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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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Best Small SUV Winner: Volkswagen T-Roc
The Volkswagen T-Roc is the 2023 best small SUV in Australia, thanks to a well-considered range majoring on value, equipment and driveability.
Best Electric Small SUV Under $50K: BYD Atto 3
Find out why we named the BYD Atto 3 as the best electric small SUV under $50k.
2023 Best Small SUV Under $25K: Hyundai Venue
It’s still possible – just – to buy a brand-new SUV for less than $25,000. Of the slim budget offerings around, it’s a Hyundai that stands out.
Best Family Small SUV: Hyundai Kona Premium
Some small SUVs these days are plenty big enough, practical enough, and safe enough for a family. Find out which is the best family small SUV between the Hyundai Kona and Toyota Corolla Cross.
Best Value Small SUV: Hyundai Kona 2.0L
If you’re simply after Australia’s best-value small SUV offering maximum bang for your buck, the entry-level 2023 Hyundai Kona is bang on the money.
Best Performance Small SUV: Cupra Formentor VZx
Fast compact SUVs from the same house go head-to-head, but will it be the VW Group’s German brand or Spanish brand that prevails?
Best Premium Small SUV: BMW X1
A new-generation BMW X1 and a first-ever Alfa Romeo Tonale take on the 2019 Wheels Car of the Year Volvo XC40 in a battle of luxury compact SUVs.
Best Hybrid Small SUV: Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid
If slashing your fuel bill is an imperative for your next SUV, you’ve arrived at the right place
2024 Kia Sorento facelift revealed, in Australia later this year
The mid-life update for Kia’s popular seven-seat Sorento arrives in Australia by Christmas with revised styling and its connected-car functionality
2024 Skoda Superb teased ahead of local release
Skoda has detailed its flagship combustion-engined car ahead of its official unveiling
2023 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross review: LS Black Edition
Eclipse Cross Black Edition brings amped-up styling for a keen mid-$30K price
A hot Mazda CX-60 MPS is possible… at a price
Mazda concedes that a juiced-up plug-in hybrid version of its six-cylinder CX-60 is technically feasible, but it’s not convinced it’ll find a worthwhile audience.
2023 BMW XM review
Plenty of shock and awe but not one of M’s greatest achievements…
Heat waves impact EV range, but colder climates are still worse off
The use of air-conditioning impacts real-world EV driving range, but it’s still better in the summer than winter
Recall roundup: Ford, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo & Porsche
Almost 19,000 Ford Mustangs recalled due to a potential rear-view camera fault, and new notices have been issued for certain Ford Escape, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Porsche vehicles
Tidbits from MG: New MG3, reinventing the brand, deleted air-con buttons & more
Australian media recently travelled to China to drive a number of new MG models, and speak with the brand’s key executives. Here’s a few choice quotes from the trip.
2024 BMW X1 M35i priced from $90,900 before on-roads
First ever M version of BMW’s compact luxury SUV brings 233kW and a host of performance features and aesthetics
2023 BMW X1 pricing and features for Australia
BMW’s small SUV has also spawned an all-electric variant, with both models set for an Australian launch – and now we’ve driven both
Bugatti designer steps down ahead of Chiron successor’s 2025 unveiling
Design director steps down as Chiron successor readies for release
Inside the dragon: the Ningde MG factory
MG takes us inside a cutting-edge mega-factory owned by the Chinese state – the largest, in fact, in all of Asia
2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GSR: New performance flagship coming?
While this doesn’t confirm, it does foreshadow the return of a sporty Outlander
Made in America: Shane van Gisbergen’s NASCAR debut
Supercars superstar Shane van Gisbergen set the motorsport world alight with a stunning NASCAR debut – but one win does not a career make
NSW begins co-funding kerbside EV chargers
The NSW Government has started a co-funding initiative to encourage more streetside EV charging stations
Supercars ace Brodie Kostecki set for NASCAR; The Giz returning too!
Front-running Supercars driver Brodie Kostecki will take on NASCAR’s best next month, following on from Shane van Gisbergen’s historic debut win
