numbers

We dive into the electric Porsche’s mechanical gubbins to see how it makes the most of those crazy power figures

Performance COTY

How Alpina gave the BMW M3’s engine an entirely new character

The shared internals are the same, but how the BMW M3 and Alpina B3’s engine’s perform are drastically different

Performance COTY

BMW 128ti finishes in 10th place at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

In a field full of sports car heroes, one contender still has to round out the proceedings

Performance COTY

How the Ford Mustang Mach 1 transmission saved it on track

The Mach 1 was able to do what no Ford Mustang has done before. Finish PCOTY testing without going into limp mode. Here’s how

Performance COTY

General Motor’s Magnetic Ride Control Dampers were the coolest suspension at PCOTY 2022

The Corvette C8 Stingray comes fitted with clever dampers unlike anything else in the field

Performance COTY

Skoda Octavia RS finishes ninth at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Skoda’s family hauler Octavia RS proves you don’t have to give up on fun when you grow up by finishing in a respectable ninth at MOTOR's Sports Car of the Year 2022

Performance COTY

Alpina B3 slinks its way to eighth in MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

The German Autobahn monster flew fast and low under the radar at Performance Car of the Year 2022

Reviews

2021 Mazda CX-8 Touring SP petrol review

Mazda revives sporty SP nameplate for pragmatic three-row SUV

Performance COTY

Jaguar F-Type P450 R-Dynamic slides into seventh at MOTOR’s Performance Car Of the Year 2022

The last time Australia was offered a rear-drive V8 F-Type it impressed the judges at Performance Car of the Year. Can the follow-up do the same?

Performance COTY

Volkswagen Golf GTI continues its legacy to finish eighth at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

An all-new generation of the iconic hot hatch benchmark faces tough fresh competition at Sports Car of the Year 2022

Performance COTY

Ford Mustang Mach 1 hauls its way into seventh at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

For the first time a Mustang was able to survive track testing at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Performance COTY

Porsche Taycan Turbo S charges into sixth place at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

At PCOTY 2022 the Taycan is out to prove that not only can electric performance be engaging, but an EV can still feel like a Porsche

Performance COTY

Toyota GR Yaris Rallye slides into sixth at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Second time’s the charm? Toyota’s fully-loaded GR Yaris Rallye hits back and finishes sixth at Sports Car of the Year

Performance COTY

Corvette C8 Stingray turns heads on its way to fifth at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

Grabbing more attention than a Lamborghini, the Corvette C8 impressed on its Australian debut at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

Performance COTY

Porsche Boxster 25 Years swans into fourth at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

The subtly brilliant Porsche Boxster 25 Years just misses the podium at Performance Car of the Year 2022