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Dwarf cars are documentary stars!
Ernie Adams, 72, lives in Maricopa, in the heart of desert country, just south of Phoenix, Arizona, and builds incredibly detailed, road-legal, roughly half-scale replica cars, by hand, from scratch, in his workshop shed.
McLaren’s 50-year film trilogy
A 26-year-old Bruce McLaren founded his new company, Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd, in a small south London lock-up on September 2, 1963, and tragically, only seven years later, the Kiwi racing ace was killed testing one of his M8D Can-Am sportscars at the Goodwood circuit, in the south of England.
MOTOR’S world without wheels
Paris based photographic artist Renaud Marion has created a series of computer render images, that literally pull the wheels out from under the motor car.
MOTOR’s TOP 10 Biggest Baddest Bling fails!
Pimped and blinged out automotive fashion victims are everywhere, and MOTOR mag is kicking off 2013 with a Top 10 list of cars it loves to hate.
Motoring icons pass in 2012
Some iconic figures in the motoring world left us in 2012, and as the year draws to a close MOTOR magazine pays tribute to them.
Coolest Concept Cars of 2012
The automotive dream factory has pumped out a stunning array of concept cars over the last 12 months, and MOTOR has selected its Top-25.
Porsche 911 – Fit, Fab and 50
The Porsche 911, one of the most recognisable and desirable shapes in the automotive world, turns 50 years young in 2013.
Top 10 F1 overtakes for 2012
Who says Formula One is boring. Take a look at our collection of ballsy overtakes from this season and decide for yourself whether these phenomenal wheelmen have no fear and no brains.
10 great racetracks, a bird’s-eye view
We’ve all seen photos of cars screaming around our favourite racetracks, so here’s a different perspective.
In pics: 2013 Porsche Cayman
Do you really need a Porsche 911? Well, obviously, yes, but if you can’t afford one, the new Cayman makes a compelling case for buying the next best thing…
Porsche 911 – Fit, fab and 50
One of the world’s most exciting and recognisable sports cars turns 50 in 2013. First shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 1963, despite the occassional near-death experience, Porsche’s brilliant 911 has stood the test of time.
Heavenly metal in the City of Angels
The Los Angeles motorshow has been growing in stature over recent years, with the industry’s biggest brands using it as a launching pad for their latest and greatest.
Lamborghini’s Big Five-O
Lamborghini, maker of some of the worlds’s most spectacular sports cars, celebrates 50 years as a car maker in 2013, so join MOTOR magazine for a walk through this iconic brand’s amazing history.
Cheaper Mercedes muscle cars coming
Mercedes-Benz’s in-house performance god AMG is working hard on two front-wheel drive-based offerings based on the forthcoming A-class hatch and CLA four-door coupe.
Great modern V12s
Great modern V12s
Fastest Electric Cars
As Tesla announces plans for an updated version of their Roadster, we look at the quickest electric concepts, prototypes and production models to have four (or more) wheels.
Jaguar sells us on a striptease
Can you imagine Victoria’s Secret selling a new range of lingerie by showing you a cropped close-up of Miranda Kerr’s ankle (as lovely an ankle as it is)?
Lamborghini reveals topless super coupe
It’s entirely possible that the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster revealed today will displace Miranda Kerr on bedroom walls around Australia. Packing the same thundering 515kW V12 as its coupe sibling, the Roadster blasts from 0-100km/h in 3.0 seconds flat, and can hit a top speed of 350km/h.
Ten movie cars we really want to drive
To celebrate the coming release of Skyfall we’ve pulled together a list of ten movie cars that we’d really, really love to drive. Really. Ten great machines that stole the show from their overpaid and overpampered human co-stars. Cars that took over the big-screen and filled our dreams for months afterwards. Cars we’d sell our mothers for a chance to drive. Maybe.
Bush survival skills
When things go awry in the bush, staying alive shouldn’t be a matter of luck or relying on half-remembered tips gleaned from TV shows
The worst cars ever made
The worst cars ever made
MINI Paceman 2013 revealed
MINI Paceman 2013 revealed
Sinister Spanish supercar from Asipid: the GT-21 Invictus
Obscure Spanish manufacturer Asipid has unveiled the production version of its upcoming supercar effort: the GT-21 Invictus.
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster launched
The bellowing howl of Aston Martin’s mighty V12 Vantage can now be enjoyed in surround-sound stereo as the firm launches an open-top Roadster version of the charismatic two-seat sports car.
