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Lego Defender (2019) hands-on review

We still have a while to wait for the real thing, so we've built our own Lego Technic Defender

Hot rodder Matt Cojnacki - interview

We chat to Matty Chojnacki, a Sydneysider with a love of surfing, hot rodding and the history of both

Modern Classic: 1999 Porsche 996.1 911 GT3

Its true genius is more evident now than when this hero rolled out in 1999

2019 MOTOR Awards: Best Engine, Best Drivetrain, and Best Noise

Stuttgart’s engineers produce a modern masterpiece

Turbo Nissan RB30-powered 1973 Holden LJ Torana

Rohan Gordon's Torana is no XU-1 replica - his factory four-cylinder LJ now dances to a Japanese drum

Black Dog (1998) - ripper car movies

For a B-grade flick with a mostly B-grade cast and even B-grade distribution, Black Dog has without question the best trucking action you’ll ever see on film.

2019 MOTOR Awards: Introduction

Our road test team rates the best, wildest & wobbliest fast cars of 2019

5.7-litre V8-powered 1980 'Pro 350' Holden Gemini - flashback

Leroy Hancox's 5.7-litre golden glory is anything but a gentleman's Gemini

Road trip: Tweed Area gin run in a Mitsubishi ASX

A weekend away with a Mitsubishi ASX in Byron Bay beckoned but a detour was in order to check out some highly recommended Aussie-made gin

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?

Artist Steve Brown - interview

Steve Brown draws inspiration from a race fuel soaked youth spent at the speedway and dragstrip

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

1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville

After his dream car was vandalised, Andrew Vella was determined to bring it back bolder and better than ever

Retro: 1967 Ford XR Falcon

Success at the mountain elevated our first Aussie muscle car to legend status

Project Monaro - the full story

Project Monaro sees Holden breathing new life into its most iconic modern Aussie muscle car - and you could win it!

Ferrari track-focused V8 supercars comparison

We pick the best of five-generations of track-inspired Ferrari V8 'Special Series'

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

Electric cars are a ‘licence to dream’: Lexus

Lexus design chief Ian Cartabiano says electric platforms are a designer’s playground