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 • BLINK AND YOU MIGHT MISS THE MOMENT, BUT THERE’S NEVER BEEN A MORE EXCITING TIME FOR THOSE WHO ADORE GREAT ENGINES
Pace Notes • IF IT HAPPENED THIS MONTH, IT’S IN HERE
2 MOLLY T’S DAKAR • Kathryn Fisk on how Extreme E hotshoe is levelling up
03 WATCH YOUR POSTURE • Mazda sends the MX-5 to finishing school
04 GET YOUR VIDEO FIX! • All the MOTOR content you love, but with moving pictures!
the Tribe • SEND US A RANT. OR SOMETHING NICE. MOTORLETTERS@WHEELSMEDIA.COM.AU
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
MOTOR Magazine Australia • ROLL CREDITS! AND WHAT THE HECK IS A BEST BOY GRIP ANYWAY?
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FAREWELL PAUL COCKBURN • MOTOR RECENTLY LOST ONE OF ITS LEGENDS. IF YOU EVER RAILED AGAINST STRAIGHT-LINE THINKING, COCKBURN WAS YOUR MAN
01 MERCEDES-AMG GT BLACK SERIES • This is it. Everything Affalterbach knows
HYUNDAI i20 N • Hyundai’s newest N Division product is all about fun for fun’s sake
CHEVROLET CORVETTE • Can the American icon compete on a global stage?
PORSCHE MISSION R • Where the R stands for ridiculously rapid
HYUNDAI KONA N • When physics give you lemons, make lemonade
06 MASERATI GRECALE • Prototype’s disguise doesn’t hide the potential of upcoming Porsche Macan rival
SIX SHOOTER • PORSCHE’S NEW GT3 TRACK WEAPON HAS LANDED HERE IN AUSTRALIA, BUT DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE ON WHAT’S COME BEFORE?
HOME GROWN SUPERHEROES • LOW, WIDE AND FAST. SUPERCARS HAS ENTERED A NEW, BETTER, ERA WITH ITS GEN3 CARS. WE DIVE DEEP ON THE ENGINEERING THAT WILL BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE MOTORSPORT
BOX SET • 25 YEARS AGO, THE WORLD SEEMED AGAINST PORSCHE BUT A DEDICATED TEAM LAUNCHED AN OFFENSIVE, CREATING AN UNLIKELY HERO IN THE BOXSTER. WE DRIVE OLD AND NEW IN CELEBRATION
BAT OUT BY BEN BARRY OF HELL • THE BATTISTA STANDS AS PININFARINA’S MANIFESTO FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF HYPER SPORTS CARS. WE ALMOST BIN IT
THE TOP 10 GREATEST WRC DRIVERS • Strap in as Scott Newman acts as your guide to the premier league of rallying superheroes
MOTOR TRACK GUIDE WAKEFIELD PARK
Wakefield is a Mecca for club-level motorsport • Ideal for those who want to hone skills and improve against the stopwatch
Sweet Dream • CARS THAT DON’T EXIST, BUT SHOULD
SERIES 1 LOTUS ELISE • ANALOGUE DRIVER’S CARS ARE HOT PROPERTY AT THE MOMENT. CAN YOU GET MORE ANALOGUE THAN THE ORIGINAL LOTUS ELISE?
Corvette LT6 engine • Chevrolet’s new engine is a masterclass in natural aspiration
Cool Kit • GEAR YOU NEED, NOW
POINT TO PROVE • Plucky little MX-5 enters the MOTOR garage
THE GRASS IS GREENER • Kirby discovers jealousy can be a virtue
MINI BIG DAY OUT • JCW Mini is sent off on a high with a trip to Haunted Hills
HONESTY BOX • Scotty details the good, the bad and the ugly
I’M A CELEBRITY • Instant local fame arrives with Ferrari delivery
LICK THE STAMP • Rallye, meet race track
Hot Source • THE FAST GUIDE TO QUICK CARS
STAY THE COURSE • Sports cars buck supply shortage
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