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 • IF YOU’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE NORDSCHLEIFE BEFOPRE, AN EIGHT-MINUTE LAP WOULD FEEL UTTERLY DEMENTED

01 WHEN THE DIRT ROAD RUNS OUT • Next-gen Subaru WRX STI killed before launch

02 KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE • Alpina is brought into the BMW Group mothership after more than six decades of collaboration

03 ALL THE GOODS FROM PCOTY 2022 • The mag not enough? Get your extra PCOTY fix via MOTOR’s YouTube

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THE POWER OF ONE • Meet McLaren’s only materials engineer – a 25-year-old deciding what materials will be fitted to Woking’s hypercars of the future

01 PORSCHE CAYMAN GT4 RS • The car Porsche said it would never build is finally here. Was the wait worth it?

02 AUDI S3 SPORTBACK • Performance, practicality and a punchy price 4.0

03 SUBARU BRZ COUPE S AUTO • New and improved BRZ ticks boxes, but is a manual the only option?

04 CADILLAC CT4-V BLACKWING • A Caddy for the race course rather than a golf course

FANTASY ISLAND • NEW RULES, MORE CARS AND AN ICONIC AUSTRALIAN RACE TRACK – THIS IS PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR 2022

THE START • 104 PAGE GUIDE

THE WORD • 05 JUDGE DUTY

10 SPORTS CAR OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS

08 PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS

THE LAW • JUDGING CRITERIA

STRAIGHT OUTTA KONGWAK • WE HEAD FOR THE HILLS TO BRING YOU THE FIRST ROUND OF THE BIGGEST AND BEST PCOTY EVER

MAX ATTACK • ONE OF THE BEST RACE TRACKS IN THE WORLD AND A FIELD BURSTING WITH TALENT. GAME ON

THE TWEAK THAT WAS

KEEPING IT REAL • THE PRICES ARE SMALLER, BUT THE VERDICT IS NO LESS SIGNIFICANT. WELCOME TO THE INAUGURAL SCOTY SHOWDOWN

10 BMW 128ti • A perfect 10th across the board

09 SKODA OCTAVIA RS • Loads better than expected

08 VW GOLF GTI • Beware the quiet man

07 FORD MUSTANG MACH 1 • Hot Mustang keeps its cool

06 TOYOTA GR YARIS RALLYE • Tiny terror looks for redemption

04 HYUNDAI i30 SEDAN N • The champ at half-time?

04 MAZDA MX-5 GT RS • Ageing roadster hasn’t lost a step

03 HYUNDAI i20 N • Pint-sized N returns big fun

02 FORD FOCUS ST • Surprised? So were we

SUBARU BRZ • THE ORIGINAL BRZ WAS A STORY OF UNREALISED POTENTIAL. THIS TIME ROUND, SUBARU HAS NAILED THE BRIEF

01 SUBARU BRZ • The second coming comes first

Sports Car of the Year • Which small player packs the biggest punch?

THE BIG LEAGUE • TO BE THE BEST, YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE BEST. IN 2022, THE PCOTY BAR HAS BEEN RAISED TO THE RAFTERS

08 ALPINA B3 • Stealth bomber with a stereo

07 JAGUAR F-TYPE P450 V8 • Slow and low, that is the tempo

06 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S • PCOTY’s first EV. No pressure

05 CORVETTE C8 STINGRAY • Left-field right-hooker middles it

04 PORSCHE BOXSTER 25 YEARS • A quarter century of polish

03 BMW M3 • Three pedals good?

02 LAMBO HURACÁN EVO • X-Factor hero...