MOTOR July issue preview

Welcome to the latest issue of MOTOR magazine, available at all good retail outlets and online in iPad and Android formats.

Below you'll find a quick outline and preview of the main features in this month's mag, plus our usual news, first drives, columns, long-term updates and more!

First up is news that Ford is planning to farewell the XR6 Turbo with a powered-up, hunkered-down special edition that may just wear the iconic 'Sprint' badge.

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Chevrolet recently launched its new-generation Camaro, and we've got all the details you need to know, including whether this is Holden's post-Commodore V8 Coupe.

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Our man Georg Kacher was first behind the wheel of the epic new GT3 RS and delivers the verdict on whether this road warrior is really almost $100K better than the amazing GT3.

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Since the recent tragic death of a spectator due to an accident, the Nurburgring's future as a race venue has been under threat. Can the world's most famous circuit survive?

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It's a sad fact of life that when local manufacturing wraps up, so too will the uniquely Australian invention of the high performance ute. Can Ford's facelifted FG X XR6 Turbo get the upper hand over Holden's SS?

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You're lucky enough to have the best part of $500K burning a hole in your pocket and a desire for a new set of wheels, but which is best out of the Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupe or Bentley's Continental GT V8 S?

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If the Continental GT is Bentley's present, then the curvaceous EXP10 Speed 6 Concept is its future, hinting at a smaller, lighter, more agile Aston Martin fighting sports coupe.

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Back in the real world, we pitch Peugeot's 308 GT, Alfa Romeo's Giulietta QV and Volvo's V40 T5 R-Design against the VW Golf GTI to find out if any of them can hold a candle to the current category champ.

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Honda's NSX has been in development for what seems like forever, but there's is light at the end of the tunnel and we bring you and in-depth look at this radical hybrid supercar.

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It's pulverisingly fast, but can Tesla's Model S P85D zap Dodge's old-school Charger Hellcat when it comes to pure driving appeal?

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