List of car magazines

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

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 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.

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

• Quatro Rodas

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 after it was bought by Autocar
• 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.

North American

• Sports Cars Illustrated , launched in 1961, renamed Car and Driver in 1965
• Speed Age , published May 1947 to October 1959