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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
Holden kills Commodore SV6 manual
Manual with V6 no more for Commodore
Nico Rosberg takes 2016 F1 title in Abu Dhabi nail-biter
Lewis Hamilton may have claimed the win in the Formula One decider, but his tactics come under fire
Chrysler 300 SRT: can it scratch our rear-drive V8 itch?
Will the 300 SRT replace the locals in our hearts?
2016 Renault Megane GT review
Warm hatch a tasty entree to the main course
Seven seater comparison review: Toyota Kluger GX AWD
The Toyota Kluger offends no one by sticking to the middle of the road. There’s no escaping that the Toyota offers plenty for the money.
Volkswagen Amarok V6 Ultimate Quick Review
More power and extra gear are the highlights of an update to the impressive 2017 Volkswagen Amarok ute.
WRC 2016 season review
Every driver rated from 13 rounds of competition
2016 Mercedes-Benz SL400 review
Flagship roadster struggling to fight the ageing process
2017 Volkswagen Amarok V6: 18 things you didn’t know
The Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI brings a revised interior and fresh face, but no updates to the sheetmetal. Here’s 18 things about the popular ute you didn’t know.
Seven seater comparison review: Volkswagen Multivan
The Volkswagen Multivan is certainly the leader of the space race, if not quite the final frontier. Commercial vehicle origins let it down against more sophisticated competition.
Hyundai i20 WRC car visits McDonald’s drive-through
It’s the rallying world’s version of a Formula 1 car, but how does a WRC car handle the McDonald’s drive-through?
2017 Infiniti Q60 2.0t Coupe review
Infiniti year of consolidation has culminated with the release of its BMW 4 Series Coupe-rivalling Infiniti Q60.
2016 BMW Alpina B4 Bi-turbo review
Ever wanted a BMW M4 with more? If the answer is yes, a Melbourne-based BMW dealership thinks it has the answer and it wears an Alpina badge.
2018 Infiniti QX50 to be the brand’s game-changer
Infiniti’s tilt at the Audi Q5/BMW X3/Lexus NX market will take it to the next volume level – introducing the Infiniti QX50 medium-sized luxury SUV.
Jaguar offers nine new XKSS
Road-going Le Mans racer revived for Jaguar faithful
2017 Toyota C-HR – 8 things you didn’t know
Here’s some things you didn’t know about Toyota’s belated entry into the small-SUV market – the Toyota CH-R.
2017 Toyota C-HR Quick Review
Toyota has finally dumped the beige to produce an aggressively styled crossover – the Toyota C-HR
2017 Lexus IS sedan review
Lexus IS emerges same, but different, from mid-cycle update
No Honda Civic Si for Oz
New turbo two-door Honda remains US-only
2017 Ford Mustang likely to score 10-speed auto
New adaptive dampers also on the list for facelifted ’Stang
2017 Lexus IS Quick Review
The Japanese premium brand’s staple sedan – the Lexus IS – has been updated to make it smoother, smarter, sexier and safer.
‘Flight mode’ for phones in cars proposed
The US road safety watchdog calls on smartphone makers to lock down devices while drivers are behind the wheel.
Porsche 991.2 GT3 revives manual gearbox
May also use motorsport-derived 4.0-litre engine
Seven seater comparison review: Hyundai Santa Fe 30
The Hyundai Santa Fe better at pleasing its driver, rather than shifting a tribe of seven, as we uncover headroom and visibility issues in the third row.
