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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
2021 Kia Rio GT-Line review
Kia’s popular baby hatch is updated for 2021, but can it still find its place in our SUV-mad world?
The wild numbers behind Lewis Hamilton’s incredible Formula One career
Can Lewis be considered the best F1 driver ever? We’ll let these numbers do the talking
Supercars reinstates Mark Larkham for 2021
Longtime pit lane pundit Mark Larkham has been reinstated to a new-look Supercars commentary team after uproar from the fans
Five-door Suzuki Jimny here in 2021: report
Rumours persist that a five-door Suzuki Jimny is being developed, plus Indian Jimny production ramps up for Latin American countries
Can a power bump make the 2021 Toyota Supra even better?
We get behind the wheel of the more powerful Toyota Supra to find out how it performs
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo busted undisguised
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo electric crossover spied in the US with minimal camouflage
Electric program held back by government: Jeep
Plug-in hybrids will play key role in local Jeep line up, but government inaction holding up BEV roll-out
Jeep admits it messed up in Australia
Jeep president Christian Meunièr has high hopes for the future of Jeep in Australia
Kia defends outdated Stonic safety rating
The Kia Stonic has been awarded an outdated five-star ANCAP safety rating from an old 2017 test rather that face tougher 2020 testing standards
2022 Grand Cherokee undergoes ‘extreme’ Australian testing
The fifth-generation Grand Cherokee is being put through its paces locally to boost its towing credentials
2021 Kia Stonic pricing and features
Full details on Kia’s rival for the Mazda CX-3, Toyota CH-R and Hyundai Venue.
2021 Kia Stonic review
Does Kia’s new baby SUV have what it takes to steal customers from Mazda CX-3, Hyundai Venue and Toyota Yaris Cross?
Autonomous drift Toyota Supra skids in the name of safety
Toyota has built a self-drifting Supra skid machine to develop its autonomous driving tech
2021 MOTOR Shootout: the fastest cars in the country, tested on track!
One lap, flat out; time to find out the quickest performance car in Australia. Competitors, start your engines.
2021 Audi R8 V10 Performance hot lap – Motor Shootout
Can Audi’s V10 supercar set a fast enough time to stay at the top of the table? Time to find out
Opinion: Where have all the beautiful cars gone?
It’s a question Inwood has found himself asking with worrying frequency
Ares has built a roofless Tesla Model S
Italian coachbuilders create one-off Model S convertible
Porsche Taycan RWD cleared for the US… and Australia?
Porsche Taycan RWD could provide an entry level to the world of performance EVs
2021 Mercedes-Benz EQA revealed, here mid-year
Mercedes-Benz unveils its entry-level electric vehicle, the EQA, based on the A-class
Driver survey uncovers our disturbing habits
Anonymous research allowed drivers to be up front about their poor driver behaviour
Battery breakthrough drops charging times to mere minutes
Extremely fast-charging batteries previewed for the first time through engineering samples
Hot hatches could become an endangered species
Could Australia adopt France’s crippling tax on performance cars?
FREEZE! Hyundai’s new Kona EV arrives at NSW Police Force
Penrith police station scores Kona EV to drive community engagement
Australian Tesla Model 3 likely to be sourced from China
Australian Tesla Model 3s now built in China, not California
