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.
Here’s how Volvo will make its electric cars lighter & cheaper
Worried that EVs are getting increasingly heavy? Volvo has a plan to cut some kegs
Subaru to stop PHEV development
Holding out for an Outback PHEV? Reports suggest Subaru will focus on hybrid and electric cars instead
Tesla secretly downgrades Model Y Performance brakes
The popular EV carmaker has made a running change to the Model Y Performance, but it’s a step down
Upgraded Tesla Vision cameras leaked
Tesla may upgrade its camera hardware according to new regulatory documents
Volkswagen T-Roc R gets stock boost in Australia
More than 1800 additional T-Rock R hotted-up SUVs will come to Australia to cut wait times
Best Electric Cars, $65k-80k: Australia’s premium EVs tested
In part two of our three price-based EV buying guides, we compare Australia’s electric cars priced between $65,000 and $80,000
Melbourne company to supply electric Toyota HiLux, LandCruisers for the mines
SEA Electric will supply 8500 HiLux and LandCruiser EVs for use by Australian mining sector
Mazda CX-8 vs CX-9: What’s the difference?
The Mazda CX-8 and CX-9 are both large seven-seat SUVs. So what does the CX-8 offer that the 2017 Wheels Car of the Year winner can’t?
2023 Toyota Corolla Cross hybrid review: GXL All-wheel-drive
Is this compact SUV the solution to cutting the wait time for a RAV4?
Tesla prices slashed globally by up to 20 per cent to boost sales
With poorer-than-anticipated sales figures in 2022 Tesla has sprung into action, cutting prices across the globe
Polestar’s head of sustainability says ‘vegan interiors’ are greenwashing
Terms like ‘vegan cars’ and programs such as carbon offsetting won’t combat the problem of emissions, says Fredrika Klarén
Hotter VW ID.Buzz GTX, practical seven-seater teased
A Volkswagen exec has drip-fed more info about the upcoming ID.Buzz GTX, longer seven-seater, and California versions
Tesla will ban you from Full Self-Driving beta for two weeks for inattentiveness
The latest software update for Tesla owners has the ability to ban drivers for improper use of its Full Self-Driving beta
Car affordability in Australia: The state of the market in 2023
New and used cars have never been more expensive or hard to obtain. So why are Australian car prices skyrocketing, and when will it end?
Renault increases prices for third time in nine months
Renault has upped the price of its passenger cars again, with entry-level Koleos SUV variants hardest hit
Australian luxury new car sales 2022
Ongoing global supply chain constraints and inflation didn’t stop Australians shopping with some luxury car brands, but others weren’t as fortunate
2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan N facelift spied
An updated i30 Sedan – née Elantra – is expected to debut later this year. Here’s our first look at the facelifted N Performance flagship
Polestar sustainability boss wants us to enjoy driving fast cars ‘within planetary boundaries’
“We need to tap into the drive of consumers and people all over the world to progress and enjoy the thrill of being human – i.e. driving fast cars – but doing it in a sustainable way within the planetary boundaries”
New Year’s resolution: Caring for your car
After a couple of years of inactivity, 2022 probably saw your car put through the wringer of desperately overdue road trips. It’s time to start showing it the care you might’ve missed last year
2020-2022 Kia Sorento recalled
Kia has recalled its Sorento large SUV to resolve a potential fault that could cause the vehicle to stop driving
2017-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee recalled
Jeep has recalled the previous-generation Grand Cherokee due to a manufacturing defect that could cause it to roll away
2023 Hyundai Palisade Highlander review
Hyundai’s big family chariot – already one of our favourite large SUVs – has been given some worthy updates.
2021-2022 Honda Civic, CR-V recalled for ‘too dark’ window tints
Honda Australia will remove its genuine window tinting from approximately 5000 vehicles after it was found to fall foul of strict Government requirements
Tesla Shanghai makes Model Y body every 40 seconds
Tesla’s China factory makes Model Y bodies in just a few blinks
