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2021 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster review: Car vs road

Aston Martin’s Vantage Roadster survives an earthquake but does it represent the gold standard in sporting drop tops?

VK Group A replica rally car

Getting down and dirty in a 5.0L-powered Blue Meanie replica rally car

347ci Ford Cortina MK II

Joe Paratore's pocket rocket Ford Cortina looks like an XY GT, weighs half as much and goes like stink

Here’s what MOTOR readers had to say this month

The luxury car tax, auto vs manual and run-flat tyres are up for debate

2021 Los Angeles Auto Show: A turning point for large scale motoring events

LA marks an important turning point for car shows and the industry as a whole

Revisit: Mercedes-Benz SL65 goes tractor pulling

One of Australia’s most powerful cars gets a lesson in real grunt from a motley crew of oily Frankensteins

Bill Shorten on Australia’s EV policy

Bill Shorten may have lost the last election by supporting Australia’s EV take-up, but that hasn’t stopped the Labor shadow minister becoming a very vocal Tesla convert

2021 Jaguar F-Pace review: Disturbing the peace

We go in search of power and glory in JLR’s supercharged brute

Supercharged, EFI 202-powered HJ Kingswood

Ex-mechanic Amy Hopkins built herself a weed-burning ’74 HJ Kingswood that stands apart from the rest, all while recovering from brain surgery

Readers' project cars - in the build

Let's head into some sheds to see the project cars you're currently building - part 17

The Nissan Z Nismo doesn’t exist (yet), but we think it should

If Nissan wants its new Z to live up to the legend it will need a proper Nismo variant that laughs in the face of sticker packs

What happened this month in MOTOR 18 years ago? We took on a 24-hour ProKart race

How many mistakes could a rookie team from MOTOR make in a 24-hour kart race? Plenty, it would seem

Ten cool pieces of kit we've discovered this month

Need a headstart on your Christmas shopping, or just looking to treat yourself? Check out the coolest bits of kit that we've been dreaming of lately

Vortech-blown 4x4 XY Falcon ute

A somewhat-enhanced version of the Ford factory-built 4x4 XY ute

The cars of Ian Fleming

While 007’s cars have usually been patriotic, the Bond author’s own garage was more American in flavour

Time-capsule twin-turbo 1970 Ford Capri GT 3000

Tenacity, patience and a pioneering spirit come together in Neville Simkin's time-capsule twin-turbo Capri

Licence to kill cars: we speak to the stunt team behind No Time to Die

A Land Rover Defender in MOTOR? It must be destroyed. We speak to the stunt team behind the latest Bond movie

Why Australia can't ignore UK-led push to ban ICE sales by 2035

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says EV policies should be about giving Australians choice, but will we actually have one?

Vincent De Rossi - my life with cars

Vincent De Rossi grew up with the burgeoning street machine scene and has owned many cool cars over the years. Here's some that have shared his journey

Interview: Racing legend John Bowe and rising Supercars star Thomas Randle

Supercars legend John Bowe and rising star Thomas Randle chat about men's health in the wake of their own battles with cancer

What next for Targa Tasmania?

We investigate what the Motorsport Australia tribunal into Targa Tasmania means for the iconic event

Electric Dreams: Mini's electric future revealed

The compact electric car race is charging up, and Mini has a strategy in mind to stay ahead of upcoming challengers

The Mercedes-Benz C32 Sports Coupe came from AMG’s secret menu

A special-order Mercedes-Benz you won’t find on every menu

Why choosing the right name for a car is important

Manufacturers don’t always get it right, but the name attached to a car sets expectations and requires meaning