Car Reviews &#038; Features

BMW iX places 6th in Wheels Car of the Year

A tech and efficiency blueprint for Munich’s electric future

April 20, 2022

2022 BMW X3 30e vs Lexus NX450h+ F Sport comparison review

Plug-in hybrid finally arrives in a Lexus while BMW adds it to the X3 range. Are they worth the extra or are they a rapidly irrelevant technology?

April 20, 2022

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MOTOR Track Guide: Sandown Raceway

Warren Luff gives you the inside line on mastering one of Australia’s most historic circuits

April 20, 2022

The quietest cabins at Wheels Car of the Year 2022

Our judges like to hear themselves think, so a quiet contender is a plus

2022 Volkswagen Golf R review: First Australian drive

Mk8 Golf brings full-fat power and a gamut of new tricks

2022 Volkswagen Tiguan R review: First Australian drive

The new flagship Tiguan is Wolfsburg’s hottest mid-sized SUV to date. But is it racy enough to warranty the vaulted R designation?

Why the GR Yaris is one of the most bespoke cars at PCOTY 2022

It’s expensive for a Yaris, but how many other performance cars at this pricepoint sit on their own unique platform?

Hyundai Palisade takes 5th in Wheels Car of the Year

Eight-seater SUV makes its case on value, packaging and road manners

Innovative tech is buried inside Hyundai’s i20 N powertrain

Baby N gains next-generation Continuously Variable Valve Duration system that adds grunt and aids efficiency

April 18, 2022

Using facts and figures to explain the BMW 128ti’s strengths and weaknesses

Delving into the Sports Car of the Year data offers up interesting answers

April 18, 2022

Volkswagen Golf places 4th in 2022 Wheels Car of the Year

Enduring hatch provides internal-combustion Proof of Life as elsewhere VW embraces the electrification age

Living with the 2022 Mazda MX-30

Mazda’s quirky crossover challenges conventional design – and thinking

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The top 25 fastest cars tested by MOTOR Magazine

MOTOR’s best quarter-mile times drawn from independent performance testing

Missed out on the limited production Boxster 25 Years? Here’s how to build your own

DIY Anniversary Special: Tick the right option boxes, and you can build a Boxster remarkably similar to our 4th-place PCOTY finisher

The weigh-in: the 2022 Car of the Year contenders on the scales

Each car at COTY must cross the weighbridge… data ensues

2022 Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake review

Desirable German returns as a big booted wagon, but is the Arteon Shooting Brake’s beauty only skin deep?

Mercedes-Benz C-Class takes 3rd place in Wheels Car of the Year 2022

Compact three-pointed star advances to the pointy end

Features

GALLERY: 2022 New York Auto Show highlights

New York shows that while the big international motor shows are back, there is still a way to go before they’re back to their pre-COVID-19 glory

How the 2022 Performance Car of the Year field compares to our 2008 event

We take a look back at the last time PCOTY graced Phillip Island

How the Volkswagen Golf GTI’s pace shocked everybody at SCOTY 2022

Venerable hot hatch proves faster than performance icons of the past

The fastest cars at Wheels Car of the Year 2022

It’s not all about speed at COTY, but a bit of punch certainly doesn’t hurt a contender’s chances

Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the Wheels Car of the Year 2022 runner-up

Boldly designed EV shares the winner’s platform, and just about all of its excellence – except for chassis tune

Experience MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022 through the camera lens

MOTOR’s talented photography team smashed PCOTY 2022 out of the park – here are our favourite shots

Want to perform the perfect drift? Buy a BMW M3

M Division’s Drift Analyser rates your slide and gives you tips to improve your form