2018 BMW 1 Series update coming September
2018 BMW 1 Series gets mild styling tweaks and iDrive update in quarter three
Battery failure early warning signs
Is it your battery getting tired or is there something else at fault? Here are some simple signs to look for
Australia’s best concepts: 1970 Holden Torana GTR-X
Holden’s Torana GTR-X concept has more in common with today’s Mazda MX-5 than you might expect
Unsprung weight explained
Unsprung weight is the enemy of chassis tuners but the latest materials tech and clever design is winning the battle
What do engine oil codes mean?
What is engine oil weight? What is a viscosity rating? The options you encounter at a motor consumables store can be information overload. Here’s how to crack the black gold code.
Do I need nitrogen in my tyres?
We’ve been filling tyres with regular air for more than a century so why do some tyre shops claim swapping to nitrogen is worth it?
Five top unbelievable barn finds
Every petrolhead has fantasised about finding a rare or exotic ride squirreled away in some forgotten shed, so here are five extraordinary examples to keep the dream alive
2019 Range Rover Evoque spied on the street
2019 Range Rover Evoque mule reveals little second-gen model detail in public-road testing
2017 McLaren 720S fast facts
McLaren’s newest baby and the second-generation of the Super Series has got us all frothing with its hyperbolic figures. Here’s a sample.
Holden posts a $152m profit as car making end draws near
Yes, it made money, but Holden says its car making arm still isn’t profitable
Mazda, Toyota and Hyundai in Australia’s top 15 most reputable companies
2017 AMR corporate reputation survey puts Mazda top of the car makers and second place in overall top-60 company standing
Australia’s best concepts: 2003 Toyota X-Runner
Toyota’s Aussie-made X-Runner ute concept offered a glimpse of Australian car market trends almost 15 years into the future
Top 8: Legends of turbocharging
Modern turbocharged engines often mask their wondrous forced induction technology, but it wasn’t always that way.
Disappearing car kit
First it was the starting handle, then it was the cold-start choke. Which features will disappear next in the cars of tomorrow?
2017 Porsche 911 GT3 fast figures
As you might expect, the new 991 Porsche 911 GT3 has some mouth-watering figures to its name. Here are some of our favourite.
Inside BMW’s South-Korean driving paradise
BMW's newly-minted South Korean Driving Centre is a hoon's paradise, and we did our dutiful best to add as much rubber to its fresh tarmac as possible.
BMW M550d gets quad-turbo engine
Four turbos for BMW six-pot diesel blows M550d to beefy 760Nm and 100km/h in 4.4 seconds
2018 Aston Martin Vantage - or Vanquish - teased in gratuitously drifty promo video
Aston drivers toast tyres in hangar housewarming hootenanny - and give a sneak peek at what's around the corner
2017 Volkswagen Golf R cracks 100km/h in 4.8 seconds
Mid-life update brings more grunt to Volkswagen Golf GTI and R
Takata airbag recall explained
What is the potential hazard if your car is one of the 2.1m cars to be recalled in Australia as part of the global Takata airbag crisis?
Australia’s best concepts: 2016 Opel GT
Opel’s red-blooded and red-tyred GT may have been designed in Europe, but it is made of solid Aussie stuff
2017 BMW M3 getting mild update in Q3
Strong-selling BMW M3, M4 won’t get power or mechanical upgrades as part of mid-life LCI refresh
BMW M to dump dual-clutches, go auto-only within a decade
The days of manual and dual-clutch M-cars are numbered as BMW automatics gain pace
2017 Audi Q5 to outsell first-generation
Strong early demand and 1800 pre orders sets second-generation Audi Q5 sales on gen-one topping trajectory
