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Why the Australian Orbital two-stroke engine never took off
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Why the Australian Orbital two-stroke engine never took off

In the early ’90s, Carey test drove a Ford Festiva with an Australian developed two-stroke engine and it worked quite well but never took off. Carey found the answer years later from a Porsche engineer

2017 BMW 5 Series
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BMW and Mercedes sedans fighting sales trends

New-generation German four-doors buck sales trend… and cripple rivals

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Best Value Performance Cars

2017 Toyota 86: 5th place $0-$50K

The Drift king, Toyota 86 is not quite BFYB royalty

The 10 most annoying features of modern cars
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The 10 most annoying features of modern cars

No one is perfect and neither are our cars, so here are some suggestions that could make the latest vehicles even better to live with

2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 replaces SS as NASCAR racer
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2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 replaces SS as NASCAR racer

The death of the Commodore has resulted in GM tagging in the ZL1 to be its new left-turner

Lotus make a profit
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Lotus on track for full year of profit

British brand now ‘self-sufficient and sustainable’ regarding before-tax profits

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Podcast

Performance Car Podcast: Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint Part 2

XR8 Sprint owner Norm joins the MOTOR crew to talk Falcon

Why you should never ride with your feet on the dash
Advice

Why you should never ride with your feet on the dash

A graphic warning for those who mistake airbags for ottomans

Audi Q8 spied with virtually no disguise
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Audi Q8 spied with virtually no disguise

Ingolstadt’s sporty SUV flagship gets papped naked

McLaren 650S nabbed doing 182km/h in Northern Territory
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McLaren 650S nabbed doing 182km/h in Northern Territory

Supercar owner finds himself on the wrong side of the law after high-speed blast

Targa Florio Coming to OZ
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Targa Florio coming to Australia

Classic Italian rally will take place outside of Sicily for first time ever

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Reviews

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV vs Mercedes-AMG C63 S vs BMW M3 Competition comparison

Can Italy’s latest super sedan challenge the German establishment?

Robbos Top 10 cover MAIN
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Peter Robinson’s top ten Ferraris

Robbo has steered almost every production Ferrari since the Dino 246, so to mark 70 years of the Prancing Horse, he lays out his top 10

Camaro replaces Commodore as Chevrolet NASCAR racer
Motorsport

Camaro replaces Commodore as Chevrolet NASCAR racer

Rebadged Holden Commodore replaced in the world’s most popular motorsport series

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HSV GTSR W1 auction passes in

The ultimate Holden sedan, GTSR W1 get’s passed in

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2017 Skoda Octavia RS: 6th place $0-$50K

If you want a car for the real world, the Skoda RS230 is a damn fine choice

News

Toyota Landcruiser or Prado Hybrid outed in patent filing?

Recent patent application suggests Toyota may be planning an electrified body-on-frame offroader

New Z4, 8 Series, and X7 details leaked in apparent BMW document
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New Z4, 8 Series, and X7 details leaked in apparent BMW document

Co-developed Toyota Supra also listed. But is it legit?

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BMW’s CS badge past and future

We explore the timeline of BMW’s driver-focused but elegant ‘Coupe Sport’ cars and what the CS badge might bring next

MOTOR SEP issue
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MOTOR Magazine September 2017 issue preview

A quick look at the pages of this month’s issue of Australia’s best fast car magazine

Porsche aircooled engine
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Singer and Williams create ultimate 911 engine

Singer Vehicle Design and Williams Advanced Engineering are working to upgrade a 1990 911

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News

Ford Focus RS Limited Edition confirmed for Oz

Limited edition upgrades farewell current-gen Ford Focus RS

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Kia Stinger GT pricing confirmed

Twin-turbo Stinger sedan lands for under $50K

Chevrolet Corvette badge cleared for Australia, with strings attached
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Chevrolet Corvette badge cleared for Australia, with strings attached

GM’s battle to have the Corvette badge approved for use in Australia appears over, but it will come at a cost