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2021 MOTOR PCOTY 4th place Ford Fiesta ST
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Ford Fiesta ST bounds into 4th at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY

Baby hot hatch grows into a giant killer

SUBARU FORESTER 2.5I SPORT
Reviews

2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Sport review

Does a sporty makeover bring additional substance to Subaru’s popular mid-sized SUV?

2021 BMW M2 CS vs Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 comparison
Comparisons

2021 BMW M2 CS vs Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0

Two ways to reach six-cylinder manual sports car nirvana

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Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 finishes 5th at PCOTY 2021

Dynamic brilliance hampered by long-legged ’box

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Behind the scenes at MOTOR Performance Car of the Year 2021

Kirby gets his first PCOTY invite and spends the week wrangling walkie talkies. Cruel. We also made him keep notes

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Audi R8 V10 Performance sings into 6th place at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY

Tried and true recipe delivers 10-cylinder main course

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BMW’s M550i xDrive glides into 7th place at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY

M5 Competition’s understudy makes the grade

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Toyota GR Yaris finishes 8th at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY

We so badly wanted to believe…

2021 MOTOR PCOTY 9th place Audi RS6 Avant
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Audi’s RS6 wonder wagon finishes 9th at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY

Uber wagon shines in the real world, not on track

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578kW Herrod SM17 Mustang makes for one ballistic PCOTY 10th place finisher

Power-packed pony is a bittersweet symphony

2021 Subaru Outback
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2021 Subaru Outback Sport review

Putting the rugged new Outback Sport to the test

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Here’s how close AMG came to winning PCOTY previously

This might be AMG’s first PCOTY victory, but the brand has a strong history in Australia’s fastest motoring award

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Mercedes-AMG A45 S rounds out 2021 MOTOR PCOTY podium

Affalterbach redefines the hot hatch genre

2021 Ford Ranger FX4 MAX vs 2021 Isuzu D-Max X-Terrain
Comparisons

Ford Ranger FX4 MAX vs Isuzu D-Max X-Terrain

Dual-cab weekend warriors head-to-head

2021 MOTOR PCOTY 2nd place Porsche 911 Turbo S
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2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S comes second at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY

Technically brilliant, but is there a spark missing?

2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Elite review
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Hyundai Santa Fe Elite review

Sampling Hyundai’s mid-size SUV with petrol power

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Why the Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro won PCOTY

Or why Porsche didn’t win yet again

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2021 Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro wins MOTOR 2021 Performance Car of the Year

After years of trying, Mercedes-AMG wins its first PCOTY with the incredible GT R Pro

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Every car to have ever won MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year

We look back at 25 years of PCOTY, and 25 amazing cars

2021 BMW M2 CS review
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2021 BMW M2 CS manual review

Flagship 2 Series is one of BMW’s finest driving machines

Reviews

2021 BMW M3 track Competition review

Expectations are high for the all-new M3, so we put it to the test on track to find out how it stacks up

2021 Audi e-Tron GT review
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2021 Audi e-Tron GT review

Sister car to the Taycan favours comfort over speed

What two cars would you live out the end of internal combustion with?
Performance COTY

Everything you need to know about Performance Car of the Year 2021

This year’s PCOTY is one of the hardest fought, and most intriguing, in years. Here’s your one-stop introduction to the fastest award in the country.

Features

Ultimate Sunday drive: Toyota Supra GT vs tarmac rally stages

No cops and no traffic – sounds like bliss. We discover the joys of tarmac rallying in a Japanese icon