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Mazda SkyActiv X
Opinion

Opinion: Mazda is the motoring world’s heroic underdog

“In contrast, Mazda will introduce its SkyActiv-X engine in the 3 hatchback and sedan – cars ordinary folk can afford”

2019 MOTOR Awards Best Engine
Features

2019 MOTOR Awards: Best Engine, Best Drivetrain, and Best Noise

Stuttgart’s engineers produce a modern masterpiece

Reviews

Lexus RC F 2019 driven

Lexus adds pace to its big coupe, but it’s sending out mixed messages about grace and pace

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Elimination Round
Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Elimination Round: classic MOTOR

Nineteen into six doesn’t go. Some red hot favourites joined the outcasts as 13 contenders failed to earn a place in the PCOTY finals. Here’s why…

The true story behind Wheels most controversial magazine cover
Opinion

The true story behind Wheels’ most controversial magazine cover

I sent Edsel Ford a framed copy, and for years it hung on the inside door of a toilet in his home

Features

2019 MOTOR Awards: Introduction

Our road test team rates the best, wildest & wobbliest fast cars of 2019

Nissan Leaf 2019
News

Plug ‘n’ repay – how electric cars can earn you money

EVs are primed to play a key role in the electricity grid of the future through smart energy management and storage

2020 Mitsubishi ASX Exceed
Car Style

Road trip: Tweed Area gin run in a Mitsubishi ASX

A weekend away with a Mitsubishi ASX in Byron Bay beckoned but a detour was in order to check out some highly recommended Aussie-made gin

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Readers Take
Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Reader’s Take: classic MOTOR

Little did Lucky Bastard – aka Strap-On – know what he was letting himself in for when he joined PCOTY

News

Lamborghini treat father-son creators of 3D-printed Aventador to the real deal

The Italian supercar maker rolled out the ultimate Christmas present for the Backus family – an Aventador S!

Car buyers no longer care about manufacturer cheating
Opinion

Car buyers no longer seem to care about manufacturer cheating

It seems that car buyers don’t just accept being treated with contempt by manufacturers. They reward it

Aston Martin Valhalla 2019
News

Is Aston Martin in trouble?

Any interruption to the new product pipeline and additional cash burn could bring the blowtorch

What is the performance car of the 2010s decade
Features

Opinion: Are these the best performance cars of the decade?

Of all the greats the 2010s gave us, which deserves to be crowned as the best of the lot?

Last Ride
Opinion

The last litre: we pick our dream final drives for when the oil runs out

The ultimate choice for the ultimate last drive with the world’s final litre of fuel

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Road Test
Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Road Test: classic MOTOR

The track is one thing, but PCOTY glory insists on real-world brilliance. It’s here that the heroes lift to another level…

Will Power
Features

Will Power’s Dream Garage

The Queensland-born IndyCar superstar on the three cars he’d most cherish in his ultimate garage

2019 opinion columns David Morley
Features

Opinion columns of 2019: David Morley

Morley’s been writing since before most of MOTOR’s staff was born

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Track Testing
Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Track Testing: classic MOTOR

If there’s one place that sorts the gems from the toys, it’s Winton Raceway – arguably the toughest test in PCOTY. Helmets on!

2019 Volvo XC40 T5 long-term review
Reviews

2019 Volvo XC40 T5 long-term review

Honey I shrunk the COTY winner! Inwood downsizes into a 2019 Volvo XC40 T5 long termer, but should he temper his expectations?

Retro XR Falcon
Features

Retro: 1967 Ford XR Falcon

Success at the mountain elevated our first Aussie muscle car to legend status

BMW M3 CS review
Reviews

BMW M3 CS review: Farewell to the F80

Strap into the 338kw/600Nm CS for our final drive of the F80-generation BMW M3

Opinion

WhichCar’s year in review

It’s been a big one, but here were the big items of the year revisited. Onwards and upwards into 2020!

News

Is Puma’s ‘Gaming Sock’ perfect for sim racers?

That’s right, gaming socks are a thing now

Performance Car of the Year 2004 Drag Testing
Performance COTY

Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Drag Testing: classic MOTOR

What’s the fastest local car? Is 250 still quick? What’s scary at big speed? Can Avalon’s 3km of unrozzered runway answer all of life’s meaningful questions?