Motor (Australian magazine)

MOTOR is an Australian automobile magazine published monthly by Are Media (formerly Bauer Media Australia) and was started in 1954.[1] MOTOR is Australia's leading performance car publication, with two major awards for automotive manufacturers: Performance Car of The Year and Bang For Your Bucks.

Not to be confused with Motor Cycling (magazine), The Motor, or Motor (Hearst magazine).

Motor
CategoriesAutomobile magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Year founded1954
CompanyAre Media
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.whichcar.com.au/motor

History and profile

MOTOR magazine was originally published as Modern Motor from its inaugural issue on 9 May 1954 by the late Colin Ryrie as MD of Modern Magazines and Jules Feldman OAM as editor.[2] The name derived from the publishing house that produced it, Modern Magazines. Colloquially, the title was abbreviated to Motor, and subsequently the word 'Modern' was dropped from the title to become simply MOTOR in 1992. The magazine is headquartered in Melbourne.

Dylan Campbell was the editor of MOTOR between 2013 and 2020. After switching to Wheels in September 2020, Campbell was succeeded as editor at MOTOR by Andy Enright.

Bang For Your Bucks

Bang For Your Bucks is an annual award recognising Australia's best value new performance or sports vehicle. It was inaugurated in 1994.

The winner is determined by combining performance data, as gathered on a racetrack, with price to produce a Bang For Your Bucks score.

Performance Car of the Year

MOTOR's first Performance Car of the Year was in 1996. Performance Car of the Year recognises the best new performance or sports vehicle released in the preceding 12 months, based on the votes of a judging panel.

YearWinner
1996Porsche 911 Turbo (type 993)
1997BMW E36 M3
1998Porsche Boxster
1999Porsche 911 Carrera (type 996)
2000Porsche Boxster S
2001Nissan S15 200SX
2002BMW E46 M3
2003Porsche Boxster S
2004Lamborghini Gallardo
2005Porsche 911 Carrera S (type 997)
2006Audi B7 RS4
2007Porsche 911 GT3 (type 997)
2008Porsche 911 GT2 (type 997)
2009Audi R8 V10/Nissan GT-R
2010Porsche 911 GT3 RS (type 997.2)
2011Nissan GT-R
2012Porsche 911 Carrera S (type 991)
2013Audi R8 V10 Plus
2014Porsche 911 Turbo (type 991)
2015Porsche 911 GT3 (type 991)
2016Not run in 2016
2017Porsche 911 Turbo S (type 991.2)
2018Honda Civic Type R
2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS (type 991.2)
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S (type 992)

References
  1. "Motor". Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. "Jules Feldman: King of motor journalism scoops". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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