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Dylan Campbell • PEOPLE’S INTEREST IN PERFORMANCE CARS SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING AND CHANGING SINCE WE LOST THE FALCON AND COMMODORE
Pace Notes • 7 THINGS WE THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW
SIX AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS
the Tribe
IN AWE OF PROGRESS
Greg Weston
On The Wires • Tag your pics with #motormag to get published here
01 LAMBO URUS • Italian supercar meets German SUV
The NEMESIS
02 ROUSH RS3 • Track-focused ’Stang gains mega mumbo
03 MERCEDES-AMG S63 L • E63 S powertrain, rear-drive and supreme comfort
04 VW GOLF R GRID • Budget-based Golf R is a tantalising prospect
05 MINI COOPER S • Updated hot hatch gains grown-up personality
06 NISSAN 370Z ROADSTER • Auto, drop-top Zed proves to be a surprise packet
BULL’S EYE • FORMER FERRARI F1 BOSS STEFANO DOMENICALI HAS THE RAGING BULL BY THE HORNS. WE CHAT URUS, ATMO LAMBOS & THE CAR COMPANY CEO LIFE
NO BULL: STEFANO DOMENICALI • AN INSIGHT INTO THE PERSONALITY BEHIND LAMBORGHINI’S LEADING MAN
FUNCTION FORM • WILDER THAN P1 AND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR EVER MADE, McLAREN’S 588kW SENNA SCREAMS ITS INTENT
The Specs • Feat of engineering
SENNA’S SUSPENSION SECRETS • McLaren manages to nail on- and off-track ride quality
TRIPLE PLAY • FORD IS TEMPTING FATE BY MESSING WITH THE WINNING FIESTA ST FORMULA. HOWEVER, SOMETIMES CHANGE BEGETS GREATNESS
The NEMESIS
The Specs • Three’s a feisty crowd
[ 9000RPM SCREAMER ] • THE 991.2 911 GT3 BLEW OUR MINDS AND MADE US STRUGGLE TO IMAGINE HOW IT COULD BE ANY BETTER. AND THEN WE DROVE THE RS VERSION
05 APEX-HUNTING RENNSPORT HEROES
The Specs • Flat-six track addict
SHOW PONY • MORE V8 CUBES, MORE TECH, MORE MUMBO – IN A MOTOR EXCLUSIVE, WE GRAB THE CHIEF ENGINEER AND GO UNDER THE SKIN OF FORD’S 2018 MUSTANG
06 TASTY MUSTANG MORSELS
The Specs • Thumping pony power
SILVER BULLET • IT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT ASTON MARTIN SINCE THE DB9. IS THE AMG- POWERED VANTAGE A REAL RIVAL TO A CERTAIN STUTTGART BIG SHOT?
RATED • THE PAST AND PRESENT ARE WORLDS APART, BUT BOTH THESE RED-BADGED BEASTS SHOW THE BRILLIANCE HONDA CAN ACHIEVE
5 TYPE R REVELATIONS
THE HOLY GRAIL • A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE AUDI R8 V10 SOUNDS LIKE A GIFT FROM HEAVEN, BUT IS SENDING 400kW THROUGH JUST TWO TYRES ACTUALLY THE WORK OF THE DEVIL?
AUDI RS6 • AS A FIRST ATTEMPT AT AN RS-THEMED A6, THE C5 RS6 IS A BLOODY GOOD ONE. BUT HAS TIME BEEN KIND TO THE TWIN-TURBO, ALL-WHEEL DRIVE HERO?
03 OTHER MODERN CLASSIC TEMPTERS
Cool Kit
PRODUCT ROAD TEST
TRACK ATTACK • RS LE finds its natural habitat at Phillip Island
FORD FOCUS RS LIMITED EDITION
STRAIGHT TALKER • Uncorking the Infiniti’s brutal twin-turbo V6
SUB-TONNES OF FUN • THE POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO MAKES A COMEBACK
CLASSIES Watch • U4 modern classic tempters we found on tradeuniquecars.com.au
The clever tech of Ford’s new Fiesta ST • When price is important, improving a performance car while minimising added cost becomes the engineering challenge
BIG TECH, SMALL PACKAGE • New engine offers more power, less fuel
Hot Source • THE FAST GUIDE TO QUICK CARS
CHART ATTACK • LAST MONTH IN NEW PERFORMANCE CAR...