Technical
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
2015 Hyundai Accent Active review
Cut-price Accent ushers in smaller, less powerful engine, but willing CVT makes up points for the car that replaces the i20 at the bottom of the Hyundai range.
HSV Clubsport R8 long-term review
Time for Damo to (re)connect with his inner Bogan, in his first – and likely last – Australian built long-termer.
Porsche 911 GT3 RS vs McLaren 675LT
The ultimate offerings from Weissach and Woking in a bewinged battle on road and track
Crystal ball: New 4WDs to look for in 2016
The past year has been a big year for four wheel drives, bringing several fresh choices for off-highway touring in 2016.
Volvo XC90 safety technology in the cloud
New Volvo XC90 shows how car makers will use ‘The Cloud’ to save lives.
Crystal ball: New hot hatches to look for in 2016
Almost by definition, the most exciting newcomers of 2016 will be high-performance sedans and hatches
The Future of Natural Aspiration
With emissions regs strangling the atmo engine, MOTOR answers; is there any hope for a naturally-aspirated future?
Mitsubishi – The Wheels Report 2015
It has been a rare positive year for Mitsubishi, but its climb up the charts has all been off the back of the new Triton ute and some cracking deals on the ASX compact SUV.
2015 Audi TT First Drive Review
The evolution of a design icon continues. The TT is beautiful and fun. It’s not a through and through sportscar, but it doesn’t need to be.
Editor’s pick: Best car comparisons of 2015
We have a lot of fun with our car comparisons, but we also take a lot of pride in them. We don’t think you’ll find a more forthright analysis.
MOTOR’s hit & misses of 2015
Highlights and lowlights of the last 12 months
Holden – The Wheels Report 2015
There have been few shining lights on the Holden sales front, especially with the looming manufacturing closure
12 Cartoon Cars
From flying cars to a tricked-out train carriage, we check out 12 of the coolest cartoon cars.
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
