Technical
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
Engine tech
Bodywork
Aussie vehicle sales face record lows despite V8 sales spike
The pandemic worsened the already downward trend, however there were some winners including small SUV, V8s and Chinese brands
Opinion: Aussie car ads don’t have to be so boring
The system is built to outlaw anything resembling having fun in a car, but we have a solution
2021 Toyota Mirai first drive
Our mates at CAR UK test drive Toyota’s second-generation Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car, due to arrive in Australia in 2021
Audi to enter Dakar with range-extender desert racer
Surprise move from German luxury brand to tackle one of the world’s last great races
2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce reviewed
Facelifted Alfa Romeo sports sedan proves it’s what’s inside that counts
First Subaru Outback details emerge
Sixth-generation tech-packed Subaru Outback arriving early next year, turbo petrol likely
Mini previews electric JCW hot hatch
Mini’s fastest, most potent hot hatch will soon be electric
Christmas gift guide for car people
As Christmas looms nearer, here’s our mini gift guide for automotive-inclined
GM recalls almost seven million vehicles after new Takata ruling
GM up for further Takata recalls after failing to prove group of vehicles are excluded from defects
Living with Subaru’s first electrified car – the XV Hybrid
Subaru’s hybrid foray checks into the WhichCar long-term fleet
The Toyota Yaris GR is a modern homologation hero
The entire hot hatch genre has been redefined thanks to Toyota’s pocket rocket Yaris
Hyundai reveals revolutionary electric-vehicle platform
E-GMP ‘skateboard’ will underpin 23 Hyundai EVs by 2025 setting new performance and efficiency benchmarks
Toyota Supra gets more power
Bigger power output and asking price for updated Toyota Supra
Ford reveals Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition
Ford injects a bigger shock into Mustang Mach-E
Living with the Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk: long term review
It’s an offroad-rated mid-sized SUV that comes with some baggage. What’s the Jeep Cherokee really like?
Non-EV drivers who block charging bays face fines
Victoria has become the first state to make it an offence to wrongly park in an EV charging bay
The sexy new Mercedes-Benz E300 Coupe reviewed
It’s sleek and stylish, but is the two-door E-Class flawed as a four cylinder? We find out
Toyota trademarks possible new LandCruiser variant
Next LandCruiser range could debut a Sahara ZX
Toyota confirms pricing and specs on 2021 C-HR GR Sport
Toyota launches its GR Sport brand with spiced-up C-HR
Audi is heading back to Le Mans!
The company that defined the modern era of Le Mans is returning to the greatest endurance race on earth in 2022
BMW prices its new FWD hot hatch at a premium
BMW’s first FWD hot hatch debuts at a serious price
John Harvey’s Holden Torana A9X sells for $910,000
Ex-John Harvey racing machine sells for GT-HO money
2021 Genesis G80 on sale in Australia
Second-generation Genesis G80 arriving locally in November with three engine and transmission combinations
Eleven luckiest escapes of motorsport
Motorsport has tragically claimed many lives over time, and any of these eleven blokes could have been one of them
