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Browse our extensive collection of tech articles for DIY tips on everything you need to know to work on your project car. We’ve got you covered from setting up your first workshop, to mechanical upgrades, car care and much more!
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AdviceCar Airbags: how they work and why they’re important
While airbags are proven to prevent serious injuries and save lives, they can also be pretty dangerous, so it’s important to know how they operate
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AdviceDo I pay rego during lockdown? Answering your COVID car questions
Advice to keep your car in good shape during lockdown and to save money if you can’t drive
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AdviceDriving on snow and ice safely
Here’s how to stay safe off-road when winter adds snow and ice to the mud and grit
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AdviceHow to react around emergency vehicles
What should you do when you hear a siren or see flashing lights in your rear view mirror?
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AdviceCar maintenance tasks you can do yourself
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AdviceHow often should you service your car?
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Advice12 must-haves for peaceful family road trips
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AdviceElectric power steering: the pros and cons
Engine tech
Bodywork
Year in review: F1 in 2015
Looking back at a season where the off-track action was often much more exciting
Top 15 images of 2015
Our photographers’ best efforts from the last 12 months.
Hyundai – The Wheels Report 2015
Much of Hyundai’s 2015 success has been down to red-hot deals such as $19,990 driveaway i30 autos
Year in review: 2015 in international motorsport
A look at what happened in IndyCars, MotoGP, WEC, rallying, Formula Four, Dakar
Mazda – The Wheels Report 2015
CX-3 shot to the top of the small-SUV sales charts and has enduring appeal beyond the narrower product ranges of its rivals
Quantum GP700: Australia’s newest supercar
Made in Melbourne and with Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche in its sights, MOTOR meets the utterly berserk Quantum GP700
Editor’s pick: Best news stories of 2015
Why run news stories at Wheels? Because we can…
MOTOR’s Top 10 videos of 2015
Mid-engine utes, V8 drag races, dyno fails: these are your top videos of 2015
Editor’s pick: Best time-wasting videos of 2015
You wouldn’t want to waste your precious summer holiday watching drivers clown around on YouTube. Would you?
Crystal ball: New premium cars for 2016
It says plenty about the Aussie buyer that about half of the fresh cars expected here in 2016 are from premium brands
Top 10 Motor magazine stories of 2015
What got MOTOR readers clicking this year
Toyota – The Wheels Report 2015
Continued dominance in the small and medium segments, as well as a broad range of top-selling SUVs, makes Toyota a sales force to be reckoned with
12 Great Structures
We pay tribute to some of the most impressive feats of engineering in history… and take a peak at Jerry Seinfeld’s garage.
Editor’s pick: Best opinion pieces of 2015
The Volkswagen debacle drew from Wheels writers the year’s strongest comment – but they also had points to make about big V8 road cars and open-wheel racing.
10 Fastest Cars of 2015
The fastest times we’ve managed on the strip in 2015
Crystal ball: New family cars to look for in 2016
High-rise wagons with off-roading abilities – or pretensions – dominate the catalogue of newly minted family cars for 2016
Top five slow cars
Some cars are fast and others are just better suited to taking in the scenery. These five respectable automobiles are sure to get you where you’re going… eventually…
Christmas gifts for car lovers
Has somebody asked you for a car this Christmas? Here are some gift ideas that won’t require a second mortgage.
2015 Subaru Forester 2.0D-L long-term car review, part 4
Deceptively roomy Forester shifts the family … and its values
Ford Falcon XR Sprint confirmed
Power upgrades and limited-edition status for final Falcons
Top six premium cars to debut in 2016
It’s no surprise given the upmarket tastes of the average Australian new-car buyer that about half the multitude of new models destined for our shores in 2016 are from premium brands. Here are the highlights.
Performance Car of the Year 2015 poll
Pick your winner from the 11 best cars of the year
Snackable Review: Subaru Forester XT
The high-riding Subaru Forester is about as practical as family cars get while still being fun to drive.
Six hottest cars to debut in 2016
High-performance cars – and the turbocharger – are set to be a big deal in 2016, with an array of affordable and aspirational new models set to file into showrooms.
