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 CAN’T THINK OF TOO MANY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES THAT GOT TO WHERE THEY ARE BY IGNORING THE DEMANDS OF CUSTOMERS

01 AUSTRALIA’S BEST VALUE PERFORMANCE CARS OF 2021 • WE CRUNCH THE NUMBERS TO BRING YOU THE WINNERS

02 WHAT THE HELL IS LMDh? • THE GREATEST ENDURANCE RACE ON EARTH IS ABOUT TO ENTER A GOLDEN ERA THANKS TO A NEW CLASS OF PROTOTYPES

HAS FORMULA E RUN OUT OF JUICE?

03 HOT HATCHES FACING THE CHOP? • COULD AUSTRALIA ADOPT FRANCE’S CRIPPLING TAX ON PERFORMANCE CARS?

04 BULL MARKET • HOW EXOTIC SPECIALS BOOST THE BOTTOM LINE

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MOTOR Magazine Australia

01 MERCEDES-AMG GT R PRO • Affalterbach’s 911 GT3 RS hunter

02 BMW M550i xDrive • It’s no M5, but is the M550i all the better because of it?

03 TOYOTA SUPRA GTS • Power hike ups the ante on proven package

04 PORSCHE 992 TURBO S • The numbers are out of this world but there’s real depth here too

05 MINI JCW GP • Fierce, but check your cover for chiro

06 BMW M440i • Controversial coupe shines where it matters

07 MERCEDES-AMG GLS 63 • Massive, mild-hybrid, mega-powerful monster Merc

INTERVIEW. DANIEL RICCIARDO • DANIEL RICCIARDO IS ONE OF THE FEW PROVEN WINNERS ON THE FORMULA 1 GRID. IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE HE STOOD ON THE TOP STEP FOR A SHOEY, BUT HE KNOWS HE CAN STILL DO THE JOB

RED BULL V RENAULT EXITS

ALONSO RETURNS TO FORMULA 1… AGAIN

05 2020 NORRIS AND RICCIARDO SEASON IN REVIEW MOMENTS • As Carlos Sainz discovered, taking care of Lando Norris was a tougher task than the Spaniard expected. Norris’ sophomore season saw him virtually double his 2019 points haul, lifting from 49 points in 2019 to to 97 in 2020, a season with four fewer grands prix. Norris is already ahead of Ricciardo in this career progression. In his second season, Dan scored 10 points, albeit driving a far less competitive Toro Rosso.

BLOOD SPORT • IT’S THE REIGNING CHAMPION VERSUS THE PRECOCIOUS YOUNG UPSTART. ONLY ONE WILL REMAIN STANDING

HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE… • JUST RARELY, A CAR IS LAUNCHED THAT IS SO REVERED THAT IT 10 INSTANCES WHERE CAR MAKERS ASKED CREATES A HUGE HEADACHE FOR ITS MANUFACTURER. WE EXAMINE “HOW THE HELL DO WE REPLACE THIS?”

FORD XA FALCON • HOME-GROWN HERO CARVED ITS OWN PATH BOTH ON AND OFF THE RACE TRACK

JAGUAR XJ-S • THE E-TYPE WAS AN ICON OF THE SWINGING ’60S. THE XJ-S HAD IT TOUGH FROM DAY ONE

PORSCHE 928 • THIS WAS THE CAR DESIGNED TO SEND THE 911 INTO GENTLE RETIREMENT. NICE TRY

LAMBORGHINI DIABLO • DID THE DEVIL REALLY HAVE THE BEST TUNES?

BMW E36 M3 • DID THE BALL-TEARING M3 GO FROM DTM TO WTF IN ONE GENERATIONAL CHANGE?

FERRARI F50 • ONLY MARANELLO COULD FOLLOW THE FRIGHTENING F40 WITH SOMETHING WILDER

PEUGEOT 206 GTi • PEUGEOT’S CAPTIVATING CASE STUDY IN HOW TO FAIL AT FOLLOW-UPS

HONDA CIVIC TYPE R FN2 • THE DREADED THIRD ALBUM FOR HONDA’S ICONIC CIVIC TYPE R

RENAULT MEGANE RS280 • IT’S A WRY TRUTH. WHEN YOU’RE ON TOP, THE ONLY WAY IS DOWN

HOLDEN COMMODORE ZB VXR • THE ZB WAS ALWAYS DOOMED TO FAIL, BUT IT DIDN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY

Rear STEER • A REAR-DRIVE RAGING BULL AND 30KM...