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What is the coolest ute of all time?
Gather around and hear eight impassioned pitches for which ute should take the crown for coolest of them all

The Porsche Cayman GT4 and 911 Carrera take on Australia’s greatest driving road
We pit the Porsche Cayman GT4 against what might be the only car capable of levelling with it – Porsche’s 992 Carrera – on Australia’s Alpine Ring

Ram’s Ford Ranger rival’s secrets revealed
A new American dual-cab ute could be on its way to Australia

Surfers Paradise to Perth at 142km/h – the story of Australia’s secret illegal race
In 1984 a pair of secret races had competitors blasting across the country at break-neck speeds. This is the true story of what happened.

Why you’re wrong about the Porsche Boxster’s four-cylinder engine
Porsche purists turned their noses up at the Boxster’s turbocharged flat-four engine, but the man in charge reckons they’re wrong on that one

Tobias Moers’ most important AMGs
Tobias Moers is about to leave the top job at AMG, so we decided to look back at the products that define his legacy

Porsche boss admits they got the Cayman GT4’s gearbox wrong
Why the sky-high gearing, Porsche? The man in charge comes clean

We drove a left-hook Commodore across America
Wind the clock back to ’98 and come for a cross country journey in possibly the most unique Holden Commodore in the world

These are the extreme lengths people will go to break the Cannonball Run record
A former Cannonball Run record holder explains exactly what you need to break the automotive world’s most illegal record

Is the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 too big for Australia?
Are big Yank trucks worth considering or should you stick with your dual-cab?

Tested! The quickest dual-cab you can buy
Independent testing shows this pick-up will hassle hot hatch heroes

Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes reflect on their glory years with Holden
Holden’s motorsport heroes race down memory lane

Why your car isn’t as safe as you think
Confusion over Australia’s car safety ratings system is putting drivers at risk

Mazda almost put a V12 sedan into production
The greatest Japanese V12 you’ve never heard of, intended to power a BMW-bashing luxo sedan

How BorgWarner is putting F1 tech into road cars
A new era of turbocharging is upon us

We find the best new tyre in our comprehensive tyre test
Forget carbon-ceramics and 10-pot calipers – what you really need is a good set of boots. See how our contenders shape up

This Porsche 959 restomod by Canepa is stunning
Restomods can divide opinion. Here’s one that’s been done beautifully

The BMW E39 M5 was the pinnacle for sports sedans
The perfect fusion of analogue and digital in a sporting sedan? Come in, red leader

Don’t expect BMW to limit power figures
We sit down with the president of BMW’s M division and talk power, plans and purity. And submarines.

Magnificent obsession: Ayrton Senna profile
On this day 26 years ago, Formula 1 lost what is arguably its greatest-ever driver. Let’s go back to 1988…

Can the Mercedes-AMG A45 S keep up with a Porsche 911 Carrera?
We know it’s searingly rapid, but can a hot hatch really run with a sports car icon? We find out

Rising from the rubble, Bentley creates a definitive grand tourer
Founded in the shadow of the greatest war, Bentley shares an unbreakable bond with this tragic era

What the hell is a ‘hyper hatch’, and should you care?
The 310kW Mercedes-AMG A45 S has made us wonder where this will all end

The Mercedes-AMG A45 S should have muscle cars running scared
When it comes to straight-line performance, the AMG A45 S is not to be underestimated