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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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2017 LA Motor Show: Mazda says “We’ll always put the driver first”
Mazda North America’s CEO pours water on pure EVs and full autonomy
Los Angeles Motor Show: 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible revealed
Chevrolet drops the top from its wild 563kW ‘Vette, and adds more noise
2017 LA Motor Show: Re-engineered Mazda 6 moves upmarket
Changes much more than skin deep as Mazda aims to deliver a more premium mid-sizer in 2018
2017 LA Motor Show: 2018 BMW i8 Roadster revealed, Coupe facelifted
Scissor-doored, folding-roof version of the i8 to join a fresh-look Coupe in Australia next year
Alpine A110 almost as loud as a HSV GTSR W1
Fuel use figures posted for Renault’s mid-engine sports coupe also reveal how much noise it will make
Kia Stinger optional exhaust pricing
Locally-developed exhaust gives Stinger’s V6 a proper voice
2017 LA Motor Show: BMW’s $300-million push for EV breakthrough
German giant investing in higher output, lighter weight battery technologies
Spintires: MudRunner rolls into stores
Realistic off-road simulation out now on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
2017 LA Motor Show: Mercedes-AMG confirms warmed-over A35 hatch
Mercedes-AMG A35 to be most accessible AMG model to date, more 53-badged variants to follow
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander prices dropped, range revised
The less costly ES variant returns along with standard drive-away pricing announced for all non-hybrid models
Car seats: what you need to know before you buy
Seat comfort should be at the top end of your priorities when buying a new car
Alfa Romeo will return to Formula 1 with Sauber
Alfa returns after more than 30 years absent with multiple-year deal with Sauber F1 Team
2018 Mercedes-AMG GT S review
Worthwhile improvements for updated twin-turbo coupe
2017 LA Motor Show: Hybrid Porsche 911 confirmed
Porsche electrification roll-out spreads to iconic 911 as soon as 2020
Los Angeles Motor Show: 2018 Mercedes-Benz CLS revealed
Benz’s next four-door coupé scores new engines and a new look
2017 Chrysler 300 Range Review
The Chrysler 300’s Sopranos styling may have softened, but this super-sized American four-door still registers a more intimidating street presence than just about any other sedan.
Alfa Romeo announces 2018 Formula 1 return
Iconic Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo will return to the F1 grid in 2018 after a hiatus of more than 30 years
Mercedes turns headlights into movie projectors
Stuttgart revolutionises lighting with million-pixel smart lights
Mercedes-Benz F 015 video review
Watch as we poke, prod and play with one of the most unusual, and expensive, cars to grace Wheels HQ. And yes, it really does looks like a spaceship.
2017 BMW M4 CS review
BMW looks to build the ultimate roadgoing M4 coupe
Australia’s best value cars revealed
Wheels magazine’s Gold Star Car awards reveal which cars will save you the most money
Queensland plans its own version of luxury car tax
One in every $5 you spend on a new car already goes to government coffers. Now Queensland wants an extra cut
2017 LA Motor Show: 2018 Jeep Wrangler revealed
All-new rebirth of an American off-road icon
Jaguar XE SV Project 8 claims Nürburgring record for production four-door
Jag says its most extreme road car has set a four-door lap record around the Green Hell
