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Takeover culture vs car enthusiasts
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Underground takeovers: are they car enthusiasts?

A closer look at the most unsavoury corner of car culture

Bathurst 2020 start
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Opinion: Has the golden age of touring cars passed us by?

We look to the past to find solutions to the problems plaguing modern touring car racing

Mozza Gemini
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Remembering an unsung legend of Aussie motorsport

Adrian Morrisby was a larger than life character within Australian grassroots motorsport, but to everyone who knew him he was simply 'Mozza'

991.2 GT3 RS 996 GT3
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Opinion: Does faster really always mean better?

Andy Enright wonders if the world of performance cars has become fixated on the wrong things

F1 Hybrid engines
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Opinion: The internal combustion engine is doomed

Thermal efficiency is consigning traditional cars as we know them to an inevitable electric future

Lightweight eagle
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Opinion: Why restomods are becoming big business

Nostalgia is a key part of why classics become just that, classic. But what if you could have the beauty of the original with new innards?

Nissan Skyline GT-R
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Opinion: Why traditional automotive black sheep now command high prices

It's time to make peace with the fact that collectable cars of all types will never be cheap again

Formula 3 Monza 2015
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This race had driving standards so bad the whole event was called off

If you think you’ve seen bad racing in an online lobby, wait until you hear about this real-world omnishambles

Highball Cars and Coffee
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Opinion: How Highball became Australia’s motoring Mecca

If you’re thinking of turning up at Highball Cars and Coffee in something ‘unique’, prepare to be humbled

Lamborghini Estoque concept
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Opinion: Car styling is spinning its wheels

Go on. Name one car that has moved the meter in terms of exterior styling the last decade

WRC Rally Safari Kenya
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Opinion: The WRC’s return to Kenya teaches us an important lesson about racing

Manufacturers should never, ever be involved in creating either motorsport’s sporting or technical regulations

2023 Nissan Z rear static
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Opinion: Is the new Nissan Z going to be a triumph or a tragedy?

We remain optimistic about the new Nissan Z, but there is an unknown element that could scupper its potential brilliance

Honda F1 salt lake
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Opinion: When it comes to race cars, speed is relative

Going fast in a V8 Supercar isn’t the same as going fast in an F1 car or streamliner

Lotus Elise
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Opinion: Progress isn’t the enemy for motoring enthusiasts

Car enthusiasts have never had it so good and yet we’ve never raged against the machine of progress quite so vociferously

Form vs function in the aftermarket car scene
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Opinion: Form, function and fashion in the aftermarket car scene

From massive wings to questionable pod filters, car modifications are often based in function but that isn't always the case

Formula 1 2021 Red Bull Ring
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We rank every current F1 track from best to worst

From racing’s greatest hits, to atrocities best left abandoned, we investigate the merits of each grand prix track on the 2021 F1 calendar

Opinion: How cars could benefit from the superconductor shortage
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Opinion: How cars could benefit from the superconductor shortage

As OEMs struggle to maintain supply in the face of a global chip shortage, Dan argues that cars could be better off because of it

Opinion: racing should be fun
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Opinion: Racing should be fun, above all else

We can navel-gaze over purity of competition all we like, but if racing isn’t fun, who is going to care?

Opinion: what lockdown taught me about cars and driving
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Opinion: What lockdown taught me about cars and driving

Lots of time in lockdown puts Alex's need for speed into perspective

Opinion: The ten greatest automotive online videos
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Opinion: The ten greatest automotive online videos

These iconic pieces of automotive internet lore should be part of the national curriculum, says Scott

Opinion: Why everyone should try grassroots motorsport
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Opinion: Why everyone should try grassroots motorsport

Some of the best aspects of grassroots motorsport have little to do with actual motorsport

The SUV craze is improving performance cars
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Opinion: The SUV craze is improving the performance car landscape

SUVs are often seen as the antichrist for dynamic driving, but Dan reckons the performance car world is all the better for it

Opinion: next-generation car lovers
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Opinion: The future of the car lover

Dan can vividly remember the exact moment he became a car lover, but are the kids of today robbed of the same evocative experiences?

Opinion: The world's most overrated race tracks
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Opinion: The most overrated race tracks in the world

A recent chat at MOTOR HQ has Kirby pondering the world's most overrated circuits