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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
Porsche Track Precision app to provide owners racing tuition and data
German sportscar manufacturer to offer a free app to improve laptimes of drivers
Nissan Leaf becomes first EV to become a nation’s top seller
Sales of the battery-electric hatch overtook the venerable Volkswagen Golf in Norway last year, with EVs taking more than third of that country’s market share. Meanwhile, in Australia …
Holden Combo with a tuned turbo Astra engine
Mechanic owner has turned his van into a hot hatch-fighting sleeper
Introducing Overrun: the newest addition to Wheels magazine
We’ve got a new section in the magazine, and it celebrates everything great about being a motoring enthusiast
The Suzuki Jimny could become the world’s smallest, coolest ute
A load-lugging pick up concept based on Suzuki’s new Jimny has resulted in massive interest, and Australia wants it – and a five-door variant – bigtime
Hyundai reinvents the airbag
Multi-collision airbags offer a revolution in protection
Chevrolet Silverado vs RAM 1500: Are American utes too big for Australia?
Think the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger are big? Wait till you see what Chevrolet and RAM offer
Toyota Corolla v Hyundai i30 v Mazda 3 comparison
How does the new Toyota Corolla fare against its established competition?
WhichCar TV Episode 1: Toyota Corolla review
Does the new Corolla put Toyota back on the small car map?
Porsche 911 GT3 v The Grampians
Alex takes to the Grampians in Porsche’s 911 GT3. Tough luck…
2005 Nissan 350Z 35th Anniversary review: classic MOTOR
While didn’t even get a badge, the Zed’s 35th birthday present was more power
Brabham BT62 to make Bathurst debut
Australian-built supercar to take on the most famous circuit in the country
The new Dodge Challenger will be very different
FCA CEO says the future of American muscle won’t be what we’ve come to know and love
2019 McLaren 600LT quick walkaround video
What else do you do when you’ve got a video camera and access to a 441kW McLaren?
Wheels magazine is changing – for the better!
You spoke, we listened. Here’s how Wheels has reinvented itself
2019 Lamborghini Huracan Evo gallery
We’ve collated all the best photos of the new Lamborghini Huracan Evo and give you some juicy details ahead of our first drive review
Volvo XC60: one year on from its COTY victory
We look at how Volvo’s all-conquering mid-size SUV has stacked up 12 months after winning COTY 2018
Castrol simulated a full F1 season and 24 hour race to test its oil
A Castrol technologist tells us about the brutal testing process for its oil
2019 BMW Z4 pricing and specifications
BMW puts price tags on its three-strong Z4 roadster range, available from April 2019
Chinese-built Lotus SUVs: is this the beginning of the end?
Geely’s massive $1.8bn factory gets go-ahead in Wuhan
New BMW M3: rear drive manual version looks set to launch
Entry-level tearaway to be sold alongside all-wheel drive flagship
First 2020 Toyota GR Supra sells for almost $3m
Barrett-Jackson shifted the first A90 Supra for well over sticker price
Wheels Car of the Year 2019 to be announced January 30
The question is, who will win Australia’s biggest and toughest motoring award this year?
2019 Ford Mondeo: this is it!
This could be the last time Ford’s iconic sedan is updated
