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Born to drift: putting the Toyota 86 on ice
Nothing exposes the inherent balance of a car quite like getting absolutely sideways on a frozen lake
Opinion: The tale of the forgotten gear
Ignorance is bliss, especially when it comes to gears
Explained: Audi E-Diesel
Audi is working on a fully synthetic fuel that could allow us to continue using our beloved combustion engines, as an alternative to impending electrification, but how does is it made?
Special Report: The China syndrome
How the world’s largest car market is poised to impact the cars we drive
Editor’s letter: The death of the Motor Show
With Detroit and Geneva under our belts already this year, Editor Inwood ponders the increasing irrelevance of the Motor Show in today’s digital age
Retro: 1963 Renault Alpine A110
Renault mechanicals and minimal kilos made for a rear-engined pièce de résistance
Opinion: Elon Musk might really be from the future
Maybe he knows something we don’t. The words “gets paid nothing” have so far failed to appear in any Musk biography
McLaren GTR – evolution of a badge
When McLaren turns its fastest road cars into racers, it stamps the GTR badge onto the body
Race cars from around the world for sale: Classifieds of the week
There are plenty of used (possibly abused) race cars for sale right now in Australia
Opinion: Give the Honda Civic Type R a chance
Please go drive a Honda Civic Type R before complaining it’s not a worthy PCOTY winner
Retro Review: 2004 Ford Territory – So you once vowed you’d never buy a crossover…
The Ford Territory was a game changer for Ford Australia. Here’s our first review of what was to become Australia’s best-selling locally made SUV.
Geneva motor show: best concepts over the years
Here’s a look back at 15 favourite concepts that have rolled out at the Geneva motor show
Renault Megane R26: classic MOTOR
The R26 proved beauty is more than skin deep
Jaguar I-Pace vs Tesla Model X on paper
Tesla now has an arch rival in the pure electric SUV arena. Here’s how the identically priced Jaguar I-Pace compares
The Pursuit of Speed
“You have the same odds of surviving Russian roulette when five of the six chambers contain a bullet, which begs the obvious question: why?”
1971 Porsche 917: Legend Series
It’s one of the most legendary racecars of all time. And here’s why
Explained: Continental MK C1 ‘Brake by Wire’
We delve into the science behind an evolutionary new braking system in which the traditional complexities of master cylinders and boosters are consolidated into one small package
Ferrari Enzo, 911 GT3 RS, HSV GTS, 450SEL, Speedway racer: Classifieds of the week
From Maranello to the dirt of speedway, here are our picks of this week’s ads
Volvo’s T8 powertrain explained
Proliferating T8 PHEV petrol-electric drivetrain brings power and efficiency to the Volvo ranks
Performance Car Podcast with David Reynolds
Supercars driver and 2017 Bathurst 1000 champ joins MOTOR for a chat
What is the ultimate three car garage for $250K?
Crack open the price guide, it’s time to fantasize about how you’d fill an empty three bay garage for under a quarter of a million dollars.
Alpine A110 – Fresh Alpine Heir
Renault reimagines an icon from the early 1960s and delivers a supple, lightweight, pure driver’s car that’s so right it’s remarkable
The insider: The Chinese car industry
“Look at where South Korean car makers were ten years ago… Your next car probably won’t be Chinese, but the one after that might be”.
Inside the GM Heritage Collection
The high points of General Motors’ Heritage Collection are a reminder of the company’s reign as a true automotive superpower
