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The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart: Big power, big history, and a very cool Merc
I was expecting something good when I visited to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany – after all, it’s Porsche....
The ‘scandalous’ story behind one of Lamborghini’s most iconic colours
Lamborghini’s ability to offer almost boundless customisation to its customers through the ‘Ad Personam’ program is one of its best-known...
Cars That Changed World Rallying, Part 3: Ford Escort Twin Cam & RS1800
Cliff Chambers has a long association with rallying, from spending frosty mornings watching cars barrel down Canberra’s notorious ‘Mineshaft’ to...
Cooly Rocks On 2025: Where chrome dreams and floral shirts collide
If you like your music loud, your cars louder, and your shirts brighter than a explosion in a Hawaiian gift...
Rear View: Fiat 500
Call it bambino, cinquecento, or the funny little Fiat that circus clowns climb out of – the Fiat 500 went...
Celebrating a century of Chrysler: Innovations and icons, year-by-year
On June 6, 2025, Chrysler celebrated a milestone 100 years since the production of its first-ever car, the Six. Since...
Cars That Changed World Rallying, Part 2: BMC Mini Cooper S
From spending frosty mornings watching Ford Escorts barrel down the notorious ‘Mineshaft’ near Canberra, to managing Subaru’s Championship-winning team during...
2025 All Aussie Auto Show celebrates Australian-made motoring heritage
Sydney’s Gough Whitlam Park roared to life on June 1, 2025 as the All Aussie Auto Show paid tribute to...
A brief history of Alpine: Celebrating 70 years of iconic French sports cars
More than 150,000 Alpine enthusiasts and some 1700 of the French marque’s distinctive vehicles descended on the brand’s spiritual home...
Cars That Changed World Rallying, Part 1: Saab 92/93/96
From standing in a frosty Canberra forest watching Ford Escorts barrel down the notorious ‘Mineshaft’, to managing Subaru’s Championship-winning team...
Rear View: 1978 Mazda RX-7
Mazda’s rotary-engine RX-7 sports coupe is often seen as emblematic of the Hiroshima-based car maker’s willingness to break from convention....
Aston Martin celebrates 70 years at Newport Pagnell
2025 marks the 70th anniversary of Aston Martin’s association with what has become its heritage home – Newport Pagnell in...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Nissan Skyline R34 (1998-2002)
A popular urban myth from the 1960s claimed that the Prince Motor Company – soon to be absorbed by Nissan...