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
Carmakers ordered to share repair data with independent mechanics
Win for consumers as carmakers obliged to sell software and codes at reasonable prices
2020 Audi A1 35 TFSI review
Almost 10 years since the introduction of the nameplate, the all-new 2020 Audi A1 arrives in Australia having done a lot growing up since
Buy the new Ford Everest Titanium or get a used Toyota LandCruiser Sahara
New vs Used: Buy the new Ford Everest Titanium or get a used Toyota LandCruiser Sahara
New manual Porsche 911s are coming
Three-pedal Carrera S variants available to order from 2020
Gemballa plans hypercar for 2020 reveal
Porsche tuner turns its hand to building a bespoke model
BMW M8 Competition pricing confirmed for Australia
Local pricing and set specification for M Division’s fastest car
The 10 most amazing racetracks you’ve never heard of
Underrated, overlooked and flat-out incredible: here are 10 hidden race circuit gems
McLaren 600LT painted in a crazy one-off hue
MSO creates bespoke Comet Fade paintwork for a lucky customer
“Nobody is even close” to making a truly self-driving car: Toyota
The world’s biggest car company says fully autonomous cars will be too costly and too problematic for the general public
Chevrolet Camaro Walkinshaw Power Pack review
More grunt and noise takes Camaro to new level of tough
BMW X6 M50i review
Power-packed, premium and polarising – BMW’s third-generation X6 continues to shock and delight
Updated: Casar Park raceway forced to abandon ‘social enterprise’ plan
Lack of funding could mean Casar Park raceway is dead
Hyundai reveals wild Veloster N show car for SEMA 2019
Veloster gets a properly tough makeover inside and out
VFR800 engine Honda N600 headed to SEMA 2019
Stratospheric revs with MX-5 suspension packed into a kei-car
2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 first drive review
Muscle icon gets 567kW, DCT and manners
2019 Lexus UX 250h Review
Lexus’ first crossover is design-heavy and made for city living
ABT builds custom Audi A1 with 294kW
Striking custom widebody A1 sports a racecar heart
Lamborghini previews new track-only V12 hypercar
The first car developed by Lamborghini’s motorsport division is coming
Why BMW believes we’re not ready for EVs yet
Plug-in hybrid is now seen as more than just a holding pattern for EVs
Rodin FZED is New Zealand’s own single seater
Formula 1 pace for GT3 money
2020 Audi A1 pricing and features
Better late than never, the next-generation Audi A1 has arrived with more technology, space and power than ever before
Australians are still scared of the electric car
Nielsen survey cites lack of knowledge and high cost as a barrier to EV buying, but industry figures don’t necessarily agree
A new Toyota TRD Hilux: Sweet Dream
Toyota is being behind in the dual-cab pace race. Here’s what it needs to do to catch up
Toyota Hilux GR still on backburner as sport ute category grows
Toyota Australia is taking a serious look at a high-performing Hilux… but when is it coming?
