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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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VW to drop ICE models in Europe by 2035, Australian arm says local market unprepared
Volkswagen’s Australian arm doesn’t think conditions are right for a move away from internal combustion engines just yet
2022 Toyota RAV4 updates announced
Images and pricing are still to come, but the popular Toyota RAV4 is set to undergo its first update since the fifth-generation model’s introduction in 2018
2021 Kia Carnival Platinum diesel review
Nudging 70 grand, the top-spec Carnival Platinum is a lot of money, but then again, the big Kia is a lot of car
Rumours: Is Lexus planning a sub-RC sports car?
Reports out of Japan – often a mixed bag of wild speculation, insider facts and and outright garbage – suggest Lexus could be working on a GR 86-based affordable coupe of its own.
Why is Superbug the definitive VW Beetle modern classic?
The last hurrah for a global automotive icon took the original formula and reworked it for the ’70s
The day I realised I could never be a racing driver
Dan decides to try his hand at motorsport before proceeding into an instant retirement
Great Wall Motors powers up electrification plans
GWM confirms Haval H6 hybrid on the way, serious interest in $35K Ora EV
New 300 Series LandCruiser joins Dubai’s police fleet
UAE customers become the first in the world to take delivery of the LC300
Toyota’s GR 86 to make dynamic debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Hotly anticipated rear-drive coupe set to stun
Nissan appoints new MD for Australia
A new era for a new line-up
Track-only Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR PRO unveiled
Hardcore, track-only Valkyrie ditches hybrid assistance and goes all-in on V12 power
Here’s how the new BMW M240i could look
BMW’s new performance coupé has been given some colour ahead of its official arrival
EV price dips under $40k for first time with NSW rebate
State legislation scraps stamp duty and offers rebates on certain EVs
2022 Volkswagen ID Buzz EV spied in production body, Renault disguise
Volkswagen’s growing family of ID-branded electric models will welcome another newcomer, in the form of the Buzz van.
Driven to Extinction: Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Stylish, fine-driving Italian hatch endured while its FCA stablemates stumbled
New 911 GT3 manual available in California again after govt U-turn
California Highway Patrol admits defeat, allows three-pedal GT3 to be sold
Opinion: Manufacturers are too late to the emissions regulation party
Why are manufacturers only taking action on new emission regulations now, when it is basically too late?
The coolest car products we’ve found this month
Whether you’re shopping for friend, or just for yourself, these are the coolest pieces of kit that we’ve been lusting over lately
Bentley and Fanatec launch custom steering wheel for SIM and real-world racing
Carbon steering wheel will be used at this weekend’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
DBA Mini Remastered Oselli Edition review
You can buy a memory. It just takes money. Lots of it.
Vantage A3 released to celebrate 100 years of the oldest existing Aston Martin
Three examples of the turbo V8 tribute will be produced
What happened in MOTOR 18 years ago? The Nissan 350Z battles Holden’s Monaro CV8 in a sports coupe showdown
With Nissan’s new 400Z on the horizon, we wind back the clock to our impressive first encounter with the then-brand-new 350Z
Opinion: Older manufacturers will overtake Tesla in the EV space
Volvo believes that the favoured technique of sharing an EV “skateboard platform” is the wrong way to develop good EVs
First drive: 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron
It’s billed as the mainstream offering of Audi’s EV strategy, but is the 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron any good?
