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Mercedes-Benz X Class
Car Style

Six luxury utes that broke the mould

Mercedes-Benz isn’t the first luxury carmaker to think the world is ready for posh workhorses

Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible
Car Style

Rolls-Royce Dawn Inspired by Fashion

Rolls-Royce turns its head to the runways of Spring/Summer 2017 as it channels Haute Couture for a special Dawn collection.

1999 Holden VT Commodore in Italy
Classic Wheels

Archive: Holden VT Commodore goes on a European vacation

The best designers in Europe give their verdict on the Aussie Commo

Rauno Aaltonen race car driver
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How flying Finn Rauno Aaltonen won Bathurst

Rauno Aaltonen on how Mini conquered the mountain, how to beat Porsche with half the horsepower and what happens when you drive into a giraffe at 100km/h

Ranger Rover Sport SVR drives Tassie
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Range Rover Sport SVR drives Tassie

Is the 405kW Sport SVR the ultimate go anywhere performance car?

Citroen Cactus vs FIAT 500X vs Mini Clubman vs Suzuki Vitara
Classic Wheels

Archive: Citroen Cactus vs FIAT 500X vs Mini Clubman vs Suzuki Vitara

These four affordable and crazy little critters certainly push the design envelope, but which weirdo is most wonderful?

FPV GT P versus Mad Max interceptor
Classic Wheels

Archive: FPV GT-P vs Mad Max Interceptor

Three decades after Mad Max brought the blown Falcon to the big screen, we strap into FPV’s supercharged V8 GT for an 1150km maxxed-out mission to meet that iconic ’80s star.

Chrysler 300 SRT long-term report four
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Chrysler 300 SRT long-term report four

What’s a watt got to do with it?

Ferrari's and Flavio Manzoni
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Meeting Ferrari’s Flavio Manzoni

MOTOR sends a very qualified correspondent to grill Flavio Manzoni – the man responsible for how every new Ferrari looks

FPV vs HSV vs SRT8
Classic Wheels

Archive: 2012 FPV GT R-Spec vs Chrysler 300 SRT8 vs HSV Clubsport R8

They each pack enough firepower to shred the treads, but only one can truly lay claim to being Australia’s fastest car.

Audi's fuel-saving supercar: Geek Speak
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Audi’s fuel-saving supercar: Geek Speak

How Audi is keeping its nat-atmo V10 off the emissions regulator’s radar

De Tomaso Mangusta
Classic Wheels

1967 De Tomaso Mangusta

Argentina meets Italy meets America. What could possibly go wrong?

Mark Webber Porsche WEC
Classic Wheels

Archive: Mark Webber spearheads Porsche’s return to Le Mans

With Mark Webber announcing he will be hanging up his helmet at the end of 2016, go back to when we tagged along to his return to Le Mans as a factory Porsche LMP1 driver.

Dick Johnson Ford Touring Car legend
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Dick Johnson: Ford touring car legend

From ‘rock star’ to long-time guardian of Ford’s racing flame.

BMW X3 vs Ford Territory
Classic Wheels

Archive: 2011 Ford Territory v BMW X5 comparison review

We’ve been out here to Cameron Corner before, but never in an Aussie-built diesel SUV … let alone one with the ability to stand comparison with a BMW $30K more expensive.

car colour palettes
Car Style

Car colours to expect in 2018

Carmakers are already considering what new colours will adorn their future new-model line-ups.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Classic Wheels

Archive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG v Oxley Highway

An epic car deserves an equally sensational road, so Bill Thomas introduces AMG’s SLS Roadster to the best bit of bendy bitumen inland of the NSW mid-north coast.

Mercedes-Benz Classic Car bunker
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Mercedes-Benz classic cars: Inside Holy Halls

A wall of F1 cars is just a small part of a 1000-strong collection of one-offs, motorsport stars and production classics hidden in secret bunkers Mercedes-Benz calls The Holy Halls.

2016 Holden Commodore SS-V Redline ute
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2016 Holden Commodore SS-V Redline ute: long-term report 1

A MOTOR favourite lines up for the long-term test

Dodge sedan
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Opinion: What will replace our Aussie muscle cars?

I would have thought the answer’s obvious

Ford FH Falcon: Sweet Dream
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Ford FH Falcon: Sweet Dream

How the Aussie icon might have survived

Ford Australia CEO Graeme Whickman
Features

Ford Australia boss Graeme Whickman interview

For Ford Australia president Graeme Whickman, overseeing the manufacturing shutdown has been difficult, but his challenges are really just beginning.

Ford XC Falcon Cobra
Classic Wheels

1978 Ford XC Falcon Cobra

Necessity was the mother of Ford’s invention, and a nice little earner.

Opinion: David Flint’s Falcon memories
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Opinion: David Flint’s Falcon memories

Former FPV Managing Director looks back on his Falcon career