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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 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.

Archive: Holden VT Commodore goes on a European vacation
The best designers in Europe give their verdict on the Aussie Commo

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

Range Rover Sport SVR drives Tassie
Is the 405kW Sport SVR the ultimate go anywhere performance car?

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?

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
What’s a watt got to do with it?

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

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

1967 De Tomaso Mangusta
Argentina meets Italy meets America. What could possibly go wrong?

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

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 colours to expect in 2018
Carmakers are already considering what new colours will adorn their future new-model line-ups.

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 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: long-term report 1
A MOTOR favourite lines up for the long-term test

Opinion: What will replace our Aussie muscle cars?
I would have thought the answer’s obvious

Ford FH Falcon: Sweet Dream
How the Aussie icon might have survived

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.

1978 Ford XC Falcon Cobra
Necessity was the mother of Ford’s invention, and a nice little earner.

Opinion: David Flint’s Falcon memories
Former FPV Managing Director looks back on his Falcon career
