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 • HOW FAR CAN A MANUFACTURER DIVERGE FROM ITS TRADITIONALLY ACCEPTED VALUES IN ORDER TO RAISE A QUICK BUCK?

Pace Notes • IF IT HAPPENED THIS MONTH, IT’S IN HERE

02 OH WHAT A FEELING! • Toyota confirms fourth manual performance model inbound

04 SKIDS, DRAGS, AND RACE CARS! • We love all types on MOTOR’s YouTube channel

the Tribe

YOUR MONTH IN SOCIAL MEDIA

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

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MAN OF SPEED • We sit down for an exclusive chat with the man who saved global GT racing. He doesn’t hold back, so duck for cover

01 LOTUS EMIRA • The baton passed by old Lotus to new

02 LAMBORGHINI HURACAN TECNICA • A short step towards a long goodbye

03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R • Golf R brings full-fat power and a gamut of new tricks

04 POLESTAR 2 • An EV with performance in mind… now that’s Swede

M DASH • HOW DOES THE NEW M240i XDRIVE SHAPE UP AGAINST A GENUINE MUNICH LEGEND – THE 1M COUPE? WE TRACE THE BLOODLINE

02 Second Opinion

SNOW JOKE • AFTER A SNOWSTORM DERAILS OUR AUTOBAHN AMBITIONS, WE TAKE THE PORSCHE CAYENNE GT DOWN A ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

LION KINGS • WHEN IT PUTS ITS MIND TO IT, PEUGEOT WINS LE MANS – THE BEAUTIFUL 905 AND BRUTAL 908 ARE TESTAMENT TO THAT. CAN THE STUNNING NEW HYBRID 9X8 HONOUR THEIR LEGACY?

THE LE MANS MAGIC IN THE 508 SPORT ENGINEERED

BLESSED IS THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER • FERRARI’S SUPERMODEL ROMA MEETS VICTORIA’S NASTIEST ROAD. GAME ON

LAP OF THE GODS • IT’S AUSTRALIA’S MOST ICONIC RACE TRACK AND IT DEMANDS RESPECT. LUFFY’S HERE TO GUIDE YOU ON A HOT LAP

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

HOW WE’D Build it

FORD FIESTA ST • FORD’S PREVIOUS FIESTA ST WAS A GENERATION-DEFINING FRONT-DRIVER. HERE’S HOW TO BUY ONE

A head full of boost • Stellantis hopes to cut costs with a radical new integrated turbo design

Cool Kit

the Garage

TRIAL BY FIRE • Does N division’s SUV get the nod from enthusiasts?

END OF THE ROAD • It’s time to return the Raptor. Enright asks if we’ll miss this diesel version

‘DUDE, I ALMOST HAD YOU’ • A surprise drag race highlights some of the MX-5’s character flaws

05. 2022 Hot Source • THE FAST GUIDE TO QUICK CARS

SPEED, LIMITED • Tallies drop across the board

PIPELINE • HOT STUFF COMING SOON

Trent Giunco • IF THE MERCEDES-AMG A45 S WAS SHAPED LIKE A BMW M2 NO ONE WOULD BAT AN EYELID. SO WHY DO PUNTERS TAKE UMBRAGE?

Alex Affat • THE FUTURE CAR INDUSTRY COULD END UP LOOKING A LOT LIKE THE POST-QUARTZ ERA OF WATCHMAKING

Cameron Kirby • MANY BELIEVE THAT IF THE RACE CAR DOESN’T START LIFE AS A ROAD CAR, IT’S NOT A TOURING CAR

Daniel Gardner • IT’S NOT ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT ARE ‘ENDING THE WEEKEND’ BUT RATHER SKYROCKETING FUEL PRICES

Peugeot 607 Pescarolo • A French super sedan with BMW M5 power? It almost happened