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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

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Chasing the Extreme E series in Sardinia

Pioneering off-road racing series Extreme E is thrusting EVs into global motorsport in spectacular style. We join the electric circus in Sardinia to dish the dirt

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Detailed: The groundbreaking Mercedes-Benz EQXX concept

Merc’s Vision EQXX concept breaks new ground in terms of EV efficiency. But will that equal desirability? We dig under the slippery skin

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

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Range Finder: The Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron and an 1100km road trip

Lessons from a 1140km road trip in an electric-powered Audi Q4 Sportback e-Tron

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We take a look inside Skoda’s Mlada Boleslav museum

More than a century of Skoda evolution lies perfectly preserved in its hometown’s hallowed halls

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

Would the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series have won PCOTY 2022?

The burning question after PCOTY 2022 is whether AMG could have defended its crown. Andy prosecutes a challenging hypothetical

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

What our PCOTY and SCOTY winners say about modern performance cars

In a changing landscape, the Subaru BRZ and Porsche 911 GT3 stand out as all-time great performance cars

Performance COTY

Why we had to have two awards for PCOTY 2022

Andy explains why we introduced Sports Car of the Year to the Performance Car of the Year award mix

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
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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.

2022 Skoda Kodiaq RS Race Blue Metallic Australia
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2022 Skoda Kodiaq RS review

The Kodiaq RS is a fast seven-seater aimed at petrolhead parents. But is a switch from diesel to petrol power a move for better or worse?

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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?

2021 Kia Carnival S review
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2022 Kia Carnival S review: 2.2-litre diesel

Kia’s big new ride in town still nails its brief … just don’t call it a people mover

Performance COTY

MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022: Eight contenders revealed

These are the eight heavy-hitting performance cars vying for the PCOTY title

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Everything you need to know about MOTOR Performance Car of the Year 2022

PCOTY has undergone a mid-life update for 2022, with more cars and double the awards

2022 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport Deep Crystal Blue Mica Australia
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2022 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport review: Australian first drive

It may not appear much of an update, but Mazda’s best-seller has been given some useful tweaks and a revised line-up to face increasingly intense competition

2022 Audi A3 sedan 40 TFSI Daytona Grey Australia
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2022 Audi A3 40 TFSI sedan review: Australian first drive

Has the fourth-generation Audi A3 strayed from the original brief or evolved and matured with the times? Either way, the recipe is a success

2022 Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Steel Grey Australia
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2022 Skoda Kodiaq 132TSI Sportline review: First Australian drive

Skoda’s facelifted seven-seater SUV remains big on value as well as versatility.

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

Performance COTY

MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year is changing for 2022

This year sees PCOTY go large with a new award for more accessible cars

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BMW i3: Driven to Extinction

The first EV to take home the COTY gong… gets gonged