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BMW 128ti finishes in 10th place at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

In a field full of sports car heroes, one contender still has to round out the proceedings

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How the Ford Mustang Mach 1 transmission saved it on track

The Mach 1 was able to do what no Ford Mustang has done before. Finish PCOTY testing without going into limp mode. Here’s how

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General Motor’s Magnetic Ride Control Dampers were the coolest suspension at PCOTY 2022

The Corvette C8 Stingray comes fitted with clever dampers unlike anything else in the field

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Skoda Octavia RS finishes ninth at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Skoda’s family hauler Octavia RS proves you don’t have to give up on fun when you grow up by finishing in a respectable ninth at MOTOR's Sports Car of the Year 2022

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Alpina B3 slinks its way to eighth in MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

The German Autobahn monster flew fast and low under the radar at Performance Car of the Year 2022

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How turning down the tempo improves the Hyundai i30 Sedan N’s driving experience

At what point does steering become too quick?

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Jaguar F-Type P450 R-Dynamic slides into seventh at MOTOR’s Performance Car Of the Year 2022

The last time Australia was offered a rear-drive V8 F-Type it impressed the judges at Performance Car of the Year. Can the follow-up do the same?

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Volkswagen Golf GTI continues its legacy to finish eighth at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

An all-new generation of the iconic hot hatch benchmark faces tough fresh competition at Sports Car of the Year 2022

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Ford Mustang Mach 1 hauls its way into seventh at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

For the first time a Mustang was able to survive track testing at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

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How to get the most out of the Porsche 911 GT3's aerodynamics

Andy takes a closer look at the various aerodynamic settings of the fearsome Porsche 992 GT3 - PCOTY 2022's hot lap king

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Porsche Taycan Turbo S charges into sixth place at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

At PCOTY 2022 the Taycan is out to prove that not only can electric performance be engaging, but an EV can still feel like a Porsche

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Toyota GR Yaris Rallye slides into sixth at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Second time’s the charm? Toyota’s fully-loaded GR Yaris Rallye hits back and finishes sixth at Sports Car of the Year

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Corvette C8 Stingray turns heads on its way to fifth at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

Grabbing more attention than a Lamborghini, the Corvette C8 impressed on its Australian debut at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

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Porsche Boxster 25 Years swans into fourth at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

The subtly brilliant Porsche Boxster 25 Years just misses the podium at Performance Car of the Year 2022

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Mazda MX-5 GT RS ties for fourth in MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Mazda’s MX-5 GT RS ties with Hyundai’s hi-po sedan for Fourth at our inaugural Sports Car of the Year title

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Hyundai i30 Sedan N powers to a joint fourth-place at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

If the Sports Car of the Year field skipped Phillip Island, the impressive Hyundai i30 Sedan N might have nabbed the inaugural title

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BMW M3 grabs third place at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

The car no one was talking about to a darling of the PCOTY field, the manual BMW M3 makes its mark on Performance Car of the Year 2022

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Hyundai i20 N secures a podium finish at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

There is plenty to love about this year’s third place finisher at Sports Car of the Year 2022

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Ford Focus ST secures second place at MOTOR’s Sports Car of the Year 2022

Hyundai who? Ford’s hot hatch hero finishes second at Sports Car of the Year 2022 as the highest-placed front-drive contender

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Lamborghini Huracán Evo pinches second place at MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022

Lamborghini’s extroverted Huracán stuns the judges, and takes the Silver Medal at 2022's Performance Car of the Year

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Would the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series have won PCOTY 2022?

The burning question after PCOTY 2022 is whether AMG could have defended its crown. Andy prosecutes a challenging hypothetical

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What our PCOTY and SCOTY winners say about modern performance cars

In a changing landscape, the Subaru BRZ and Porsche 911 GT3 stand out as all-time great performance cars

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Why we had to have two awards for PCOTY 2022

Andy explains why we introduced Sports Car of the Year to the Performance Car of the Year award mix

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Video: MOTOR Sports Car of the Year 2022 winner revealed

And the winner of MOTOR’s first Sports Car of the Year title is…