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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
The price of oil is now in negative territory
Oil is now below zero dollars per barrel. How did this happen, and what does it mean?
What can you learn from a 20 minute test drive?
Is a 20-minute test drive enough time to get to know a brand new car?
Cheap fuel is destroying the economic argument for EVs
Fuel is getting ultra-cheap, and the prospect of widespread EV adoption is plummeting as a result
2020 Toyota Corolla SX Hybrid review
New Zealand’s greenest roads provided the perfect setting to test Toyota’s greenest Corolla
2020 Volkswagen Golf 7.5 review
The Volkswagen Golf remains a very convincing small hatchback and wagon, combining comfort with rewarding handling. Engines are strong, and auto braking is standard.
The crazy ute concepts we wish were real
If you could dream up your ultimate ute, what would it look like?
Aston Martin’s new V6 will power its future
Aston dives hard into developing its first in-house engine in more than 50 years
The greatest driving roads according to you
We asked, you delivered. Here are the Wheels readers’ best road recommendations
1987 Daihatsu Charade GTti: Fast Car History Lesson
Little-known Japanese hot hatch a secret weapon we never had
Behind the scenes: HSV Camaro ZL1 1LE
Expert tuition required to tame the pinnacle of Camaro performance
Formula E racer’s three-car garage is all about speed
Nostalgic about the past and excited by the future, this former f1 racer knows exactly what cars he’d love in his dream garage
Codemasters announces F1 2020 for July release
The timing is awkward, but that’s not Codemasters’ fault…
Geek Speak: Koenigsegg Gemera’s 1268kW hybrid system
The Gemera – a name literally meaning ‘to give more’ – boasts hypercar-crushing performance and potentially planet-saving tech
2020 Toyota Kluger review
The Toyota Kluger is a big, comfortable and quiet SUV that supplies a lot of power through a responsive eight-speed auto gearbox. Auto braking is standard across the range.
Opinion: GM’s excuse to end Holden and RHD production is weak
In the volume game, shutting off a quarter of the world’s market doesn’t add up, unless bigger troubles are afoot
History, Trivia and Fast Facts – Alfa Romeo
Here are 13 things you probably didn’t know about Alfa Romeo
Three mega vans that will destroy a supercar
These aren’t your regular everyday vans. Underestimate them at your own peril
2019 Ford Ranger Raptor long-term review
Inwood flounders outside his comfort zone, realises water is warm and only two inches deep
The most influential performance car of the past 40 years
The most influential performance car of the last 40 years? That’ll be Ingolstadt’s all-wheel-drive legend
2006 Audi A4 TDI quattro review: classic MOTOR
Audi turned to diesel to give the A4 a performance edge
WhichCar Weekly podcast episode 52
Road tests that didn’t go to plan, the cars that shouldn’t have been and those that never were, but should
Mitsubishi ASX vs Eclipse Cross
What are the key differences between the entry-level ES variants of Mitsubishi’s small-SUV duo?
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Wagon: Fast Car History Lesson
When the Evo ditched the special stage for school runs
This 550kW Holden ute was built to to tackle the world’s toughest race
How could you not like a bloke who builds a 550kW supercharged all-wheel drive, V8-engined Holden Commodore ute
