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
Worlds Apart
MX-5 thought it had the sporty rag-top market all to itself, but not if Mini’s new Cooper S Cabrio has its way
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG review
The sensational Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ is so much more than a tribute to the brand’s glorious past. It’s a modern classic.
2010 Audi RS5 review
The RS5 should be just like the glorious old RS4 only sexier and better. But is it?
Mother Truckers
BMW’s new twin-turbo-V8 X5 M isn’t alone in monster-truck land…
Drive: Abarth 500 Esseesse
The long-awaited Abarth 500 Esseesse has finally arrived. And it’s surprisingly good
Driven: Audi A7 Sportback
If Audi’s new A7 Sportback is a sign of things to come from Ingolstadt, then there’s reason for optimism
Merc’s New C63 AMG Coupe
Mercedes-Benz has released images of the new C63 AMG Coupe, which is based on the new C-Class Coupe range
2013 HSV Gen-F range review
HSV Gen-F / Holden Special Vehicles – We road and track test the 2013 F-Gen HSV, the best high-performance rear-drive V8 Australia has ever built.
Audi SQ5 review
Audi SQ5. Finally, a mid-size SUV with balls.
Peugeot 208 GTi review
Peugeot has resurrected GTi badge and has created a cracking compact hot hatch worthy of wearing it.
Mercedes-Benz E500 Cabriolet 2014: Review
Mercedes-Benz has no excuses for not being at the top of the four-seat convertible game. It’s been at it for more than 100 years and its 2014 E500 Cabriolet is now cleaner looking, faster, more economical and far, far safer.
Audi S3 vs BMW M135i vs Mercedes A45 AMG: Comparison review
Gentlemen, start your engines for a two-day no-holds-barred 2013 shootout between the Audi S3, the BMW M135i and the Mercedes A45 AMG.
Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Review
Call it facelift is you must, but the “new generation” Mercedes-Benz E-Class range has just lobbed into Oz with a bold new look, gutsier and more efficient engines, richer updated interiors, higher levels of standard equipment, better value and a raft of cutting-edge tech that brings (albeit very limited) autonomous driving to local terra firma. It’s a direct response, Merc-Benz says, to customer wants of more aggression, power and technology in their Es.
Alfa Romeo 4C first drive
MOTOR slides in Australia’s first Alfa Romeo 4C
First Fang: Jaguar F-Type Coupe
There’s a V6 version but forget it. The V8 is the one you want.
Lamborghini Aventador at Phillip Island
So rarefied is the Lamborghini Aventador’s air that only now has MOTOR managed to get its mitts on one
First Fang: Ferrari California T
Ferrari has done away with the old California’s naturally aspirated V8 and replaced it with a twin-turbo version cranking out 412kW and 755Nm. So how does it drive?
First Fang: FPV GT-F
It’s here! With 351kW, the GT F is the fastest Falcon ever. Unfortunately, it’s also the last Falcon GT ever. So is it a fitting farewell? Or just a tarted-up GT-P?
First Fang: Porsche Panamera GTS
A collective groan must sweep through the engineering department whenever the product planners emerge from a meeting exclaiming “We need a sports limousine!” All the premium car makers are it, attempting to meld the seemingly contradictory qualities of a sports car (agile, lightweight, involving) and a luxury cruiser (big, comfortable, refined) with varying degrees of success.
Aston DBS Volante
One of the prettiest cars ever created has been de-clothed.
Gullwing exposed!
Mercedes-Benz has taken the unorthodox step of releasing official spy pics of its flagship Gullwing coupe ahead of its unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Mercedes has also confirmed a raft of technical details and the name – SLS AMG – before it hits European streets early next year. Australian deliveries are scheduled for 2010.
Mazda NC MX-5 review
The world’s favourite roadster just got sharper, throatier, and better.
Bred Bull
Removing the LP560-4’s roof merely adds to its allure
Nissan turns up the GT-R
The mystique of the black Spec-V GT-R is immediate.
