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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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Archive: Ford BA Falcon reveal
Pulling the wraps off Ford’s 21st century Falcon
Toyota Corolla turns 50
No one could have imagined the impact Japan’s ‘people’s car’ would have on Australian motoring when the first shipment of Corollas landed on our shores in 1966.
Mercedes-Benz GLT trade ute readies for reveal
Renault lets slip that its trade-ute joint partner is about to share more details of its cashed-up tradies’ dream ride.
Paris Motor Show on a collision course with autonomous future
How well would a self-driving car have coped with your commute this morning? Yeah, thought so …
2017 Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo arrives in Australia
Hyundai’s most affordable performance car is now on sale, undercutting the Veloster SR Turbo with a pricetag of $28,990.
Daniel Ricciardo wins Malaysian Grand Prix, shoeys ensue
Aussie F1 star nails first Formula One victory in two years
Renault Megane RS to score four-wheel steering; manual and auto gearbox
Renault’s hot hatch flagship wants its Nurburgring record back, and will come with rev-matching, more power … and a stick!
2012 Ford XF Falcon v Holden Commodore v Toyota Camry v Toyota Aurion
In this latest address to Aussie drivers, Falcon and Camry come to the four with boosted incentives, while Commodore and Aurion set out to prove that a six still has clout at the polls
30 Years of BMW M3: E92 M3 ute
A German take on an Aussie performance favourite
30 Years of BMW M3: E36 M3 Compact
Pocket rear-wheel drive rocket
2016 Paris Motor Show: Mercedes-AMG E63 adds Drift Mode
Next E63 will slide into Detroit motor show with a unique feature
2016 Paris Motor Show: Audi RS3 sedan revealed
Power boost for booted RS3 as Audi overtakes AMG
Nine Hot Holden Concepts
Nine one-off Aussie motor show-stoppers that kept us salivating
2011 Ford Falcon FG: FPV GT Concept
Sinister FPV show special ups grunt and grip – only 125 of these FPV black beauties were built
2016 Paris Motor Show: 2017 Audi Q5 debuts
The 2016 Paris motor show is underway, and Europe’s biggest automotive gathering of the year has served up another round of fantastical concept vehicles.
2016 Paris Motor Show: 2017 Lexus IS range revealed
Lexus has announced an update to its popular sports sedan range due in Australia early next year.
Mercedes-AMG GLS63 review
For those who need a cylinder per person, plus one extra
2010 Ford Falcon 50th Anniversary
For 50 years, Ford’s Falcon had ridden the ups and downs of an ever-changing, always competitive, Australian car market.
2016 Paris Motor Show: BMW tips 2020 as the year of the electric boom
BMW prepares for change as it predicts a “big rise” in electric car sales.
2016 Paris Motor Show: Audi RS3 Sedan unveiled
Audi RS3 Sedan to pack 294kW punch from five-cylinder turbo.
2015 Jeep Cherokee long term review
Living with a 2015 Jeep Cherokee for a month or two reminds you of how brilliantly Jeep is presenting its cars
2016 Paris Motor Show: BMW X2 Concept revealed as prelude to new crossover “coupe”
BMW’s sleek SUV concept foreshadows the brand’s next SUV derivative.
2016 Paris Motor Show: Top 5 Real-world Concepts
The 2016 Paris motor show is underway, and Europe’s biggest automotive gathering of the year has served up another round of fantastical concept vehicles.
2016 Paris Motor Show: Top 5 SUVs
All you need to know about new Aussie-bound SUVs out of Paris.
