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 i30 review
The three-year-old Hyundai i30 C-segment hatch (and Touring wagon) is subtly modified with a more elegant nose, improved diesel efficiency and performance (courtesy of a new dual-clutch auto), and minor spec improvements.
Motorsport Report – 13/4/15
Hamilton proves Ferrari still not on Merc’s pace; Marquez wins; Webber’s Silverstone Pole wasted; No Marcos Ambrose just yet; Aussie wins at Monza
Bang For Your Bucks 2014: The outtakes
What happens on tour stays on tour, or not
Bucket List: Ford GT
The GT’s road-ability seduces, just as it looks sublime. Ford’s everyman supercar did not disappoint with its styling, driving and performance. Simply brilliant
Bucket List: Lancia Aurelia GT
‘Less is more’ is a truism that overwhelmingly applies to the Lancia Aurelia GT. But that’s almost selling this breathtaking coupe short
Bucket List: Ferrari F355 GTS
I drove my first Ferrari – this impossibly red F355 GTS – at precisely 9:48am on a bright Wednesday morning. Three hours later, I almost crashed it
Bucket List: Ford Model T
For this film-loving car nut, the sight of Ford’s go-anywhere jalopy represents two worlds colliding
Bucket List: Holden Torana SS A9X
I was a teenager the first time I went to the Bathurst 1000 back in the 1970s and it blew my mind. By the end of that decade, this was the car to have at Bathurst: the Holden Torana A9X
Bucket List: Porsche 928 GTS
It’s taken three decades since Tom cruised that gold 928 across the big screen – and into a lake – for me to drive my automotive dream
Sounds of the supernatural
Sound testing the greatest V8, V10 and V12 engines ever built
2015 Mercedes-AMG GT S review
Mercedes-Benz’s unofficial replacement for the gullwing-doored SLS is not only a more focused and well-rounded sports car, it’s both prettier and cheaper
2015 Ford Mondeo review
Ford turns up the heat on its medium-size rivals with the generously equipped, impressively refined and dynamically excellent 2015 Mondeo.
Euro Thrash: Rally of France
The hills are alive with the sound of boozin’. Loud, loquacious Frenchmen and thick-necked Germans stand beer to beer, shouting unintelligibly and honking their air horns, giving the Rally of France the distinct, disturbing tone of a football riot
Mercedes-AMG GT S review
The verdict on AMG’s new 911 fighter
Ferrari power for Alfa Romeo
Prancing Horse power for Alfa Romeo as it announces the powerplants that will kick off its brand renaissance as a genuine sporting brand
May Issue preview
A sneak peek at what’s in this month’s mag
Ban on GT3 cars at the ’Ring lifted
German authorities give GT3 cars the green light to race at the Nürburgring
Citroen Aircross first official pictures
Don’t be fooled by the cute styling of Citroen’s new Aircross concept because this SUV is packing serious sports car-killing performance.
Rolls-Royce SUV gets testing
Rolls-Royce begins suspension tuning for upcoming SUV
Tony Quinn’s Hillclimb Beast
Wild 635kW, 990kg beast built to conquer Race to the Sky
2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport review
Land Rover’s replacement for the popular Freelander proves it is better in almost every department, but can’t wait for new diesel engines
Details: New Ford Focus ST
Revamped front-driver promises class-leading bang for bucks
2015 New York Motor Show: Hyundai hints at expanded Genesis family
Hyundai has revealed it wants to appeal to more Genesis buyers with premium models that could include a high-performance luxury SUV and a BMW 3 Series-rivalling small sedan
2015 New York Motor Show: 2015 Toyota RAV4 hybrid ruled out for Australia
The Toyota RAV4 mid-sized SUV has gained a makeover with a more aggressively styled nose, new tail lights and wheels, and extra equipment
