The three-way car test of your dreams: McLaren F1 v 911 GT1 v CLK GTR

FIA’s new LMH category seeks to recapture the magic of 90s-era GT1, and the subsequent road car icons it spawned.

Three cars in particular make for some of the rarest and most-unhinged road cars ever produced: the McLaren F1, Porsche 911 GT1 and Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, and for the latest edition of MOTOR, we drive all of them.

It’s the stuff dreams are made of, a three-way car comparison the likes of which may never be repeated. Keen to know the history of these Le Mans legends, and what they’re like to drive? Pick up the latest edition of MOTOR, which goes on sale today!

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We travel further through history by celebrating 50 years of the iconic Lamborghini Countach. A car shrouded in mystique, whose history is littered with legend and myth. We separate fact from fiction, and explore the three warring designers that fueled the lasting legend.

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It’s not all old clunkers, however. Ford’s Mach 1 Mustang has previously answered our prayers for a properly track-capable Mustang, but now it’s time to unleash it on the road. So it’s not a one-horse race, we rung in the potent Toyota Supra – one of the quickest point-to-point cars this side of $100k. Will the lithe turbocharged Japanese-flavoured coupe out-muscle the bellowing naturally aspirated Mustang? Find out here.

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We also welcome back our rigorous annual Tyre Test, after last year’s runnings were put out to pasture by the pandemic. Which performance tyre gets crowned this year’s rubber royalty? We get down and nerdy to find out which set of boots are most deserving of your hard-earned money.

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For this month’s edition of Sweet Dream, we sprinkle some of Hyundai’s N-badge magic on the Santa Cruz ute. The stylish pick-up won’t be coming to Australia, but that hasn’t stopped us from dreaming up a boosted V8 sports ute.

We also have our first steer of the mind-boggling 1408kW/2360Nm Rimac Nevera, as well as the roofless McLaren Elva, Porsche’s Panamera GTS and the automatic Mazda MX-5 RF GT.

Plus you can look forward to all of the regular musings from our columnists, extensive long-term tests, independent reviews, news and more.

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