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MOTOR tyre test 2021
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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

Archive 2003: Daewoo spec-racing on a budget
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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
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Sweet Dream: Ford Fiesta RS

Cars that don’t exist, but should. We imagine what a Blue Oval homologation special might look like

Porsche Cayman GT4 at Targa Tasmania
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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…

1991 Audi S2 Lost in Time
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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

The Fast and the Furious films ranked
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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

Lamborghini LE3512 engine
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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

2021 Porsche 911 Turbo v Eildon-Jamieson Road
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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

Modern Classic 1973 Volkswagen Superbug L feature
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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

Alfa Romeo Giulietta discontinuation feature
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Driven to Extinction: Alfa Romeo Giulietta

Stylish, fine-driving Italian hatch endured while its FCA stablemates stumbled

MOTOR Archive: Nissan 350z v Holden Monaro CV8
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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

Bentley Bentayga in Hutt River
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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

1995 BMW E36 M3R
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How Australia got the ultimate BMW E36

You couldn’t buy this limited edition M3 unless you had a special racing licence

Free-piston tech
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How free-piston technology could save internal combustion, but not as you know it

Forget almost everything you thought you knew about how an internal combustion engine works

This month in MOTOR 13 years ago: 911 GT2 v CLK63 Black Series
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What happened in MOTOR 13 years ago? We thrashed the 911 GT2 and CLK63 Black on road and track!

Throwback to our day with 763kW and $736,560 worth of dark fast metal

Lamborghini Gallardo buyer's guide
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Why the Lamborghini Gallardo is a future modern classic

The Gallardo was a game-changer for the Lamborghini brand, and is primed to be a top modern classic in the future

Top 10 underrated underdogs
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The top 10 underrated performance car underdogs

Ten contemporary overlooked driving gems you’ve been sleeping on

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How Matt Windle is ushering in a new era for Lotus

Lotus is skipping hybrids and going straight to electric! We talk to the man leading the charge

BMW Z3 vs MGF Wheels 1996
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From the Wheels archive: 1996 BMW Z3 vs MGF

Peter Robinson plays cat and mouse with two roadsters for the June 1996 issue of Wheels

1999 Lamborghini Diablo GT - forgotten fast cars
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1999 Lamborghini Diablo GT – Forgotten fast cars

The angriest road car ever built by Lamborghini

2021 BMW M3 Competition v Mercedes-AMG C63 S drag race
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Ultimate German grudge match: BMW M3 Competition v Mercedes-AMG C63 S

Intergenerational arch nemesis’ throw down, nudging 200km/h in the wet!

Aston Martin V8 Vantage buyer's guide
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Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage is a future classic in waiting

Modern classic Aston is a V8 brute in a handmade suit

This month's cool car kit
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The coolest car products we’ve come across this month

Preparing for a track day? Shopping for a gift – or just yourself? Check out what’s new in Cool Kit

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What happened in MOTOR 15 years ago? We went flat out in 1300kW of fast metal

Throwback to some high-speed hijinks with over $1.4 million of mid-‘00s precious metal