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 • ACCELERATE A 996 GT3 FOR FIVE SECONDS AND YOU’VE GOT 575KJ OF KINETIC ENERGY TO DISSIPATE. THE TAYCAN TURBO S? 1950KJ

01 FLASHED GORDON • GMA readies a ‘practical’ supercar… with a 453kW V12

GORDON’S DESIGN HOUSE GAINS NEW DIGS

02 TOKYO AUTO SALON • The mad old days appear to be back in Tokyo. Great!

03 SINGING FROM THE SAME HYMN SHEET • Masters of Porsche restomods enters the fold

04 TIME TO HIT THE GYM • Pastrana and co go retro for the next Gymkhana instalment

05 MASTER DEBATE • Auto vs Manual. Which wins? Head to the MOTOR YouTube

the Tribe

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

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01 RTR FORD MUSTANG SPEC3 • Mustang built to go sideways? Sign us up!

02 MERCEDES-AMG CLS 53 • Style meets substance in AMG’s competent, design-driven sedan

03 HYUNDAI i30 SEDAN N • Does the booted i30 tick all the right N Division boxes?

04 McLAREN 720S GT3X • Woking’s warrior is a track-only, unchained GT3 racer

05 GUNTHER WERKS SPEEDSTER • Restomodders perfect open-air coolness

THE MEN behind the MACHINES

TROPIC THUNDER • A GT PORSCHE, SOME OF QUEENSLAND’S BEST ROADS AND SUMMER. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? ENTER EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE SETH

SHOT IN THE DARK • MASERATI SHOVES IN THE CHIPS ON A LONG-ODDS BET BUT WILL THE INTRIGUING MC20 REAP THE RETURNS?

HORSES FOR COURSES • IT’S TIME TO SETTLE THE MUSTANG POWERTRAIN DEBATE. IS THERE REALLY A REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT?

THE TOP 10 MOST FUN EURO CIRCUITS • YOU’VE DONE NÜRBURGRING, SPA AND SILVERSTONE? HOW ABOUT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE INTIMATE BUT WHICH DELIVERS SERIOUS DRIVING FUN? ANDY ENRIGHT IS YOUR GUIDE

MOTOR TRACK GUIDE SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK

It’s the ‘home of motorsport’ for good reason • SMP offers various ways to improve your skills on and off the racing track

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

POLESTAR • AFTER AN UNUSUAL SPORTS SEDAN FOR YOUR SUNDAY DRIVE? SOUNDS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE A NEED FOR SWEDE

Diving into air-cooled long-range batteries • How Mercedes-Benz ditched water cooling and used trick aero to maximise the utility of new EV powertrains

Cool Kit

DEAR NEIGHBOUR • Kirby finds out ‘his’ E53 Coupe has been keeping secrets

NEW BEST FRIEND • N Division’s mini SUV gets a flying start at life with MOTOR

RANGER ANXIETY • Ford Performance’s most controversial vehicle gets a second chance

IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME • Cutting laps on track leads to introspection and brutal self assessment

BRING THE NOISE • Paul finally gets the chance to loosen the reins on the F8 Tributo

NO QUARTER GIVEN? • GR Yaris Rallye dips out of the garage with a trip to the strip

Hot Source • THE FAST GUIDE TO QUICK CARS

LATE BRAKE • Sports sales dip as the calendar turns

PIPELINE • HOT STUFF COMING SOON

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Alex Affat

Cameron Kirby

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