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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
First Arab hypercar – costs $3.4 million, goes 390km/h
Meet the world’s first Arab hypercar. It’s called the LykanHypersport, looks like a fighter jet and costs $3.4 million. Oh and you can only drive it on a full moon. Okay, so the last bit isn’t true, but once a month is about as often as this super-exclusive car will be driven.
P-Plate turbo ban to change
P-Platers in New South Wales could soon be back behind the wheel of turbo powered cars, if plans to scrap the controversial ban are upheld.
Spy shots: Fastest Ferrari ever
Ferrari’s all-new flagship supercar, the F70, has been spotted testing in Maranello Italy. Seen here in heavy camouflage, the F70 will replace the aging Enzo hypercar and will undoubtedly be the most powerful production Ferrari ever built.
The car that runs on air
No, that headline isn’t a typo. This new creation from French giant Peugeot really does run on…air. And it’s coming soon.
Apple’s car invasion
Apple fans rejoice. You can now, legally, play with your phone while you’re driving. But only if you’re in a Honda. In America.
Lambo faster than a jet
It’s official. Lamborghinis are faster than planes. On the ground anyway. Lamborghini became the first brand ever to travel down a runway faster than a plane overnight, belting its new 522kW Aventador Roadster at Miami airport.
Toyota plans Mazda killer
This sketch might look harmless, but what you’re looking at could be the death of the mighty Mazda MX-5.
Flying car almost a reality
Yes it looks like something out of The Jetsons, but this flying car could soon be a reality.
Aston voted ‘World’s Most Beautiful Supercar’
The Aston Martin Vanquish has been voted the ‘Most Beautiful Supercar of the Year’ in Paris overnight. A world-renowned voting panel bestowed the prestigious title, which was announced at The Festival Automobile International in Paris.
BMW plans M8 supercar
BMW is planning a new mid-engined supercar to take on the might of Ferrari. Previously known as the M1, the all-new 450kW supercar is now called the M8 internally, with BMW tipping it to be the brand’s new performance flagship.
Bentley SUV is go!
Bentley has reportedly been given the green light by parent company Volkswagen to build a new SUV model. The new ‘ultraluxury’ vehicle will be based on the EXP 9F concept (pictured) first shown at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.
Australia’s Race of Champions
Aussie superstars Mark Webber, Casey Stoner and Craig Lowndes will do battle in a world first race at Sydney Motorsport Park next month.
Toyota 86 gets racy
Toyota has built a GT4 racing version of its hugely successful 86 coupe. The stripped-out racer is powered by a 300kW 2.0-litre turbo four, developed especially by Nicholson McLaren Engines.
Commodore will not die – Holden
Cancel the funeral and file away the eulogies, the Holden Commodore is not dead after all.
100 buyers for world’s most expensive car
Remember the $3.4 million, diamond encrusted, 390km/h Arab hypercar we showed you last month? Well despite the fact it’s the world’s most expensive production car, over 100 people have ordered one.
New Supra to get 300kW hybrid
Details of the eagerly awaited Toyota Supra successor are beginning to leak.
Commodore makes US debut
The Holden Commodore has donned a bow-tie and stepped out in front of American racing fans at Daytona International Speedway as the Chevrolet SS.
SS Commodore to stay rear-drive
The SS Commodore could live on as a rear-drive muscle car, even if the regular Commodore becomes a front-drive model when the VF is replaced at the end of 2016.
Audi reveals hot SUV
Audi has unveiled its new high-performance RS Q3 ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut. It becomes the latest addition to Audi’s growing RS lineup, and will be the first RS model to cost less than $100,000 when it goes on sale in the first quarter of 2014. Boasting a new 228kW turbocharged five-cylinder engine, the compact SUV is capable of 0-100km/h in just 5.5 seconds, yet will use just 8.8L/100km.
No Holden Ute for America
General Motors has ruled out introducing its new VF Holden Ute in America, but left the door open for the Commodore wagon.
Hyundai’s eye-tracking tech
It was one of the biggest stars of the Detroit Motor Show, but this futuristic HCD 14 concept from Hyundai is actually a car you’d want to live with, and drive.
Next-gen RAV4 an ‘SUV with sports-car intentions’
Do buyers of SUVs place much importance on razor-sharp handling, or are there more pressing priorities?
Toyota 86 shows soft top
New images have emerged showing the Toyota 86 convertible with its soft-top roof up for the first time.
World’s first gay driving school
A lesbian business woman in England is seeking to help young homosexuals to learn to drive by opening the world’s first gay driving school.
