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What the Lotus Emira means for Britain’s iconic sportscar brand
For the first time in decades, the future of Lotus looks secure

Forgotten fast cars: 1988 Porsche 965
Zuffenhausen’s ill-starred 959 diffusion line

Tech talk: Yamaha’s electric monster
Maestros of internal combustion turn their attention to building tech for the next generation of electric hypercars

Sweet Dream: Hyundai Santa Cruz N
Cars that don’t exist, but should: Imagine a world where Korea goes all-in with a boosted V8 sports ute

Countach at 50
Lamborghini stunned the world in ’71 with the Countach, a reveal that set a supercar template. Or did it?

Ten cool pieces of kit we’ve found this month
Father’s day is fast approaching. Haven’t found the right gift? Maybe just shopping for yourself? Here are the ten coolest products we’ve found this month

What happened in MOTOR 14 years ago? Audi’s V8 S4 underdog takes on the heroic E46 M3, and wins
Audi’s S4 has muscled up with a new V8 to take on BMW’s six-packed king of the road. Can the Audi punch its weight against the world’s sexiest six, or will it be all torque?

The Audi D3 S8 is one of the most compelling modern sleepers you can buy
Everything a sleeper car should be, and one never to be repeated
Lamborghini Urus tackles the twists of Victorian cow country
We take Lamborghini’s heaviest hitter to Gippsland’s cow country and encounter a road that bucks and twists like a rodeo bull

Smart rubber: The technology behind Pirelli’s Cyber Tyre
After more than a century of development, tyres are entering a brave new digital arena

Why the Mercedes-Benz C209 CLK 63 is a future classic
Mercedes-Benz’s glorious 6.2-litre M156 V8 is worth the price of admission alone

MOTOR’s 2021 Tyre Test
After a forced break, the annual tyre torture test is back to find out which performance rubber deserves your cash

What happened in MOTOR 18 years ago? We went Daewoo spec-racing on a budget!
MOTOR isn’t all supercars and glamour, we even drove Daewoos once upon a time

Sweet Dream: Ford Fiesta RS
Cars that don’t exist, but should. We imagine what a Blue Oval homologation special might look like

We tour Targa Tasmania in the Porsche Cayman GT4
Targa Tasmania in a Cayman GT4 is about as good as driving gets but this year, things took a tragic turn…

How the Audi S2 rose from the ashes of criticism
Lambasted by the press when new, the passage of time would give Audi’s S2 the ultimate reappraisal

Which is the best Fast and Furious movie? We rank them and decide
Whichcar staff rate the main FnF franchise and choose the best film

Remember when Lamborghini once built an engine for McLaren?
The unlikely partnership would have seen the famous British race team powered by the iconic Italian manufacturer

Ready, aim, fire with Porsche’s 427kW 911 Turbo rocketship
We take Porsche’s twin-turbo terror for a drive on one of Victoria’s most demanding roads

Why is Superbug the definitive VW Beetle modern classic?
The last hurrah for a global automotive icon took the original formula and reworked it for the ’70s

Driven to Extinction: Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Stylish, fine-driving Italian hatch endured while its FCA stablemates stumbled

What happened in MOTOR 18 years ago? The Nissan 350Z battles Holden’s Monaro CV8 in a sports coupe showdown
With Nissan’s new 400Z on the horizon, we wind back the clock to our impressive first encounter with the then-brand-new 350Z

Revisit: Bentley Bentayga, fit for a prince
2016: It’s the Queen’s marque of choice, so surely Bentley’s big luxury SUV is the perfect car for our own outback monarch. We visit Prince Leonard in remote Hutt River to find out

How Australia got the ultimate BMW E36
You couldn’t buy this limited edition M3 unless you had a special racing licence