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Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Elimination Round: classic MOTOR
Nineteen into six doesn’t go. Some red hot favourites joined the outcasts as 13 contenders failed to earn a place in the PCOTY finals. Here’s why…
2019 MOTOR Awards: Introduction
Our road test team rates the best, wildest & wobbliest fast cars of 2019
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Reader’s Take: classic MOTOR
Little did Lucky Bastard – aka Strap-On – know what he was letting himself in for when he joined PCOTY
Opinion: Are these the best performance cars of the decade?
Of all the greats the 2010s gave us, which deserves to be crowned as the best of the lot?
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Road Test: classic MOTOR
The track is one thing, but PCOTY glory insists on real-world brilliance. It’s here that the heroes lift to another level…
Will Power’s Dream Garage
The Queensland-born IndyCar superstar on the three cars he’d most cherish in his ultimate garage
Opinion columns of 2019: David Morley
Morley’s been writing since before most of MOTOR’s staff was born
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Track Testing: classic MOTOR
If there’s one place that sorts the gems from the toys, it’s Winton Raceway – arguably the toughest test in PCOTY. Helmets on!
2019 Volvo XC40 T5 long-term review
Honey I shrunk the COTY winner! Inwood downsizes into a 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 long termer, but should he temper his expectations?
Retro: 1967 Ford XR Falcon
Success at the mountain elevated our first Aussie muscle car to legend status
BMW M3 CS review: Farewell to the F80
Strap into the 338kw/600Nm CS for our final drive of the F80-generation BMW M3
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Drag Testing: classic MOTOR
What’s the fastest local car? Is 250 still quick? What’s scary at big speed? Can Avalon’s 3km of unrozzered runway answer all of life’s meaningful questions?
Toyota GR Yaris prototype review
Prototype of Toyota’s upcoming pocket rocket channels the spirit of the WRC homologation
Tesla Model 3 Performance Track Mode Tested
Oversteer in an electric car? Yes, it’s possible
Ferrari track-focused V8 supercars comparison
We pick the best of five-generations of track-inspired Ferrari V8 ‘Special Series’
2019 Toyota Supra takes on the BMW M2 and Audi TT S
Take your seats for the main event: Toyota’s long-awaited Supra on Aussie roads against the defending champ and a revitalised challenger. Always bet responsibly
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Introduction: classic MOTOR
Take the phone off the hook, and get ready to meet the 19 hotties from 2004 that we reckoned are genuine PCOTY contenders, plus the weirdos who judged them
Five car designs that missed the mark
Sometimes intelligent, cohesive design can be elusive. Here are five prime examples
Opinion columns of 2019: Tim Keen
A year of thoughts from the man who always goes for the funny bone
2009 FPV F6 E: Fast Car History Lesson
Fitting Ford’s wicked-up Barra into a business suit
Manthey Racing and the world’s toughest job: improving the 911 GT2 RS
We speak to Manthey Racing’s Michael Grassl for the inside line on peak Porsche and how to build a testier Tesla
2020 Volkswagen Polo Review
The 2020 Volkswagen Polo and Polo GTI look elegant, perform and handle well, park easily, make the most of your phone, and don’t use much fuel.
2020 Audi RS Q8 review
Audi’s uber-SUV comes to the party looking for a fight with its VW Group sibling
2020 Hyundai Veloster Review
The Veloster coupe has helped Hyundai shake off its dowdy image, with excellent handling and a big dose of visual attitude. It has a single door on the right and two on the left.
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