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 • NOSTALGIA IS FINE AS LONG AS WE RECOGNISE IT FOR WHAT IT IS AND NOT TRY TO DRESS IT UP IN DIFFERENT CLOTHES

01 THE RULE KILLING PERFORMANCE CARS IN AUSTRALIA • Australia’s decision to enforce new side-impact regulations means some beloved performance cars will not be available after November 2021

02 THE NEXT CIVIC TYPE R! • New look! Honda’s hot hatch graduates from juvie

03 MCLAREN LICKS THE 720S STAMP • Woking celebrates with Ricciardo Special Edition

03 INTERESTING MATCH-UPS

04 WHAT NEXT FOR TARGA? • Reduced speed and wet tyres advises tarmac rally tribunal

05 NEED MORE GOODIES? • Want Aussie motoring vids to watch? We have you covered

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

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

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01 SKODA OCTAVIA RS • The masters of pragmatic performance

02 AUDI RS5 SPORTBACK • Sleek and rapid coupe, but with added pragmatism

03 PORSCHE 911 GTS • Epic 992 series somehow finds more to give

THE MAN TAKING ON TOYOTA • FACTORY BACKING? WHERE JIM GLICKENHAUS IS GOING HE DOESN’T NEED MANUFACTURER MONEY

LICENCE TO KILL CARS • A LAND ROVER DEFENDER IN MOTOR? IT MUST BE DESTROYED. WE SPEAK TO THE STUNT TEAM BEHIND THE LATEST BOND MOVIE

ROADSTER Revolution • MERCEDES IS RE-IMAGINING THE ICONIC SL AND BRINGING IT BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY WITH THE HELP OF AMG

SUPER BUG • CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHIRON SUPER SPORT. YOU WIN AT INTERNAL COMBUSTION

QUATTRO REBORN • IT’S THE CAR AUDI WON’T GIVE US – A 21ST CENTURY REBOOT OF THE ICONIC QUATTRO. FORTUNATELY, START-UP E-LEGEND HAS OBLIGED

TEAM E-LEGEND

“I ALWAYS TRIED TO GET IT TO OVERSTEER” • 1983 champ Hannu Mikkola (1942-2021) on the original quattro

TRACK GUIDE • THE BEND MOTORSPORT PARK

SECTION ONE: FAST APPROACH

SECTION TWO: KEEPING THE FLOW

SECTION THREE: THE LONG RIGHT

SECTION FOUR: THE BACK SECTION

SECTION FIVE: THE HOOK

SECTION SIX: THE RUN HOME

Motoring nirvana, thy name is The Bend • Everyone needs to make the trip to South Australia at least once

SHAKEN & STIRRED • ASTON MARTIN’S VANTAGE ROADSTER SURVIVES AN EARTHQUAKE BUT DOES IT REPRESENT THE GOLD STANDARD IN SPORTING DROP TOPS?

THE HISTORY TOYS • WE KNOW HYUNDAI’S I20N IS GOOD. BUT GOOD ENOUGH TO SEE OFF ITS 2021 RIVALS AND THE GREATEST HOT HATCHES OF ALL TIME? FINDING OUT WILL BE A CHORE…

i20 N - THE RIVALS AND THE LEGENDS

TO ABSENT FRIENDS • THE SMALL GREATS THAT DIDN’TMAKE THE CUT

TRACK ATTACK • HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF A TIGHT AND TECHNICAL LAYOUT

The top 10 EXCITING CARS OF 2022 • The New Year is just around the corner and so are a range of hot new performance cars

Sweet Dream • CARS THAT DON’T EXIST, BUT SHOULD

FOCUS RS • THERE’S A TIME FOR...