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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
2017 HSV Racing Supercar revealed
New look for a new era for Walkinshaw Racing
New vs Used: 2006 Ferrari 430 Spider vs Porsche 911 Cabriolet
Got $230K and a Vitamin D deficiency? Do you go German or Italian?
2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon revealed
Here’s our first look at Holden’s next-gen Commodore Sportwagon.
Thieves steal $4.8M worth of Jaguar Land Rover engines
Brazen crims literally haul away millions of dollars’ worth of engines from JLR plant.
2017 Super Bowl car commercials: The best and worst
One of our favourite times of the year has arrived as automakers release their inspiring, hilarious and sometimes down-right-weird Super Bowl ads.
Alpina B7 vs Audi S8 Plus vs Jaguar XJR
The Alpina B7 is the M7 BMW won’t build. With 447kW and 800Nm can it hold off two other V8 loony limos?
Adrian Newey ‘to shine’ under 2017 F1 season’s regulations
Respected ex-Jordan, Williams and McLaren engineer Sam Michael believes red Bull’s design chief will have some good solutions to the team’s challenges
Ferrari 488 GTB hunts down 300km/h at Mt Panorama
Stephen Corby battles odds overwhelming in his hunt for the elusive 300km/h top speed in a Ferrari 488 GTB at Bathurst’s famed Conrod Straight.
Ferrari takes wild Bathurst 12 Hour
Crashes, slow drivers and The Giz add to what will go down as the most controversy-packed race in the 12 Hour’s history
Maro Engel slams teammate SVG over Bathurst crash
German driver criticises Shane van Gisbergen after race-ending crash at the Bathurst 12 Hour
Formula E: The future of motorsport?
Can battery-powered racers really take off?
Tyre technology: Geek Speak
Semi-slick tyres have come a long, long way
Andrea Vitale: Italian car mechanic
A passionate man with a love for automobili Italiano.
Geneva Motor Show: 2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 S Estate revealed
450kW family hauler won’t make it to Australia
2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 sedan quick review
The high-tech, twin-turbo V6-powered E-Class sedan is Daimler’s new standard bearer
Why the diesel engine’s clatter will be silenced
Don’t blame – or thank – Volkswagen for the impending demise of the diesel car.
2017 Holden Trax price and features for facelifted SUV
Facelifted 2017 Holden Trax now on sale with a new look, stylish interior and better connectivity.
Beyoncé announced pregnancy with twins while sitting on a Porsche 914
Beyoncé posed on a Porsche 914 targa. Oh, and she’s pregnant with twins.
2017 Wheels Car of the Year: Readers’ choice
The votes have been tallied, and this is the car you voted as the Car of the Year
2017 Australian Motoring Awards wrap up
The results of the 2017 Australian Motoring Awards are in, and the winners may surprise you.
Supercars Australia on the hunt for more championships
Supercars Australia managing director Matt Braid has told motoring executives the motorsport company will add more categories to its expanding line-up “very soon”
Geneva Motor Show: McLaren P14 teased before reveal
‘Drift Mode’ and carbon monocoque teased before second-gen McLaren debuts
GT3 racer vs road car: what’s the difference?
How much is different on the GT3 racers that are tackling Bathurst, compared to their road-going brothers
1978 Range Rover reborn as new
Cool original Rangie first of remade and reborn breed
