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 • NEXT TIME ONE OF YOUR MATES BUYS A CAR THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO LAUGH, ASK ’EM A FEW QUESTIONS TO GET A HANDLE ON WHY

[01] MERCEDES AMG C63e S • Crazed hybrid four-pot powers AMG’s next generation

[03] DIGITAL DINOSAUR • Nissan’s GT-R was once the pinnacle of technical excellence, but is it going the way of the iPod?

[03] VALE RICHARD PARRY-JONES (1952-2021) • Farewell to the genius engineer who changed the way modern cars drive

[04] FERRARI’S EV U-TURN • First full electric model due in 2025, with a slew of hybrid sports models being readied for launch

[05] GENTLEMAN RACER • Bentley aims for a new Pikes Peak class record while also championing renewable fuels

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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 pick the one you should get

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01 PORSCHE 911 GT3 • How do you improve on virtual perfection?

BENTLEY BACALAR • What do you buy when you can have it all?

PORSCHE PANAMERA • When opting for the ‘base model’ isn’t a bad idea

BMW M4 COMPETITION • Coupe shrugs off the weight of expectation

MASERATI GHIBLI TROFEO • For those who dare to be different, but is it nuts enough?

FORGET HYBRID WE’RE GOING STRAIGHT TO ELECTRIC

FLY THE COUPES • YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIKE MONSTER COUPE SUVS, BUT AT LEAST YOU’LL NOW KNOW IN WHICH ORDER TO RANK THEM

SIBLING RIVALRY • THE GR YARIS LEFT US A LITTLE NONPLUSSED. NOW THAT THE RALLYE VERSION HAS LANDED IT’S TIME TO SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT. CUE SOME HARD DATA

TRACK RECORD • AS LOTUS’ HARDTOP HERO PREPARES TO BOW OUT, WE GATHER THE KEY MODELS FOR ONE FINAL THRASH

TURBO CHARGE • IF ANY BRAND CAN MAKE AN ELECTRIC FUTURE EXCITING, IT’S PORSCHE. BUT IS ITS BRAVE NEW WORLD BETTER THAN THE PRESENT ICON?

SHOW and PROVE • THE LANG LANG PROVING GROUNDS HOST A THREE-WAY SUPERCOUPE FACE-OFF BUT WHICH SUB-$200K GT IS THE LAST ONE STANDING?

The tap 10 UNDERATED UNDERDOGS • These are the overlooked driving gems you’ve been sleeping on

LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO • FOR WHOM THE BULL TOLLS

Libertine’s crank call • Forget almost everything you thought you knew about how an internal combustion engine works

10 THINGS WE WANT

INSIDE JOB • Does the Stinger tick the daily-driver box?

NO RÖHRL MODEL • Baby RS is still a brute, but needs a little more brat

DYNAMIC ISSUE • Go, stop and steer is under the microscope

THEY SEE ME ROLLIN’ • It’s time to find out if the GLA 45 S is more than a city runabout

FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH • A brief sojourn in the more mature Focus puts the Fiesta into perspective

Hot Source • THE FAST GUIDE TO QUICK CARS

MARCH MADNESS • The hard-hit bounce back

PIPELINE • HOT STUFF COMING SOON

Alex Affat • LOGIC DICTATES THAT I SHOULD RETIRE MY CAR FROM THE TRACK, WRAP IT IN BUBBLE WRAP AND SIT ON IT. BUT I CAN’T DO THAT

Cameron Kirby • THESE STORIES ARE PROOF THAT THERE’S MORE TO BEING A MOTORSPORT PROFESSIONAL THAN SIMPLE SKILL

Dan Gardner • I HAD BEEN INOCULATED WITH OCTANE AND IRREVOCABLY SWORN INTO THE HOLY CHURCH OF SPEED

BMW E36 M3R • How Australia got the ultimate E36