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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

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

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

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

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

The top 10 underrated performance car underdogs
Ten contemporary overlooked driving gems you’ve been sleeping on

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

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
The angriest road car ever built by Lamborghini

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’s V8 Vantage is a future classic in waiting
Modern classic Aston is a V8 brute in a handmade suit

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

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
