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
Safety clash: Four stars in Europe, five stars here
More questions as Australia’s car safety watchdog mixes and matches scores with Euro counterpart
2014 Audi RS Q3 review
An RS badge on a Q3 – heresy, or heroic?
WRC Rally Australia: Day 3 review
VW’s Sebastien Ogier wins the rally and a third title
V8 play: Holden Commodore VF Series II unveiled
The Holden lion has got its roar back. This is the last Australian-made Commodore, and it will be more powerful, quicker and more vocal than ever
Holden VF II Commodore debuts LS3 V8
Most powerful SS ever a fitting Commodore swansong
WRC Rally Australia: Day 2 review
Close battle overshadowed by night stage controversy
WRC Rally Australia: Day 1 review
A tight battle at the front between Citroen and Volkswagen
Toyota builds IS F powered Hilux
One-off Hilux scores 5.0-litre V8
Fiat 500 racecar for the road from $65K
With a $65,000 starting price the Abarth 695 Biposto is both the most affordable road-legal racer and most expensive supermini around.
Morley: Why racing HQs beats stamp collecting?
Racing rust-bucket HQ Holdens sure beats collecting stamps
Snackable Review: Mercedes-Benz A180
A luxury badge, a good price and stylish. The baby-Benz A180 may lack punch of others in its class, but it still looks the part.
2015 Toyota Prado review
Toyota has given the Prado its first all-new diesel engine in nine years. It’s smaller but more powerful than the engine it replaces, and a sixth ratio has been added to the auto gearbox. The unloved petrol V6 has also been tweaked
All-new Honda Civic Type R in spy images
Not the hot-hatch firecracker recently released in Europe, but a next-gen Honda Civic Type R that is sizing up to be the best and sharpest yet
OPINION: Lamborghini Aventador
A love of cars isn’t an easy thing to understand for some people. We all have our moments – until we got hold of the keys to a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4.
WRC Rally Australia: Shakedown
All the latest from the drivers ahead of tomorrow’s Rally Australia
VW to build Golf GTI Clubsport
Stove-hot Golf GTI makes leap from concept to reality
Nine Putrid Paint Jobs
Paint schemes you wish you never saw
Call Porsche 911 – I’ve got a first-world emergency
Will your new Carrera S thump and slap around town? Um yeah, they all do that. Ain’t it wonderful…
Snackable Review: Hyundai Veloster
The Veloster isn’t your typical Hyundai. It’s a quirky, feature-packed hatch that’s out-selling most others in its class; a good option for those who want a fun and affordable little sports car.
Bentley Bentayga revealed
It is the most controversial Bentley in history, but the Bentayga has come out swinging with some brilliantly indulgent and excessive figures.
Audi R8 V10 Plus review
Evolution rather than revolution has formed Audi’s new R8, but with the baby supercar segment more crowded than ever, is it enough?
Snackable Review: Kia Sorento
Meet the best people mover Kia has ever produced. This new generation Sorento doesn’t only look fantastic, but screams value and shatters preconceptions about Korean build quality, design and dynamics.
Honda Project 2&4 revealed
Radical ultra-lightweight track car proves Honda can be exciting again
Rolls-Royce Dawn revealed
Drop-top Wraith ushers in a new Dawn for Rolls-Royce
