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Performance Car of the Year 2004 Elimination Round
Performance COTY

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…

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Readers Take
Performance COTY

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

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Road Test
Performance COTY

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…

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Track Testing
Performance COTY

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!

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Drag Testing
Performance COTY

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?

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Introduction
Performance COTY

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

Performance Car of the Year 2020 preview
Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2020 preview

The foremost fast car gong is set to be awarded soon, here’s what you need to know

Honda Civic Type R track review Bang For Your Bucks 2019
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Honda Civic Type R track review: Winner, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Despite BFYB 2019’s strong line-up, the Civic Type R successfully defends its title

2019 BMW M2 Competition Pure track review
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BMW M2 Competition Pure track review: 2nd place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

It was close, but wunderkind Beemer doubles up on MOTOR silverware

2019 Hyundai i30 Fastback N track review Bang For Your Bucks 2019
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Hyundai i30 Fastback N track review: 3rd place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Sleek sibling proves just as good against BFYB criteria

2019 Volkswagen Polo GTI track review
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VW Polo GTI track review: 4th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Upsized small hatch still a giant-killer, especially in the wet, but…

COTY

Volvo XC40 2019 Car of the Year winner review

Nothing for half a century and then two on the bounce for the Swedes

2019 Mazda MX-5 GT track review
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Mazda MX-5 GT track review: 5th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

How many cars can you name that are still true to their original brief?

2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI track review
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VW Golf GTI track review: 6th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Has a lot of talent; doesn’t let it pool in any one area

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VW Golf R Special Edition track review: 7th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Special it is, cheap it ain’t, and that’s the problem

2019 Renault Megane RS280 Cup track review
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Renault Megane RS280 Cup track review: 8th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Dynamic on the track, the hot Frenchie is compromised by ergonomics

Bang For Your Bucks 2019 Kia Cerato GT track review
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Kia Cerato GT track review: 9th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Honest Korean warm hatch fails to ProCeed up the Bang ranking

2019 Ford Mustang Ecoboost track review
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Ford Mustang Ecoboost track review: 10th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Endeared less than the V8, but sharper price made all the difference

2019 Ford Mustang GT track review
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Ford Mustang GT track review – 11th place, Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Couldn’t take the heat on the track, despite cold wet conditions

MOTOR Best Value Performance Cars Bang For Your Bucks 2019
Best Value Performance Cars

MOTOR Best Value Performance Cars: Bang For Your Bucks 2019

Nasty weather wasn’t going to stop us from naming Australia’s best new fast car under $100,000

MOTOR Tyre Test 2019 Australia best performance tyre
Tyre Test

MOTOR Tyre Test 2019: Finding Australia’s best performance tyre

Eight of the hottest new performance tyres race the clock (or tape measure) in five gruelling disciplines. We find out how they rank

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Australia’s best value performance car 2019 winner

What is the best value performance car you can buy in Australia?

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Australia’s best value premium sedan 2019 winner

What is the best value premium sedan you can buy in Australia?

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Australia’s best value mainstream sedan 2019 winner

What is the best value mainstream sedan you can buy in Australia?