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
Ford recalls 18K Falcons, Territorys to fix dodgy ignition
Almost a year’s worth of locally made vehicles at risk of engine failure
Classic Wheels: Donald Campbell and his Bluebird car world speed record
How Donald Campbell broke the world land speed record on Lake Eyre
Motor Sport Report – 16/2/15
Erebus considers GT future; Bathurst wants to poach MotoGP; Last-gasp win to Ogier; Bowe wants to race on; Strong numbers for Bathurst 12 Hour; 16-year-old takes NZ title; Mates help Aussie take on Superbike guns
2015 Geneva Motor Show preview
UPDATED: Wheels lists the pick of the premieres lining up for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show
60 Greatest Performance Cars of all time: 40-31
The countdown continues
GM green-lights Aussie-penned Chevrolet Bolt
Electric vehicle concept to spawn a production vehicle in 2017
Lexus ponders turbocharging for F halo cars
‘Character’ and ‘soul’ key to force-induced performance future
Fastest Aston Martin ever set for Geneva
Extreme Vulcan supercar teaser hits the internet
Speed Dating: Ford’s hilarious Valentine’s prank
Beautiful stunt driver scares blind dates in new Ford Mustang
Caterham Seven CSR 175 review
We drive a car with raw appeal, and put it where it really shines – on a race circuit
Walter Rohrl drifts 911 Turbo S at 150km/h… on ice
Exclusive video: Watch rally ace slide and Scando flick halo 911 on ice
60 Greatest Performance Cars of all time: 50-41
The countdown continues
2015 Lexus RC F review
It’s gloves off as the most potent Lexus goes for the German performance car jugular
Local F1 followers stiffed in pay TV carve-up
Free-to-air F1 coverage cut in half as Foxtel locks championship races behind paywall
2015 Hyundai Sonata review
The new Sonata wants to pick up where the i45 sedan left off, chasing down the Mazda 6 and Toyota Camry in the large-sedan segment
Chris Harris’s car collection
One of the world’s most popular motoring commentators talks us through his eclectic garage, in typically candid style
2015 Honda HR-V review
The Honda HR-V returns with a smaller, athletic approach and a new game plan as the medium SUV contest heats up
Dubai force shows off supercar fleet
Dubai police force hits the streets in the world’s fastest supercars
60 Greatest Performance Cars of all time: 60-51
The countdown begins
First Fang: BMW 228i
The 2-Series sweet spot
Mazda 3 adds kit, sheds price, backs down from brawl
Pricing, packaging tweaks to strong-selling 3 range aren’t meant to knock Toyota’s Corolla off its best-seller podium, Mazda says
Koenigsegg to debut two supercars at Geneva
New ‘Megacar’ Regera and hard-core ‘RS’ Agera joint-reveal
Europe to adopt Kia Oz suspension tune
Kia Australia’s local chassis-tuning program scores international recognition
Revealed: BMW’s 2 Series Gran Tourer
When is a front-wheel-drive compact people-mover not another dull bit of engineering? Hopefully when it wears a BMW badge on the front.
