Alastair Brook

Performance COTY

Mazda MX-5 GT RS ties for fourth in MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Mazda’s MX-5 GT RS ties with Hyundai’s hi-po sedan for Fourth at our inaugural Sports Car of the Year title

Performance COTY

Hyundai i30 Sedan N powers to a joint fourth-place at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

If the Sports Car of the Year field skipped Phillip Island, the impressive Hyundai i30 Sedan N might have nabbed the inaugural title

Performance COTY

BMW M3 grabs third place at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

The car no one was talking about to a darling of the PCOTY field, the manual BMW M3 makes its mark on Performance Car of the Year 2022

Performance COTY

Hyundai i20 N secures a podium finish at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

There is plenty to love about this year’s third place finisher at Sports Car of the Year 2022

Performance COTY

Lamborghini Huracán Evo pinches second place at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

Lamborghini’s extroverted Huracán stuns the judges, and takes the Silver Medal at 2022's Performance Car of the Year

Performance COTY

Ford Focus ST secures second place at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Hyundai who? Ford’s hot hatch hero finishes second at Sports Car of the Year 2022 as the highest-placed front-drive contender

Performance COTY

Video: MOTOR Sports Car of the Year 2022 winner revealed

And the winner of MOTOR’s first Sports Car of the Year title is…

2022 Chevrolet C8 Corvette Stingray Z51 Rapid Blue Australia CBrunelli
Reviews

2022 Chevrolet C8 Corvette review: First Australian drive

The mid-engined C8 Corvette finally lands in Australia and we get a long-overdue drive. Forget everything you thought you knew about American sports cars.

Reviews

Land Rover Defender 90 review: Exploring Victoria's alpine forests

The old Land Rover Defender wouldn’t know its grandchild. So is the new short-wheelbase version a worthy successor to the original? Or just another luxo SUV wannabe?

Performance COTY

MOTOR's Sports Car of the Year 2022: 10 contenders revealed

The 10 best driver’s cars under $100k vying for MOTOR’s inaugural new performance competition

Reviews

2022 BMW M3 manual review

If the three-pedal G80 M3 is the last of a dying breed, you’d better snap one up

Comparisons

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander v Kia Sportage v Subaru Forester comparison review

Mitsu is out to stake a claim with its all-new Outlander, but Kia’s fresh Sportage and the updated Subaru Forester are deeply ensconced on the mid-size SUV reservation

Comparisons

2022 Honda Civic vs Hyundai Sonata and Audi A3 comparison

The pricing for Honda's new Civic makes it an interest cross-shopping opportunity in segments both larger and more premium. Let's see how it compares

Reviews

Living with the 2022 Ford Focus ST

The Ford Focus ST joins the MOTOR garage for an extended stay. Here's what it's like to live with

Features

We drive the 718 Boxster 25 Years and original 986 to trace the story of Porsche’s redemption

The world seemed against Porsche 25 years ago, but then a dedicated team created an unlikely hero in the Boxster. We drive old and new in celebration

Comparisons

Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV vs MG HS Plus EV Essence vs Kia Niro S comparison review

They’re mid-sized, sub-$50K and pack plug-in hybrid powertrains, but does that make them versatile and desirable? Or inherently compromised?

Living with the 2021 Genesis G70
Reviews

Living with the 2021 Genesis G70

Newman trades his Kia Stinger for its classy sibling

Reviews

Living with the Hyundai Venue Elite

Small SUV brings a dose of big brother

Features

Modern Classic: Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo

Adding a turbocharger to Ford’s BA Falcon sports sedan elevated it to Aussie-icon status

News

Best photoshoots of 2021

We look back at our favourite shoots of the last 12 months

2021 Mini Cooper S JCW Sport Island Blue Australia ABrook
Reviews

2021 Mini Cooper S JCW Sport review

Looks like a John Cooper Works, priced like a John Cooper Works, goes like a Cooper S – so what gives?

2021 Hyundai i30 N DCT track review
Reviews

2023 Hyundai i30 N DCT review: Track test

Putting the latest i30 N – now with a DCT automatic at last – to the ultimate dynamic test

2021 Citroen C3 vs Toyota Yaris SX hybrid
Comparisons

2021 Toyota Yaris SX vs Citroen C3 comparison

They are the survivors of the decimated light-car class – ‘premium-lites’ that suggest you look past the price tag, and focus on form and function

Features

Toyota GR Yaris Rallye tested on Rally of Melbourne stages with Neal Bates

What better way to test the capability of a rally-bred, Rallye-badged hot hatch than... rally? And who better than Neal Bates to talk us through it.