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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
Geek Speak: Traction control
Electronic stability systems aren’t exactly the fun police, in fact, they’re fast becoming the opposite
Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota 86 to get performance updates
Revised suspension, body and engine confirmed for sports car’s midlife performance boost
Toyota HiLux Video Review
After years of redevelopment, the first all-new Toyota HiLux in a decade has arrived. Toyota has stopped at nothing to make sure it remains Australia’s favourite workhorse.
Snackable Review: Jeep Renegade
The Jeep Renegade has finally hit Australian shores. Entering the compact SUV segment, the Renegade is city-chic meets off-road toughness all wrapped up in a neat little SUV box.
Kia ProCeed GT review
Can its first hot hatch change Kia’s underwhelming reputation?
Tokyo Motor Show: Honda Clarity Fuel Cell first drive
Honda was the first to register a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, and Wheels has just driven an all-new, bigger, more powerful version launched at the Tokyo Motor Show
Tokyo Motor Show: Dieselgate, an increasingly sorry affair
There was a frisson of ‘enjoying the suffering of others’ at the Tokyo motor show, as the director of Volkswagen in Japan stepped on to the stage and begged for forgiveness
Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota says brown coal could power hydrogen cars
Toyota Mirai hydrogen car designer says Australia can clean up its act by turning dirty legacy into a fuel of the future
Tokyo Motor Show: Yamaha Sports Ride
Super-lightweight carbonfibre sports car revealed
2016 Holden Ute Review
Based on the proven Commodore sedan, the Holden Ute is easy to drive, performs well, and can cart around mountain bikes, large dogs, jet-skis and pretty much anything else.
Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda RX-Vision concept car to inspire production
The exaggerated GT-car proportions of the stunning RX-Vision concept from Madza will make way for a smaller rotary engined sports car, Wheels has learned at the Tokyo motor show
Tokyo Motor Show: Honda NSX power revealed
Final pieces of the puzzle for Honda’s new hybrid supercar
Tokyo Motor Show: Nissan previews next GT-R
Vision Gran Turismo concept offers a peek at R36
Audi S1 review
Cutesy compact hatch goes dizzy on ice
Snackable Review Ford Falcon XR8
Ford’s Falcon XR8 promises to send out the Falcon with a big bang, not a fizzle.
Tokyo Motor Show: Subaru Forester tS set for Australia
STI-tweaked Forester due for 2016 local debut
Tokyo Motor Show: Porsche Macan GTS
Mega-selling SUV cops the GTS treatment to slot below Turbo
Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda considers rotary engine for RX-Vision sports car concept
Mazda has unveiled a rotary engined, rear-wheel drive, concept sports car called the RX-Vision that could be in showrooms as early as 2017.
Tokyo Motor Show: Subaru WRX STI S207 revealed
Sharper, fitter limited-edition STI unveiled for Japan
2015 Volvo XC90 First Drive Review
Volvo’s second-gen seven-seater steps up. It’s the company’s first shot at the luxury SUV big leagues and it’s a good one.
Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell review
The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell is the world’s first mass-production hydrogen fuel-cell powered car, and its presence in Australia signals the Korean company’s focus on hydrogen power as a key part of sustainable motoring
2015 BMW i3 REx long-term car review, part 3
As the BMW i3 departs the Wheels test fleet, modern life strikes a cord
2015 BMW i3 REx long-term car review, part 2
Family bonding proves inevitable in the BMW i3’s unusually intimate cabin.
Tokyo Motor Show: Mazda RX-Vision Concept
Two-door coupe revives the rotary; to become production RX-7 or RX-9
