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Retired Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni
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The story of when Valentino Balboni hid from the police

Legendary Lamborghini test driver flees from local police with unique hiding spot

Australia’s best concepts: 2008 Holden Coupe 60
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Could this Holden have stolen the Camaro’s thunder?

This show-stopping coupe would have bumped gloves with the Camaro as a true-blue Aussie muscle hero

Top 10 Hottest Ever Hatches
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The best hot hatches ever built

The best-ever game-changing hot hatches

Top 10 Car Technology Fails
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Top 10: Car Technology Fails

Here were the evolutionary dead-ends of the car world

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQS Concept
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We drive the Mercedes-Benz EQS concept car in Tokyo

Why wait several years to know what an electric Mercedes S-Class will be like? we slip behind the velvet rope and jump behind the wheel of a genuine concept car

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WhichCar Season 2 Episode 7 preview

It’s another mega show of WhichCar where Dan and Elise test two off-roaders to see if they can survive the end of the world; we spend time with two rare Ford Falcons and Alex tests the all-new Toyota Rav-4

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Excited about the new A45 AMG? Here are six other options for similar money

If you’re hankering for the new Mercedes-AMG A45 S, but want something a little different, here are six scenarios to ponder

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The forgotten Ford ute concepts that preceded the Ranger Raptor

A pair of all-terrain ute concepts heralded Ford’s ultra-popular Ranger as far back as 1997

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Here are the cars the 2020 Ford Focus ST has to beat

The new Ford Focus ST has us excited but also intrigued. Does it have what it takes to beat the established competition?

Sketch to showroom What goes wrong
Car Style

Why cars rarely live up to their cool design sketches

Why do car makers insist on teasing us with concept sketches that ultimately bear little resemblance to the finished product?

Sweet Dream: Chrysler 300 SRT Hellcat
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The 300 SRT Hellcat Chrysler needs to build

We’re a much poorer muscle car loving nation with the loss of our own… but what if Detroit builds this monster?

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TESTED: Each of these three sedans can accelerate 0-100km/h in less than three seconds

Four doors won’t stop these super sedans from being quicker in a straight line than many supercars

HSV E-Series feature
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Behind the development of the HSV E-Series: classic MOTOR

HSV tweaked the VE Commodore into the fastest and most refined range it’s ever released to kick sand in the face of the Euros

This butchered Ford Falcon is one Supercar team’s secret weapon
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This butchered Ford Falcon is one Supercar team’s secret weapon

It looks battered and bruised, but has a very important purpose

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These are the 13 greatest Aussie performance cars ever

MOTOR lists the greatest performance cars to ever roll out of an Australian factory.

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How likely is it that these future technologies will become mainstream

The future is now, so how far have we come? We score five core technologies to assess if automotive advances really are changing the world

Unattainable dream cars cause future problems
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Opinion: The curse of producing unattainable dream cars

Like American football, selling unattainable sports cars risks shutting the door on young fans

Cool car things March 2020
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Cool car things to spur your hobby

Get up to speed with this cool gear you need now

Car Style

Inside the McLaren Technology Centre

We were granted a private tour of the McLaren Technology Centre, a high-tech dream factory where the British car maker’s magnificent machines are created

Holden closure great loss Australia
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Opinion: Why Holden’s closure is a great loss to Australia

General Motors closed more than just an entry into a ledger, it shut the door on Australia’s engineering potential

Car Style

Celebrity cars on Instagram

When it comes to flashing the cash, celebrities do it best. Here are just a few of our picks of celebs and their cars

Holden Commodore VE feature page
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Holden Commodore VE feature – Introduction: classic MOTOR

Everything you need to know about Holden’s billion-dollar baby

1998 Subaru Impreza WRX 22B-STi Version Modern Classic
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What made the Subaru Impreza WRX 22B so iconic

In the blue corner, fighting out of Gunma, Japan and weighing in at an even 1270kg: Subaru’s undisputed champ, the 22B

Holden Commodore VE Engineer Interview
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Holden Commodore VE feature – Interview with Denny Mooney: classic MOTOR

The former Oldsmobile engineer knew how important VE was to Holden