Workshop tips

Just like you, we love wrenching on our dream machines, and for that you need a proper workspace. Here you’ll find all our stories and videos on how to safely and properly equip your workshop or home garage. We’ve got DIY guides, tech tips, workshop safety and more.

2021 Cupra Formentor
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First drive: 2021 Cupra Formentor

What to make of the first bespoke Cupra? The coupe SUV concept is very zeitgeisty, so we drive the Formentor on UK roads to see if it’s any good

Hammond's Workshop
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Richard Hammond to launch car restoration show on Discovery+

New British car restoration show will be hosted by one of the biggest names in the industry

Fisker Ocean
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Fisker could bring Ocean EV to Australia, outlines plans for a carbon neutral vehicle

American manufacturer says it is taking Australian reservations for its new EV crossover with ambitions of delivering a carbon neutral vehicle by 2027

Volvo battery
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Volvo enters joint venture to develop and produce batteries

New joint venture aimed at bringing everything in-house for Swedish battery tech

Subaru WRX
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WRX passes 50,000 sales in Australia

Landmark sales for the flat-four, all-paw weapon ahead of fifth-gen’s arrival later this year

Audi electric range
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Audi to produce final ICE model by 2025, new cars to be EV only one year later

China will be the exception to the new ICE rule

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics
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Hyundai acquires robotics company Boston Dynamics

The motor group now controls 80 per cent of the US$1.1 billion tech firm

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Porsche investing in new battery cell factory in Germany

Proposed plant near Stuttgart and Weissach could turn over up enough batteries for up to 1000 cars a year

AM Valkyrie
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Aston Martin locked in $18.5 million legal battle over Valkyrie payments

Swiss dealers accused of withholding £10m in Valkyrie deposits

Evoque
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Land Rover to allow buyers to place a deposit on vehicles through PayPal

New system allows buyers to select their car from a dealer online and reserve it

Merdeces-Maybach 6 Cabriolet
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Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne to drive Maybach concept in new film

Michael Keaton’s matured Wayne will drive the car in The Flash

Honda sign
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Honda details fixed-price model coming Down Under

Customers will pay the same drive-away price wherever they are in the country and some dealerships will get the chop

Hyundai i30 N Line Sedan
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UPDATE: Hyundai i30 Sedan N Line Special Edition not coming Down Under despite appearing in price guides

An upcoming variation to the Korean manufacturer’s popular model has been put on hold with the parts shortage to blame

VW Golf GTI
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Battle of the hot hatches: VW welcomes BMW’s new Golf GTI fighter

VW says BMW still has yet to establish itself as a FWD brand and brushes off Hyundai i30N as a rival

Volvo XC-90
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Volvo recalls XC90 for faulty control display

Very sensitive controls responsible for latest recall

Toyota C-HR
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Toyota again recalls C-HR over fuel pump fault

More than 15,000 vehicles now affected Down Under, second time this month a notice has been issued

Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Jeep Grand Cherokee and Cherokee recalled

Alert goes out for the 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2021 Cherokee

2021 Honda Odyssey
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Honda to end production of Australia-bound Odyssey

Japanese plant closure expected to signal the end of Odyssey in Australia

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Honda kills off the Clarity due to low demand

Both the hydrogen and plug-in hybrid variants of Honda’s revolutionary car have been axed

Suzuki Jimny
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Suzuki recalls Jimny again

Over 4000 units of Suzuki’s popular Jimny have been recalled over two faults

Kia Sorento
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Kia recalls Sorento and Carnival

767 vehicles fitted with the V6 Lambda could suffer fuel leak

Porsche Infotainment Generation 6
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Porsche updates infotainment to include Android Auto and wireless Apple CarPlay

Porsche finally adds Android Auto to its infotainment system but still lacks wireless function

Reviews

First drive: 2021 Skoda Enyaq iV

Is the Skoda Enyaq iV a good enough electric SUV to tempt buyers away from waiting for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6?

VW Continental drum brake
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The case for drum brakes on EVs

An old technology is starting to prove itself as a popular partner to the future of motoring