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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
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2015 Skoda Fabia review
The all-new Skoda Fabia ups the sex appeal of its smallest model with Gen Y-baiting technology, tasteful customisation, and class-leading safety
Sweet Dream: HSV Clubsport R
MOTOR’s vision for the ultimate V8 track weapon
Tommi Makinen returns to WRC
Finnish legend to lead new Toyota team
Snackable Review: Volvo XC60
The Volvo XC60 makes for a pretty decent mum- or dad-mobile. From the school drop-off to the bumpy dirt roads, it makes itself at home. It’s pretty good looking too.
Nine hatchback car comparison
Nine hatchbacks are put to the sword to help ease the burden of the city commute.
What car interior fabrics are available?
How much attention do you pay to the fabric used inside your car? We’re quick to judge a car by how it looks, but it’s what’s on the inside that counts…
Interview: Valentino Balboni
Legendary test driver reflects on a life of Lamborghinis
Market Watch: Lotus Evora
Mid-engine sports car for the same price as an M235i
Walter Rohrl crashes Porsche 918
Rally legend overcooks it in million-dollar hypercar
HSV Clubsport 25th Anniversary revealed
Marking a quarter-century of performance positioning above a Commodore SS, the HSV Clubsport R8 25th Anniversary adds styling bits and a special plaque for no extra cost
Robert Kubica flat-out on three wheels
Because having four tyres is for losers
Snackable Review: Holden Cascada
Do you like to feel the wind in your hair as your tyres roll along the road? Are you on a budget? Maybe you should consider the Holden Cascada…
New cars to watch in 2015
With only six months left until the New Year, we’ve weeded out the top six cars to watch for as we tick down to 2016.
Top 10 iconic cars
Cars are a big part of our lives so we take a look at 10 designs that have inspired the cars that now dominate our roads.
2017 Subaru Levorg to cost less than $60K
Subaru has confirmed that its oddly-named kiddie-hauler is set to do battle with the VW Golf R Wagon as the sub-$60K sports wagons promise plenty of fun for the school run.
2017 BMW M5 spy pics
THE NEXT-GEN BMW M5 is already out on the prowl in prototype form, with nearly 480kW and all-wheel drive rumoured to be part of the completely redesigned Bavarian ‘bahn-storming sedan’s armoury.
Does car tech really make us better drivers
When did modern cars take away all the skill in driving? We don’t drive technology, technology is now driving us.
2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider review
Convertibles are never prettier than the cars that give birth to them, but the 4C Spider comes damn close while ditching the roof should also allow more of the classic Alfa exhaust bark to reach your ears.
VIDEO: Mad Mike attacks Goodwood
Helmet-cam puts you in the thick of the action (and tyre smoke)
World’s greatest car collection up for sale
Jaw-dropping US collection tipped to break auction records
Meet new Holden MD Mark Bernhard
New Managing Director Mark Bernhard has begun his position as the boss of Holden and the first Australian to run the company in 25 years.
Holden Racing Team pays tribute to Brock
Retro livery for Townsville honours the late legend
Hello Tesla Model S, goodbye petrol
Forget turbos or downsizing, full-electric might be the only way…
2016 Fiat 500 first official pics
A mild makeover with refinement and multimedia upgrades should keep the ageing Fiat 500 fresh until the next-gen Cinquecento surfaces in 2017
