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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
Ferrari fundraising F430 edition
Ferrari will auction off the last production F430 for charity to aid Italian earthquake victims.
Top of the charts
Sales figures prove Honda’s green Insight hybrid is far from a passing ideological fad. Peter Nunn reports from Japan …
Five star Cruze
The Holden Cruze will now launch with the highest possible crash test rating.
2009 Melbourne show – Holden Cruze
Holden’s timing hasn’t been all that great at recent shows (we journos remember the silence as the Hummer was revealed), but it has picked a good time to Cruze.
Toyota forecasting A$11.3 billion loss
Wrong products for the times and no quick return to the black for the world’s number one car manufacturer.
Jaguar Land Rover near collapse?
JLR and Tata warn the British Government: no loan guarantee, no guarantee of existence.
US Mail: The beginning of the end?
Wheels US correspondent John Lamm sits on the sidelines as Chrysler’s fight reaches its final minutes …
Sleeping satellites
It’s official – Porsche and Volkswagen emerge from merger talks with a united plan.
Ford says Tata to Jaguar and Land Rover
The Americans are ready to sell, and it’s an Indian company that leads the bidding war for the two famous British marques.
Concrete rewards for the green team
Honda hybrid drivers get parking advantages around Australia.
Audi’s R8 TDI on the skids?
Another amazing future car has reportedly been shelved in the wake of the GFC.
VW Scirocco circles the ‘Ring
The new GT24 petrol and gas powered Sciroccos have completed testing for the Nurburgring 24 Hour with class-leading results.
New owner Tata influence on Jaguar all positive
Forget the jokes about leaping elephants and tiger-skin seat covers – Tata’s purchase of Jaguar can only benefit the brand and customers, says Australian boss.
Max Mosley’s son found dead
F1 boss’s eldest son Alexander found dead of aa suspected drug overdose.
Lamborghini Toro Tractor Concept
An agricultural ride for the farmer who has everything.
April VFACTS
Then results are in, and the figures aren’t good, but there is a ray of light for some marques and models.
Honda CR-Z
Honda’s plan to take petrol-electric power to the mainstream looks logical …
Bleeding dealerships and death threats
The latest update in the Chrysler bankruptcy saga.
Mazda CX-9 short stay – April 2009
Space, the final frontier.
Get this straight
Rolled your Roller? Mangled your Murcielago? Meet the man endorsed by the high-end Euros to turn trashed exotics back to treasure.
Razor sharp GTR
Meet the Supercar born out of a group’s love for an Audi.
Hyundai i30 CDRi Long Termer – January 2009
Oil aboard Korea’s hybrid-alternative hatch.
Hyundai i30 CRDi Long Termer – April 2009
Capitalising on the folding stuff.
LAUNCHED: Mini Cooper S Cabriolet
Finally, second-gen goes sunny-side up.
