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
Scrapping carbon tax will not alter car prices
Car buyers should not expect any benefit from today’s repeal of the carbon tax
Mazda 2: first official pictures
All-new Mazda 2 gets showcar looks and miserly new engines
New Smart ForTwo and ForFour revealed
Local launch in 2016 promises to expand Daimler’s ultra-niche city-car brand
Sprung! Ford’s last-ever true blue Territory
Wheels reveals all about the new Territory, Ford’s last Australian-made SUV
First Drive: Mazda2 prototype
Carey’s sneak preview of bigger next-gen 2 reveals a potential light-car class leader
Lowndes special-edition Commodore leaked
Holden denies it, but dealer lets Craig Lowndes signature V8 Commodore slip
Nissan hits out at ANCAP
Car maker deems criticism over safety equipment non-availability as “unfair”
Head2Head: Renault Clio RS200 vs Subaru BRZ
Subaru’s must-drive BRZ goes up against Renault’s practical performer
Exclusive Video: Mercedes-Benz C-Class prices announced
All-new C-Class offers more equipment and tech for a meagre price rise
First pics: 2015 Mercedes S65 AMG Coupe
Next year’s flagship V12-engined AMG model to cost more than half a million dollars
Motor Sport Report – 13/7
Ricciardo insists Vettel will bounce back; Aussie wins in Germany; Miller takes fourth Moto3 victory; Ambrose struggles on Magic Mile; Power loses top spot
The Weekend Read: 40 Years of M
A smorgasbord of bucket-list BMWs to choose from, and the Nordschleife on which to thrash them. No wonder an invite to M’s 40th birthday bash was the hottest ticket in town
Jags, Rangies to read your diary
Brit luxo brand explores ways to fill the self-driving car’s attention deficit
Get Smart: Pint-sized car plans shift back to showrooms
Online-only strategy leaves Mercedes-Benz dealerships pining for Smart cars
Arctic Trucks in Iceland
Scott crawls his way over Icelandic terrain in a steroid-fed Toyota off-roader
Revealed: The first piece of last-ever Ford Falcon
Headlight teaser image reveals Fusion-like front end for Falcon finale
Kia aims for a bigger slice
Korea’s second brand wants to double its share of the Aussie market
Ford’s final FPV sparks kilowatt controversy
Ford asks Wheels to squash GT-F performance figures ahead of second showdown with HSV’s rival GTS
Australian cars are not too cheap
New Kia boss hits out at claims by Holden that new vehicles are too cheap in Australia, and that prices will rise
First Drive: Audi A3 Sportback e-tron
Audi plays catch-up with its first plug-in hybrid showroom model
First Drive: Lexus NX
Lexus turns the RAV4 into a Euro-worthy compact SUV
STAYIN’ ALIVE WITH A DISCO BALL MIRROR
An exterior rear-view mirror that its creator claims eliminates the driver’s ‘blind spot’ has received a U.S. patent. The subtly curved mirror, invented by Drexel University mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks, dramatically increases the driver’s field of view with minimal distortion.
DROP AND GIVE ME 2012!
Czech artist David Cerny has brought his vision of the Olympic Games in London to life, for the 30th summer games.
PEDAL TO THE HOT ROD METAL
There are pedal cars, and then there are miniature, mechanical works of art. A series of nine radical, custom pedal cars have been produced by some of America’s coolest hot rod builders to be auctioned by the Peterson Automotive Museum at next week’s RM Auctions event in Monterey, California.
