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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
Engine tech
Bodywork
Regenerative braking explained
Here’s how regenerative braking saves fuel and battery power, and why hot brakes are nuclear powered
WA outlaws use of radar detectors with hefty fines
WA to join other Australian jurisdictions by banning the use of radar detectors
Toyota builds Ranger Raptor rival Aussies can’t buy
What would win in a fight, a Raptor or a Mako? New Zealand is about to find out
Nissan turns Leaf EV into a mobile emergency power station
Nissan’s RE-LEAF concept shows how EVs can have broader applications and that a crossover version of the Leaf EV hatch wouldn’t be a terrible idea.
Australia’s first Shelby GT500 converted to RHD
A closer look at Australia’s first Shelby GT500
The Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe is more than a cosmetic nip and tuck
Style over substance? Why not both, asks Mercedes-AMG
Exactly how efficient is Mazda’s radical Skyactiv-X engine in the real world?
How does Mazda’s Skyactiv-X measure up? We don our lab coats
2021 Toyota LandCruiser Prado review
The Toyota Prado is a large SUV with a seven-seat cabin and proven reliability. It is very comfortable, excellent off-road, and a great choice for Outback touring.
The maddest production Toyota MR2 of all still lives
SARD’s manic MC8 still one of the mightiest road-going MR2s in history
New Apple CarPlay iOS 14 reviewed
Apple’s all-new iPhone operating system, iOS 14, has launched with a raft of updates to Apple CarPlay. But how does it work in practice?
Bigger, more powerful SUVs coming to Australia soon
Here’s why your next large SUV doesn’t have to be another Toyota
2021 Toyota Hilux vs Mazda BT-50 on-paper comparison
2021 Toyota Hilux and Mazda BT-50 go head-to-head in a virtual spec battle
Ioniq switches on the future channel
Ioniq’s EV concept is more mobile lounge than motor vehicle
Stories behind the stories in our season-closing episode
A handful of memorable moments to farewell our second series of TV motoring Mecca
How Australia’s most controversial racer reinvented himself
Twenty years after he dominated Aussie Super Tourers, Paul ‘The Dirty, Dangerous Dude’ Morris has ditched his bad boy image to help young drivers.
We drive Neal Bates’ Toyota Celica GT-Four rally car!
This ST205 Celica is one of the most dominant Australian race cars ever. We drive it
The best used performance cars under $20,000
These are the best picks for budget performance machines under $20,000, as judged by us
WhichCar Weekly podcast episode 71 now live
Bold BMWs, bargain boy racers, and breaching the law by accident
Mazda 3 X20 Astina review
World-first compression ignition petrol joins Mazda 3 ranks without a bang
Aston Martin’s racing sim costs as much as a V8 Vantage
Aston Martin reveals its first racing simulator: limited to 150 units, and costing a touch over AU$100,000
When Toyota Australia built a supercharged Camry
The Toyota Camry TS-01 was a supercharged concept
Do wireless phone chargers in cars damage phones?
Wireless induction is more convenient way to charge your phone, but is it less safer to you or your phone than using a USB cable?
VIDEO: Watch an F1 racer thrash a BMW M4 at the Nurburgring
Robert Kubica unleashes hell in a modified BMW M4 at The ‘Ring
How the 2021 BMW M3 stacks up against rivals on paper
We look at the new M3’s data and hold it up to the cars it must beat
