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Advice

Which car should I buy? Ford Falcon XR8 Ute v Holden Crewman SS

Young Ash needs a daily workhorse with a bit of V8 mumbo. Red versus Blue, here’s what we reckon

COTY

Hyundai Palisade takes 5th in Wheels Car of the Year

Eight-seater SUV makes its case on value, packaging and road manners

News

2022 Cupra Formentor Launch Edition sold out, Leon and Ateca still available

The first 50 units of Australian-bound Formentors have been sold

News

Tesla drops free charging cables from new models

Tesla has received backlash from owners following its decision to remove Mobile Connectors from its new cars

News

Battery giant CATL to open $8.1 billion Indonesian plant

Australia’s neighbour is setting itself up as a self-sufficient electric vehicle hub

Performance COTY

Innovative tech is buried inside Hyundai’s i20 N powertrain

Baby N gains next-generation Continuously Variable Valve Duration system that adds grunt and aids efficiency

Performance COTY

Using facts and figures to explain the BMW 128ti’s strengths and weaknesses

Delving into the Sports Car of the Year data offers up interesting answers

Suspension bushes
Advice

Car suspension explained

If you think the MacPherson Strut was Elle’s catwalk swagger, this quick explanation about car suspension is for you.

COTY

Volkswagen Golf places 4th in 2022 Wheels Car of the Year

Enduring hatch provides internal-combustion Proof of Life as elsewhere VW embraces the electrification age

Reviews

Living with the 2022 Mazda MX-30

Mazda’s quirky crossover challenges conventional design – and thinking

Features

The top 25 fastest cars tested by MOTOR Magazine

MOTOR’s best quarter-mile times drawn from independent performance testing

Performance COTY

Missed out on the limited production Boxster 25 Years? Here’s how to build your own

DIY Anniversary Special: Tick the right option boxes, and you can build a Boxster remarkably similar to our 4th-place PCOTY finisher

News

How Porsche is testing the Taycan’s ability to power the grid

Until now, electricity for electromobility has mainly flowed in one direction – from the charging point to the vehicle

COTY

The weigh-in: the 2022 Car of the Year contenders on the scales

Each car at COTY must cross the weighbridge… data ensues

2022 Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake 206TSI R-Line Lapis Blue Premium Metallic Australia ABrook
Reviews

2022 Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake review

Desirable German returns as a big booted wagon, but is the Arteon Shooting Brake’s beauty only skin deep?

COTY

Mercedes-Benz C-Class takes 3rd place in Wheels Car of the Year 2022

Compact three-pointed star advances to the pointy end

Jeep Wrangler on test track at New York Auto Show 2022
Features

GALLERY: 2022 New York Auto Show highlights

New York shows that while the big international motor shows are back, there is still a way to go before they’re back to their pre-COVID-19 glory

Performance COTY

How the 2022 Performance Car of the Year field compares to our 2008 event

We take a look back at the last time PCOTY graced Phillip Island

Performance COTY

How the Volkswagen Golf GTI’s pace shocked everybody at SCOTY 2022

Venerable hot hatch proves faster than performance icons of the past

COTY

The fastest cars at Wheels Car of the Year 2022

It’s not all about speed at COTY, but a bit of punch certainly doesn’t hurt a contender’s chances

News

BMW debuts all-new 4.4-litre twin-turbo S68 V8

The X7 has ushered in an all-new BMW engine

COTY

Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the Wheels Car of the Year 2022 runner-up

Boldly designed EV shares the winner’s platform, and just about all of its excellence – except for chassis tune

Performance COTY

Experience MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022 through the camera lens

MOTOR’s talented photography team smashed PCOTY 2022 out of the park – here are our favourite shots

News

2023 Jaguar F-Pace 400 Sport to join line-up

Jaguar will add a new sportier variant to the F-Pace range next year, with blacked-out looks and Amazon’s Alexa assistant