List of car magazines

This is a list of notable car magazines.

Current

Brazil

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Australasia

• 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 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
• Wheels, first issued in Australia in 1953

North America

• 4WD Toyota Owner, established April 2005 in Los Angeles, California, devoted to 4WD Toyota enthusiasts worldwide
• 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 focussing on hod rods and drag racing
• Cruisin' Style Magazine
• Diesel Power, first published in 2005
• European Cars
• Green Car Journal, published quarterly since 1992
• Motor Trend, first published in 1949
• Road & Track, first published in 1947

Japan

• Option, 1981
• Drift Tengoku, 1999

United Kingdom

• Auto Express, first issued in 1988
• Auto Italia, started in 1995 focussing on Italian marques
• 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
• 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
• Fast Lane, launched in 1984; high performance cars, motorsport and lifestyle
• 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, published since 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

India

• autoX, first issued in 2006

Defunct

British

• Auto Trader, print magazine published between 1975 and 2013, now online only
• iCar, only published two issues in 2011
• 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
• Performance Car, published 1983 to 1998, with a short-lived relaunch in 2008-09

North American

• Sports Cars Illustrated, launched in 1961, renamed Car and Driver in 1965
• Sport Compact Car, published between 1988 and 2009