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.

FRONT END. ED’S NOTE • I ONCE ARRANGED A DRIVE OF ONE OF TVR’S COUPES. IT SUFFERED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ON THE WAY TO BEING DELIVERED

01 VORSPRUNG DURCH ELECTROTECHNIK • What does Audi’s decision to halt internal combustion engine development mean for us performance car fans?

02 VALE SABINE SCHMITZ (1969-2021) • Farewell to the Queen of the Nürburgring

03 NO MORE MR COMPROMISE • Andreas Preuninger lays down the law on preserving Porsche’s GT car purity

04 CHANGING OF THE GUARD • The tide is turning in the world of performance sedans

05 615KW PAGANI HUAYRA R: THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT ENGINE NOTE • Pagani lifts the veil on its most unhinged performance car yet as Huayra goes atmo

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On The Wires • Use #motormag so we can find your dodgy pics

The Tiebreaker • You send in the two cars you’re stuck on, we’ll give you a steer on the one to pick

MOTOR Magazine Australia

01 BMW M3 COMPETITION • Bavaria’s latest super sedan faces weight of expectation

O2 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT V8 • Crewe’s missile, downsized

03 NISSAN GT-R50 • Italdesign takes the R35 to the next level

04 MASERATI MC20 • Trident trusted to deliver the goods

05 ALFA ROME0 GIULIA Q • Flamboyant Italian loses none of its charm in keeping up with the times

RETURN OF THE ’MACH • WITH HIS SPEED, INTELLIGENCE, FITNESS AND AGGRESSION, MICHAEL SCHUMACHER CHANGED F1. NOW, WITH SON MICK, THE SCHUMACHER NAME’S BACK ON TRACK

F1 ’21: SOME ANSWERS • Old champions return, new tracks and boss, plus a little challenge called COVID-19. The big questions answered here

Bull CHARGE • ATMO V12 LAMBORGHINIS ARE SET TO BE SAVED BY A NOVEL HYBRID SOLUTION… AND IT’S AN 8500RPM SCREAMER

Lamborghini’s HYBRID FUTURE • AS OEMs SCRAMBLE TO MOVE TOWARDS AN ELECTRIC FUTURE, LAMBORGHINI FACES A MUCH TOUGHER CHALLENGE THAN ANY OTHER

PUNCH IN GUP • THINGS GETS HEATED FAST AS THESE BABY SUVS FIGHT FOR THEIR PLACE IN THE PERFORMANCE CAR WORLD

ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE… • ALL OF THE AMG BLACKS IN ONE PLACE TO CELEBRATE A SHORT BUT SHARP ASCENT TO GREATNESS

Black history • You’re looking at 52 cylinders, and 2541kW worth of hand-built power right here. Which gets your vote?

Always bet on Black • The engines have always been the heart of an AMG product and the Black series cherrypicked some of the very best. Here are some of the highlights

THE TAYCAN, CROSSED UP • IT’S HARD TO PUT A VALUE ON PORSCHE’S PROTOTYPE TAYCAN CROSS TURISMO, SO WE DIDN’T BOTHER. WE WENT NUTS OFF-ROAD IN IT INSTEAD

ON THE FRONT FOOT • BMW’S 128ti ARRIVES AS THE ‘ULTIMATE FRONT-DRIVING MACHINE’, A HOT HATCH OUT TO CRUSH RIVALS SUCH AS THE FOCUS ST AND THE MÉGANE RS300. SO DOES IT?

The top GREATEST JDM GEMS • These are the forgotten performance heroes that were never sold outside Japan

A STON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE • MODERN CLASSIC ASTON IS A V8 BRUTE IN A HANDMADE SUIT

From powder to titanium • This isn’t your regular Officeworks order – Bugatti’s new printer is producing ground-breaking new suspension components

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STANDING OUT • Newman’s new Kia Stinger GT is hard to miss

REV-ENANT • Audi’s smallest RS returns and enters our garage

NEW OLD STOCK • Enright on the joys of being a late adopter

INCOGNITO • Is...