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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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Bodywork

Sub-$40k MX-5 for Mazda’s new roadster
Mazda looks to trim the price of its two-seater drop-top with an entry-level variant

Mazda ‘making noises’ about RX-7 return for 2017
Signs are strong for a return of one of Mazda’s most legendary nameplates

First Drive: Fiat 500
Modern touches add a bit more appeal to Fiat’s retro city runabout

BMW Active Tourer family to grow
Seven-seat people-mover and all-wheel drive set to join front-drive BMW family

VIDEO: Porsche Cayman GTS gets sideways on go-kart track
A Cayman GTS laps a go-kart track. Slow lap follows.

Motor Sport Report – 4/8/14
Australian GP contract extended; Latvala wins home rally; Aussie Scott wins Indycars; Earnhardt wins Pocono; Whincup back on top; Brabham out of luck again; De Pasquale sizzles at Assen

BMW i5, more powerful i8 in works
Electric-powered BMW range to expand with new models, but not in the near future

Sunday Roast: Robbo don’t go!
Corby states the case for stopping national treasure Peter Robinson from retiring

The Weekend Read: Daniel Ricciardo
With Daniel Ricciardo establishing himself as the new star of Formula One on the back of a brilliant second Grand Prix win, look back less than a year as we previewed his step up to the big time with Red Bull

BLOG: ’Ring someone who cares
Why the battle for irrelevant lap times must stop

First Fang: Hyundai Veloster Race Car
The angry rasp filling the cabin offers a strong clue that this isn’t your typical Hyundai

First Drive: BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
It’s a BMW, but not as we know it. Think practical, spacious … and not particularly sporty

Front-drive BMW priced from $44,400
BMW 2-Series Active Tourer to slot above 1-Series – with more space and features

Range Rover sets Nürburgring record
Is anyone else falling asleep? Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport SVR has set the SUV lap record at Nürburgring

Chris Atkinson interview
MOTOR sits down with Aussie rally star Chris Atkinson for an in-depth interview ahead of this year’s Rally Australia

First Drive: Kia Soul
Hidden somewhere inside this spearmint Tic Tac is the fountain of youth

Numbers game for BMW engines
Three-cylinder engine range to expand while V8s, V12s still on the BMW menu

BMW 2 Series could buck front-drive future
Rear-drive coupe’s success causes BMW to question front-driving small-car future

BMW mobs South Africa
Watch a fleet of drifting M235is bring Cape Town to a halt

BMW mobs South Africa
Watch a fleet of drifting M235is bring Cape Town to a halt

First Drive: Honda Jazz
Honda hits a higher note with third-generation Jazz city runabout

VIDEO: 13 year old rally super-kid scares passenger silly
Finnish teen rally prodigy takes woman on a petrifying ride through the woods

Hotter, faster Honda Jazz RS a chance for Oz
Excitement can come in small packages, Honda promises

Bentley chases Bathurst 12-Hour
For Bentley the time to expand its racing portfolio is now, and the Bathurst 12-Hour is well and truly in its sights