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Opinion: The Holden Commodore’s future
“It was never Holden’s intention for the ZB to be a stop gap, but I can’t help but think that’s how it’s shaping up”

Top performance car investments part two: $25K-$50K
We check out the best investments in the $25,000 to $50,000 used classifieds

Top 10 performance Holden Commodores
From VB to VFII, we gather the hottest-ever Holden Commodores – according to us

2017 World Time Attack Challenge wrap-up
We debrief after Sydney’s annual gathering of the kilowatts for 2017

Top performance car investments part one: under $25K
We check out the most affordable five of our top 10 car investments

Fast Car History Lesson: Mercedes-Benz SL73 AMG
The 386kW V12 droptop you’ve never heard of

2017 Mercedes-Maybach Pullman S600 – The Shabby Sheikh
What do Elvis Presley, Gaddafi and the Pope have in common? The Mercedes-Benz Pullman. We spend a day in Dubai testing it the Maybach way; from the back seat

Retro: 1953 Holden FJ – Fundamental as anything
The FJ Holden was nothing too sophisticated, which was just the way Aussies liked it

Explained: Lift flexible wishbone suspension
We delve into the science behind a radical departure from the traditional spring and damper suspension unit, that could change performance and passenger cars in the very near future

Interview: Mark Skaife on being a Holden man
Holden hero Mark Skaife opens up about the end of local manufacturing – and retells stories from the glory days

The custom king of Queen Street
The panel beater who rose to customiser royalty by accident

Top 5: Oldest continuous nameplates
Here are the five longest running nameplates of cars still on sale today

Lamborghini’s man in Oz: From Italy to Australia via China
The bull moves in as last year saw Australia become Lamborghini’s eighth largest international market

Snow driving, fear, and a little perspective for Michael Stahl
Despite all the driving experience in the world, there are still situations in which no amount of power or skill can save you

2018 Ferrari 812 Superfast feature drive
Maranello replaces the superb F12 berlinetta with something even better… surely the world’s greatest front-engine coupe?

Interview: Five minutes with Tim Schenken OAM
MOTOR speaks with the only Australian to drive for a factory-backed Ferrari team

Walkinshaw predicts big future for new-look HSV
Ryan Walkinshaw talks to MOTOR about HSV’s post Aussie Commodore future

Exclusive: Holden’s 1950’s Corvette
We expose secret documents from GM’s archives that reveal a late-’50s sports car project with Holden at its core

1973 BMW 3.0 CSL: Legend Series
It devoured rivals on the world touring car circuit and is seen by many as the forerunner to BMW’s iconic M3

Four decades of Holden Commodore commercials
How Commodore sales were driven by marketing themes over 39 years

Holden’s Pre-Commodore Heroes: Torana SS A9X
Australia’s first ‘supercar’ left a lasting mark

Holden’s Pre-Commodore Heroes: HQ Monaro GTS 350
Chevy 350 power bows out in an Australian beauty

Vote in our Performance Car of the Year Readers’ Choice
It’s your turn to judge some of the newest, fastest metal available

Holden’s Pre-Commodore Heroes: LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Last of the road racers puts ‘Peter Perfect’ on top
