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
Is the Tesla Model 3 a best-selling dud?
Tesla’s Model 3 has topped the sales charts, but is it everything buyers had hoped?
Inside BMW and Daimler’s billion dollar merger
German giants are dropping $1.74 billion into joint services, but there’s a lot to unpack.
Emoji numberplates are now a thing in Queensland
Live in Queensland and like non-verbal forms of expression? You can now slap a state-sanctioned emoji on your numberplate. Yes, really.
Retro: 1964 Lightburn Zeta Sports
The micro brainchild of a washing machine baron; left him hung out to dry
Lego 1967 Ford Mustang GT available soon
Iconic Pony is to be immortalised in little plastic bricks
One Special Rex
The best of Subaru’s shapes and the running gear of a modern WRX makes for a truly special ride
2019 McLaren 600LT Spider review
Drop-top track hooligan is quite possibly the best McLaren road car yet
Toyota Australia works through cyber attack delays
Toyota has set up a temporary customer-service call centre as it works to reinstall its hacked IT system
2019 McLaren 720S vs Great Ocean Road by night
Andy Enright takes on Victoria’s coastline by night in the manic McLaren 720S
2019 Small luxury SUV comparison
Daniel Gardner takes a look at the burgeoning class of small but seriously-lux SUVs
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt review Part 2
Part two sees Andy Enright continue his look-back into the world of drive-in cinema with the Ford Mustang Bullitt by his side
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt review Part One
Andy Enright channels his best Steve McQueen in this Bullitt remake
Watch as driver crashes through dealer window
Test drive of Hyundai in India goes terribly wrong as driver crashes through window
2007 TRD Aurion: Fast Car History Lesson
Burly supercharged sedan wanted in on FPV/HSV turf
Performance Car of the Year 2019: Welcome to PCOTY
11 of the hottest new performance models unleashed at Australia’s hottest new racetrack. PCOTY 2019 is go
Ash Westerman: Thieves in the night
“The, er, ‘unauthorised loans’ of mum’s ’66 beetle were deeply covert operations that required military-style planning…”
2019 Tesla Model X 100D review: EV Megatest
Not the newest, but still leads the charge for range and ease of operation
2005 Mitsubishi Evolution IX vs Subaru WRX STi comparison review: classic MOTOR
In a world exclusive, we hijacked the Evolution IX launch to do battle with Subaru’s STi
2019 Shelby Super Snake performance review
Think the atmo Mustang GT is a bit too tame? Shelby adds grip and grunt for one hell of an 800-horsepower ride
2019 Renault Zoe ZE40 Intens review: EV Megatest
Lack of DC charging capability limits usefulness and tests patience
WhichCar’s Friday Five
We scoop the 2021 Ford Ranger, Mazda3 pricing confirmed, Holden refutes takeover rumours, Honda ute catches fire when washed
Ford Focus Trend v Hyundai i30 Active comparison review
Not much separates these two spacious hatchbacks on paper, but there can only be one winner
Mazda CX-5 expected to overtake Mazda 3 as most popular model
The mantle of being the most popular Mazda in Australia is about to shift
2019 Ford Focus Trend Review
Subdued looks belie the fact the entry-level Focus is actually great fun to drive.
