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Opinion: When it comes to race cars, speed is relative
Going fast in a V8 Supercar isn’t the same as going fast in an F1 car or streamliner
Opinion: Progress isn’t the enemy for motoring enthusiasts
Car enthusiasts have never had it so good and yet we’ve never raged against the machine of progress quite so vociferously
Opinion: Form, function and fashion in the aftermarket car scene
From massive wings to questionable pod filters, car modifications are often based in function but that isn’t always the case
We rank every current F1 track from best to worst
From racing’s greatest hits, to atrocities best left abandoned, we investigate the merits of each grand prix track on the 2021 F1 calendar
Opinion: How cars could benefit from the superconductor shortage
As OEMs struggle to maintain supply in the face of a global chip shortage, Dan argues that cars could be better off because of it
Opinion: Racing should be fun, above all else
We can navel-gaze over purity of competition all we like, but if racing isn’t fun, who is going to care?
Opinion: What lockdown taught me about cars and driving
Lots of time in lockdown puts Alex’s need for speed into perspective
Opinion: The ten greatest automotive online videos
These iconic pieces of automotive internet lore should be part of the national curriculum, says Scott
Comment: Sky News takes on EVs and gets it wrong
Another day, another ten things Sky After Dark has wrong about EVs and climate change
Opinion: Why everyone should try grassroots motorsport
Some of the best aspects of grassroots motorsport have little to do with actual motorsport
Opinion: The SUV craze is improving the performance car landscape
SUVs are often seen as the antichrist for dynamic driving, but Dan reckons the performance car world is all the better for it
Opinion: The future of the car lover
Dan can vividly remember the exact moment he became a car lover, but are the kids of today robbed of the same evocative experiences?
Opinion: Hidden private speed cameras don’t help
Privately operated speed cameras are picking up thousands more motorists for low-level offences and it’s not a coincidence
Opinion: The most overrated race tracks in the world
A recent chat at MOTOR HQ has Kirby pondering the world’s most overrated circuits
Opinion: E-fuels are a fool’s gold for drivers
Creating synthetic fuels out of thin air is no longer a dream, but don’t expect it to save the ICE.
Opinion: Older manufacturers will overtake Tesla in the EV space
Volvo believes that the favoured technique of sharing an EV “skateboard platform” is the wrong way to develop good EVs
Opinion: Would cars be as good if the drivetrain was flipped?
Newman wonders: does swapping the driven wheels alter a car’s excellence?
Opinion: Why you shouldn’t keep your first car
An old car may make zero economic sense but, to Dan, it makes perfect emotional sense
Opinion: Digital instruments are a backwards step
Newman is at wits end after he found one European car maker which had deleted the fuel gauge!
From the Editor: How Car of the Year 2021 forged ahead
COTY 2021 will forever go down as the One That Almost Didn’t Happen
Opinion: Where have all the beautiful cars gone?
It’s a question Inwood has found himself asking with worrying frequency
Skaife’s Opinion: Gen3 will help Supercars thrive
Supercars is ready to face the future with a clearly defined purpose
Opinion: The 2020s must be the time for sensible climate action
A year after Australia’s bushfires, cars cannot remain the only target for climate action
Opinion: The new car I’d actually like to buy doesn’t exist
Westerman reckons there might not be a new car he would realitically buy
