MOTOR Magazine Australia

If you love fast cars and everything surrounding them, then MOTOR is the magazine for you. From the hottest new cars to the wildest tuner vehicles, through the people who build, buy, race and repair them, MOTOR shines a spotlight on the late model car enthusiast lifestyle. Through 60 years of heritage MOTOR has built up a reputation as the car enthusiast’s bible.

Andy Enright • I LEARNED MORE ABOUT VEHICLE DYNAMICS DRIVING THAT OLD AUDI AROUND IN THE SNOW THAN I EVER DID AT THE NÜRBURGRING

Pace Notes • IF IT HAPPENED THIS MONTH, IT’S IN HERE

02 INCOMING! 2021 SUBARU BRZ REVEALED • FIVE REASONS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THE ‘BIG BLOCK’ BRZ

03 HAMILTON BY THE NUMBERS • CAN LEWIS BE CONSIDERED THE BEST F1 DRIVER EVER?

04 THE PORSCHES YOU WON’T SEE IN 2021 • BOOK LIFTS THE LID ON PORSCHES PASSED OVER FOR PRODUCTION

03 OF WEISSACH’S SPIKED STORIES

05 WHY LAMBORGHINI WILL ‘NEVER’ KILL ITS ICONIC V12 • ENGINEERING BOSS REGGIANI SHOOTS FOR IMMORTALITY

06 GT2 RS BLITZES BATHURST RECORD

the Tribe

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The Tiebreaker • You send in the two cars you’re stuck on, we pick the one you should get

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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR • We're going from strength to strength. But we need you along for the ride.

01 TOYOTA YARIS GR • This year’s most anticipated, here in Australia

02 BMW 128ti • Can reviving an old badge inject some spice?

03 AUDI RS Q3 SPORTBACK • Small, fast, fun, five-pot family hauler has more than one personality

04 PORSCHE PANAMERA • Does Porsche’s long-distance tourer benefit from batteries?

05 LEXUS LC500 CONVERTIBLE • Enright’s not a big drop-top fan, but could he be a convert to the LC500?

06 PORSCHE MACAN GTS • Overlooked badge subtly highlights model’s best bits

ASSAULT AND BATTERY • WE SAMPLE THE SPARK ODYSSEY 21, THE 400KW MACHINE THAT’S PUTTING THE EXCITEMENT INTO THE EXTREME E SERIES

WHY F1 CHAMPIONS HAVE ENTERED XE • Hamilton and Rosberg lock horns again

DIVISION JOY

AN ORIGINAL WORTHY OF GREATNESS • Is the first 911 GT3 the purest of them all?

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY MEZGER • The end of an era produced an epic crowning glory

CONTROVERSIAL BRILLIANCE • After a rocky start, the 991 generation proves its worth

quattro 40 YEARS • AUDI’S QUATTRO SYSTEM IS ARGUABLY THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE INNOVATION OF THE LAST 40 YEARS. WE PAY TRIBUTE TO A FOUR-DECADE LEGACY OF FOUR RINGS AND FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE

CORNERS 4 • FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA, WE GATHER THE FINEST QUATTROS FROM EACH OF THE FOUR DECADES OF PRODUCTION. OKAY, SO WE BENT THE RULES A TINY BIT…

the bench • The quattro talent pool runs deep

to the power of 40 • 40 YEARS, 40 INCREDIBLE QUATTRO MOMENTS

LORD of the RINGS • WE RIDE SHOTGUN WITH WORLD RALLY CHAMPION HANNU MIKKOLA IN THE ALL-CONQUERING AUDI QUATTRO A2

DIRTY DEEDS TTRS • THE SPORT QUATTRO WAS AUDI’S ULTIMATE RALLY CAR AND THE TT RS IS ITS SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR

QUATTRO ON A BUDGET • IF YOU WANT A PIECE OF THIS AUDI ALL-WHEEL DRIVE ACTION, WE’VE FOUND SOMETHING TEMPTING FOR EVERY BUDGET

FUTURE SHOCK • POTENT ELECTRIC AUDI CHARTS THE ROUTE AHEAD FOR QUATTRO’S NEXT 40 YEARS

SUPERPOWER SUMMIT • McLAREN’S MIND-BENDING 765LT TAKES ON THE ELITE. DOES IT HAVE THE METTLE TO OVERPOWER THE HEAVY HITTERS?

PRANCING HORSE • In a top-class field, the Ferrari gallops to the front

VSGTS-R • THE BIG BANANA REMAINS ONE OF HSV’S RAREST MODELS, WITH OUTLANDISH LOOKS TO MATCH ITS GROWING CULT STATUS

AmpliTex: coming to a racetrack near you • A Swiss company is proving there is a cost-effective...