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
Cracked windscreens now smashing car owner’s wallets
Glass windscreens play a key role within modern driver assistance systems, making the once simple task of replacing them a complex, and potentially costly, repair job
Gallery: Lexus celebrates 10 years of ‘F’
Lexus takes to Fuji Speedway to mark the 10th anniversary of its performance badge
2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S pricing and features
Mercedes’ ballistic SUV boasts a 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbo engine and is packed to the gills with standard equipment. The price is going to raise some eyebrows though
Nobe’s delicious three-wheel-drive city scoot revealed
Proof that urban EVs don’t need to be dorky
Final 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon built
The last Demon is set to be auctioned alongside the final Viper
Gran Turismo Sport adds Circuit de la Sarthe and more cars
Ahead of the Le Mans 24-Hour, GT Sport has added the race’s home track plus a handful of fun cars
2020 Ford Focus RS preview
Watch out A45, Ford is readying its next 300kW hybrid hyper hatch
2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S performance review
AMG raises the stakes in the mid-size performance SUV game
2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S review
Mercedes shoehorns AMG’s 375kW twin-turbo V8 into the front of the pert GLC. Things are about to get rowdy
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk performance review
Unleashing Jeep’s mental Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
2018 Audi RS4 Avant review
Every car enthusiast has played the ultimate single car garage game, and a fast wagon is always hard to beat
C8 Chevrolet Corvette reported to have four V8 versions
The next-gen Corvette will have the LT1, plus three other V8 configurations according to reports
BMW opts out of adding diesel-engined X3 M Performance
The first X3 to wear an M Performance badge won’t have a diesel-powered sibling beside it in Australian showrooms
Chrysler to be killed off by FCA this weekend – report
The automotive industry is abuzz with rumours that Chrysler could be shut down by FCA boss Sergio Marchionne
Soaring value of Japanese sports cars
A winning era for Euro-beating Japanese sports cars is about to pay dividends…
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk review
Dropping Dodge’s 522kW Hellcat engine into an SUV seems absurd, so we devised an equally outlandish test
2019 Audi Q8 teased as debut draws near
With Audi’s Q8 flagship SUV creeping ever closer to its global unveiling, the German manufacturer releases more teasers of its biggest, blingest tall boy
Supercars CEO considering hybrid for the series
The Supercars championship could see batteries aiding engine in some next-gen cars
MOTOR Magazine June 2018 issue preview
This is one of the best-looking issues of MOTOR ever, we reckon
Audi Q2 Sport TFSI quattro vs BMW X2 sDrive 20i M Sport comparison review
It’s a $50K small SUV shootout as two German rivals vie for buyers in one of the Aussie market’s hottest segments
VCM Performance is tuning a ZB Commodore
Melbourne company plans to use the new Commodore to showcase industry talent
Volkswagen Polo 85TSI v Suzuki Swift GLX Turbo comparison review
How far can your dollar take you in this hotly contested segment? We take two frontrunners aside to find out
2018 Mazda 6 pricing and features
A long list of changes, including a turbocharged petrol engine, headline a radical makeover for Mazda’s midsize sedan and wagon range
2018 Mazda 6 Turbo review
A sweeping refresh of Mazda’s likeable mid-sizer brings a turbocharged engine option to slot in behind its new show-car-inspired grille
