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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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What to do after you buy a new car
Before taking your new pride and joy for a decent spin make sure you’re familiar with all its features and their operation, as well as the running in process
Here’s how Volvo will make its electric cars lighter & cheaper
Worried that EVs are getting increasingly heavy? Volvo has a plan to cut some kegs
Hear the 2024 Mazda CX-90’s 254kW straight-six in latest teaser video
Another notch in the belt of Mazda’s CX-90 teaser train, the brand’s US arm has released another teaser where we can hear the engine
Subaru to stop PHEV development
Holding out for an Outback PHEV? Reports suggest Subaru will focus on hybrid and electric cars instead
Driven to extinction: Honda NSX
Second-gen supercar’s failure to launch
2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSIe price and features
Audi returns to the plug-in hybrid segment with the most powerful Q5 Audi ever offered
Hyundai facing class action over ‘fire hazard’ risk, Kia could follow
Law firm seeking large compensation payments on behalf of owners whose cars have the defective anti-lock braking system
2023 Kia Seltos review: Sport+ 1.6T AWD
The updated Kia Seltos Sport+ 1.6T AWD features more tech and an improved automatic transmission – but a few oddities let it down
2023 Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate revealed
Aston Martin will farewell the current-generation DBS sports car with a more-potent special edition model, and it’s already sold out
2023 Mercedes-Benz CLA facelift due in Australia third quarter
Mercedes-Benz has taken the CLA small sedan in for a nose and butt lift, with deliveries expected to hit Australia later this year
Tesla secretly downgrades Model Y Performance brakes
The popular EV carmaker has made a running change to the Model Y Performance, but it’s a step down
Upgraded Tesla Vision cameras leaked
Tesla may upgrade its camera hardware according to new regulatory documents
Volkswagen T-Roc R gets stock boost in Australia
More than 1800 additional T-Rock R hotted-up SUVs will come to Australia to cut wait times
Best Electric Cars, $65k-80k: Australia’s premium EVs tested
In part two of our three price-based EV buying guides, we compare Australia’s electric cars priced between $65,000 and $80,000
Melbourne company to supply electric Toyota HiLux, LandCruisers for the mines
SEA Electric will supply 8500 HiLux and LandCruiser EVs for use by Australian mining sector
2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid unveiled, confirmed for Australia
Chevrolet’s iconic sports car, the Corvette, has received an electrified option for the first time in its 70-year history – and it’s locked in for Australia
Mazda CX-8 vs CX-9: What’s the difference?
The Mazda CX-8 and CX-9 are both large seven-seat SUVs. So what does the CX-8 offer that the 2017 Wheels Car of the Year winner can’t?
2023 Toyota Corolla Cross hybrid review: GXL All-wheel-drive
Is this compact SUV the solution to cutting the wait time for a RAV4?
2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE pricing and features
Mercedes-Benz’s latest all-electric EQE joins the Australian range
2023 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace review: 110 TSI Life
Volkswagen’s biggest Tiguan with the smallest engine and lowest spec. Bait and switch entry-level machine, right? Maybe not…
Wheels magazine January 2023: What’s inside!
We’re kicking off 2023 in a big way with first drives of the new C63 and Civic Type R (!!), the new-gen Amarok and Lexus RZ450e electric SUV, and a whole heap more. Read about it below, then pick up the mag!
Tesla prices slashed globally by up to 20 per cent to boost sales
With poorer-than-anticipated sales figures in 2022 Tesla has sprung into action, cutting prices across the globe
2023 Hyundai Tucson pricing and features: Bluelink added, price rises
Hyundai’s popular Tucson mid-size SUV has gained its Bluelink connected-car technology for model-year 2023
2023 BMW M2: Australian pricing and design review
BMW Australia has confirmed the price tag of its second-generation hero sports coupe.
