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What can Jaguar do as it drops SUV models?

Jaguar will go fully electric, but which kind of EVs befit the brand?

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Opinion: Hydrogen makes sense for heavy transport

Mercedes’ CEO is convinced that hydrogen’s role is as a fuel for high-mileage, electric-powered freighters of the road.

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In defence of team orders in motorsport

Team orders in motorsport aren’t always a bad thing, argues Kirby

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Opinion: Why Honda needs General Motors for its BEV development

Honda wants 40% of its vehicles sold in America to be BEVs or fuel cell vehicles by 2030, but there’s a catch

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Opinion: Are enthusiasts blinded by rose-tinted glasses?

Are rose-tinted glasses skewing the view of enthusiasts online?

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Opinion: Formula 1 ruined what should have been its crowning glory

In a moment of peak F1, the championship fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will cross the finish line in an anonymous court room, not on track.

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Opinion: Unreasonable speed limit changes risk losing public road safety support

A sudden speed limit drop has Newman pondering if road safety changes are losing the support of the public

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Opinion: International motor shows need to stay

It’s not just the thrill of the chase, motor shows help keep the manufacturers accountable

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Opinion: Motorsport needs to start paying volunteer marshals

It’s high time top level categories around the world do the right thing, and begin paying marshals

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Opinion: Are we letting algorithms decide the next generation of classic cars?

The influence of social media can hype certain models and inflate prices; combat it by buying what you like

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Opinion: road-going homologations set motorsport up for failure

We all love racing-based road cars but Kirby reckons they often hamper the success of motorsport categories

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Opinion: Public EV charging in the UK raises new questions for Australia

Dan escapes to the UK and discovers new problems surrounding EV adoption

Takeover culture vs car enthusiasts
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Underground takeovers: are they car enthusiasts?

A closer look at the most unsavoury corner of car culture

Bathurst 2020 start
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Opinion: Has the golden age of touring cars passed us by?

We look to the past to find solutions to the problems plaguing modern touring car racing

Mozza Gemini
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Remembering an unsung legend of Aussie motorsport

Adrian Morrisby was a larger than life character within Australian grassroots motorsport, but to everyone who knew him he was simply ‘Mozza’

991.2 GT3 RS 996 GT3
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Opinion: Does faster really always mean better?

Andy Enright wonders if the world of performance cars has become fixated on the wrong things

F1 Hybrid engines
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Opinion: The internal combustion engine is doomed

Thermal efficiency is consigning traditional cars as we know them to an inevitable electric future

Lightweight eagle
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Opinion: Why restomods are becoming big business

Nostalgia is a key part of why classics become just that, classic. But what if you could have the beauty of the original with new innards?

Nissan Skyline GT-R
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Opinion: Why traditional automotive black sheep now command high prices

It’s time to make peace with the fact that collectable cars of all types will never be cheap again

Formula 3 Monza 2015
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This race had driving standards so bad the whole event was called off

If you think you’ve seen bad racing in an online lobby, wait until you hear about this real-world omnishambles

Highball Cars and Coffee
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Opinion: How Highball became Australia’s motoring Mecca

If you’re thinking of turning up at Highball Cars and Coffee in something ‘unique’, prepare to be humbled

Lamborghini Estoque concept
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Opinion: Car styling is spinning its wheels

Go on. Name one car that has moved the meter in terms of exterior styling the last decade

WRC Rally Safari Kenya
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Opinion: The WRC’s return to Kenya teaches us an important lesson about racing

Manufacturers should never, ever be involved in creating either motorsport’s sporting or technical regulations

2023 Nissan Z rear static
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Opinion: Is the new Nissan Z going to be a triumph or a tragedy?

We remain optimistic about the new Nissan Z, but there is an unknown element that could scupper its potential brilliance