Technical
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
Lowering speed limits is not the answer to road safety
While the road toll rose in 2015, your chance of being killed on Australian roads is still miniscule
HSV GTS vs Ford Mustang GT
We have the best Aussie and US muscle available at the same time, so who builds these beasts best?
Child seats explained
Buying an ISOFIX seat for your kids brings parental piece of mind
Unmolested collectible classic cars worth more
There’s a fine – often big-dollar – line between leaving a classic car as-found and restoring it to better-than-new
Troubled Chinese brand Great Wall Motors to make bold return to Oz
Great Wall is making a brave play to re-establish itself as a factory operation, more than a year after local operations were hamstrung by a legal battle with its Aussie distributor
Track-focused BMW M4 GTS sold out before it arrives
Australia to get 25 BMW M4 GTS, but even with a $295,000 price-tag, they’ve all been snapped up.
BMW M4 GTS sold out
Australia scores 25 examples of the razor-sharp, $295,000 M4 GTS, and they’re all sold
Power versus torque
Owners can brag about their cars’ horsepower, but it’s torque that pushes you back in the seat when you accelerate
Why modern scooters make sense in a traffic-clogged world
A Harley rider wouldn’t be seen dead on one, but BMW’s new ‘maxi’ scooter adds comfort and ease of use to the joy and freedom of motorcycling.
Morgan’s mighty 3-Wheeler
Man in utility vest let loose in three-wheeled car. What could possibly go wrong?
Meet Australia’s first Ford Mustang owner
Shock jock Tom Elliott’s mid-life mission to return to his muscle car roots ends happily
2017 Subaru BRZ sports car gains performance and styling updates
Engine tweaks bring modest power increase, suspension revised for better handling, and infotainment system upgraded
Buying a new car: Mercedes-Benz GLC
After ditching her cute but troublesome Peugeot convertible for a safe and stylish Mercedes-Benz SUV, a happier Elise Elliot now knows more about cars and driving
Google makes Android Auto available to all vehicles
Android Auto will soon be available to any vehicle, says Google.
Holden Special Vehicles’ Top 10 Greatest Hits
We take a look back at 10 of the best-ever HSVs. And one we hope they will build.
Australia’s BMW M2 allocation boosted
Supply for sold-out M coupe increased
Holden Special Vehicle’s Top 10 Greatest Hits
We take a look back at 10 of the best-ever HSVs. And one we hope they will build.
Finke desert rally: Wheels goes bush – or bust
No one in their right mind would subject themselves to a two-day, outback 4WD torture test, but one Wheels writer is not in his right mind
Good cars overlooked by new car buyers
Australian buyers are shunning some excellent cars and sticking with the big sellers.
Subaru Forester STI: Sweet Dream
Forget a Juke RS, this is how to heat up a cross-over
Management turmoil continues at Maserati and Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo and Maserati CEO demoted just days after the two brands launch important new vehicles
EOFY fast car deals: 7 tempting buys
End of Financial Year Performance Car Deals
Senna’s F1 brilliance at Monaco
Sit back, turn it up and let the brilliance unfold. Senna at Monaco, fully lit in his McLaren
2016 Kia Cerato review
Style, technology and dynamics improvements for Kia’s up-and-comer
