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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
Engine tech
Bodywork
2017 McLaren 570S Spider revealed
Why should you have a lesser supercar experience just because you want some wind in your hair? McLaren thinks you shouldn’t with its 570S Spider
30 Years of HSV: VL Group A SS
We decided to start at… well, the start! Here’s HSV’s first hero, the Walky
Performance Car Podcast: Nissan GT-R NISMO
Chatting all things Godzilla aboard the wildest GT-R of them all
How the HSV GTSR W1’s LS9 avoids oil surge
From ZR1 to W1, the fast ‘Vette’s dry sump was customised by HSV
2018 Kia Optima review video
GT brings turbo power to steadily evolving Kia Optima range
MOTOR magazine July issue preview
Here’s a peek between the pages of the latest MOTOR
620kW daily driven Ford Territory
It’s one thing to take a Territory to the drags and thrash everyone, it’s another to then drive it home
Honda Odyssey v Volkswagen Multivan v Isuzi MU-X: Which ‘breeder bus’ is best?
Driving satisfaction need not end once the family outgrows five seats?
2017 Ford Herrod Performance Mustang review
Melbourne based Herrod Performance gives the Mustang 500kW of grunt along with a lesson in road manners
Top 5 Honda Type Rs
As we count down the final months before the new Civic Type R arrives, let’s look back at some of Honda’s best red-badged models.
2017 BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo revealed
A new version of BMW’s fastback five-door appears to fix much of what was wrong with the old one
2018 Tesla Model 3 interior spied
The previously unseen cabin of Tesla’s new entry-level model have been snapped by an alert fan.
AMR spawns most powerful Aston Martin Vantage
Swansong Aston Martin Vantage gets 444kW V12 courtesy of AMR performance branch tune up
Five ultimate BMW M3s part 5: M4 GTS
Okay… we might have bent the rules a little here, but with good reason
Video: 2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon spied on the street
Holden’s next-gen, Euro-sourced Commodore load-lugger caught in the wild
Holden Astra Sportwagon to bolster range in late 2017
Holden commits to growing its small car range, with the Astra hatch and sedan set to gain a wagon-bodied sibling before the end of 2017.
New Volkswagen Polo launch: the countdown begins
The next generation VW Polo will be revealed online later this week. Crank up your browsers
Electric Hyundai Kona locked in for 2018
Hyundai confirms an all-electric Kona will launch next year, and Australia wants it
2017 Kia Rio Si v 2017 Mazda 2 Genki comparison
Does the all-new Kia Rio have what it takes to beat one of the benchmarks cars of the light car segment?
Dry-sump engines explained
How race cars, supercars and HSV’s W1 lube-up for more fun
MOTOR’s 30 years of HSV special
Over the last 30 years, Holden Special Vehicles has given us some gems
2015-2016 Nissan Pulsar Review
A long, broad body on a lengthy wheelbase gives the Nissan Pulsar generous interior space for a small car, and the sedan a gigantic boot.
Hyper-realistic Forza Motorsport 7 revealed
E3 announcement from Turn 10 studios features epic looking gameplay from upcoming racing sim
The five most fearsome automotive widowmakers
Porsche’s unhinged 911 GT2 is back. We round up some of the other genuinely scary sports cars
