This is a list of notable car magazines.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.Current
Middle East
- Maqina Magazine
Australia and New Zealand
- The Dog & Lemon Guide, a car buyer's guide originally based in New Zealand, since 2010 online only
- Motor, founded in Australia in 1954 as Modern Motor, renamed Motor in 1992
- NZ Classic Car, first issued in 1990
- NZ Hot Rod Magazine, first issued in 1967
- NZ Performance Car, first published in 1996
- NZV8 magazine, launched in 2005
- Top Gear Australia, published by the Bauer Media Group with a partnership with the BBC. Last issue October 2015
- Wheels, first issued in Australia in 1953
Japan
- Option, 1981
- Drift Tengoku, 1999
Europe
British
- Auto Express, first issued in 1988
- Auto Italia, started in 1995 focussing on Italian marques, manufacturers and designers.
- Autocar, first issued 1895, considered the first car magazine
- Autosport, first issued in 1950, mainly concentrating on motor sport
- Car, established in 1962 as Small Car, renamed Car in 1965
- Car Mechanics, published since 1958
- Classic & Sports Car, first issued in 1982
- Classic Car Weekly, weekly magazine published since 1990
- Evo, first issued 1998
- Fast Car, first issued 1987, covering modified cars
- Octane, first issued in 2003
- Parker's Car Price Guide, founded in 1972
- Performance BMW, launched in 2001
- Practical Classics, published since 1980
- Practical Performance Car
- Top Gear, first issued in 1993; related to the BBC TV programme Top Gear
- Total 911, launched in 2005; focuses on the Porsche 911
- VolksWorld, published since 1987; specialising in Volkswagen cars
- What Car?, first issued in 1973
Italy
- Al Volante, first issued in 1999.
- Quattroruote, first issued in 1956.
- Ruoteclassiche, first issued in 1987; focuses on classic and vintage cars.
- L'Auto Italiana, first issued in 1919; since 1957 focuses on cars from Quattroruote's collection.
North America
- Automobile, first issue 1986
- Automotive Industries, founded in 1895 as The Horseless Age, becoming The Automobile in 1909, then Automotive Industries in 1917
- Autoweek, first issued in 1958
- Car and Driver, first issued in 1955 as Sports Cars Illustrated, renamed in 1961
- Car Craft, established in 1953 focusing on hod rods and drag racing
- Cruisin' Style Magazine
- Diesel Power, first published in 2005
- European Cars
- Green Car Journal, published quarterly since 1992
- Hot Rod Magazine
- Motor Trend, first published in 1949
- Road & Track, first published in 1947
South America
Brazil
Defunct
Brazil
- 0 Km
- Automóveis Antigos
- Automóvel & Requinte
- Carro
- Motor 3 (1980-1987)
- Mecânica Popular
- Oficina Mecânica
- Old Cars
- Platina (1994-1995)
- Revista Racing
- Super Auto
- Status Motor
British
- Auto Trader, print magazine published between 1975 and 2013, now online only
- Automotor and Horseless Vehicle Journal, first issued in October 1896
- Fast Lane (1984-1994)
- iCar, only published two issues in 2011
- Iota, about 500cc motor racing
- Max Power, first issued in 1993, ceased publication in 2011; covered modified cars
- Motor, first issued in 1903 as The Motor; ceased publication in 1988 after it was bought by Autocar
- Motor Racing
- Motor World, known as "Scotland's Motor Journal". Established in 1899
- Performance Car, published 1983 to 1998, with a short-lived relaunch in 2008-09
- Popular Motoring, published from 1962 to 1982.
- Practical Motorist, published from 1934 to 1940, then 1954 to 1997.
- Speed, official organ of the British Racing Drivers' Club (1935-1939)
France
- L'automobile (1950's)
- La Locomotion Automobile, The first issue was published in December 1894.
- Omnia (1906-1936)
North American
- Sports Cars Illustrated, launched in 1961, renamed Car and Driver in 1965
- Speed Age, published May 1947 to October 1959
References
- "Website". Maqina.
- "History". New Zealand Hot Rod Magazine.
- "Automotor and horseless vehicle journal | WorldCat.org". Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "La Locomotion automobile | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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