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.

Hyundai i30 v Mazda3 v Toyota Corolla
Advice

Hyundai i30 vs Mazda 3 vs Toyota Corolla: Which best-selling hatch should I buy?

There’s a stack of hatchbacks on the market to choose from. Jez Spinks runs the rule over the three best-sellers in the class for would-be buyers

Car Style

World’s first female driver joins car industry’s hall of fame

Bertha Benz snuck out of the house to help her husband show the world that the motor car was the way of the future

Porsche Cayman 718
Reviews

Porsche 718 Cayman: 7 Things you didn’t know

Porsche is tagging its 718 Cayman as the brand’s new entry-level sports car. If the words Porsche and entry-level strung together gets your spidey senses tingling, Nathan Ponchard details 7 things about this latest Porsche that you’ll want to know

Brake pads and brake rotors
Advice

What are brake pads?

They’re (relatively) small parts with a big responsibility: brake pads. David Morley explains where you’ll find them and how they bring you to a stop when you hit the brake pedal.

Hyundai Sonata
News

Hyundai Sonata updated for 2017

New tyre package and more elec-trickery feature in the latest incarnation of Hyundai’s mid-sized sedan family.

car drivetrain
Advice

What is a Powertrain or Drivetrain?

When you go looking for a new or used car, you often come across terms like kilowatts, Newton metres, semi-automatic gearboxes and all-wheel-drive – to name just a few. They all relate to a car’s powertrain and Samantha Stevens explains why it’s handy to know what this stuff actually does.

Holden Spark
Reviews

Holden Spark Review Video

The Spark, previously known as the Barina Spark, is Holden’s entrant to the micro-car class. Unlike its predecessor, the newest sub-Barina includes more tech and better engineering. It is one of the more expensive options in its class.

Mercedes-Benz L plate
News

Learner drivers should also learn how to use new safety tech, says Mercedes

Rather than be surprised when it does step in to save you from a crash, Mercedes-Benz says drivers should be shown how it works.

Graham crash dummy
News

Victoria’s TAC unveils crash-proof human; Graham

This bizarre looking creation is what road trauma specialists, engineers and an acclaimed sculptor believe a person would have to look like to survive a car-crash.

Ford Focus RS
News

Ford Focus RS hyper hatchback lands at $50,990

It’s quick, it’s controversial, and it just may be the hottest hatch yet.

BMW M3 Competition
Reviews

BMW M3 Competition Pack Quick Review

The current BMW M3 has been on sale since 2014 and this is the first major change to it. The new M3 Competition Pack brings more power and slightly firmer suspension designed to improve its pace and performance, particularly on a race track.

Jaguar interior and infotainment system
News

Jaguar Land Rover targets infotainment and personal accessories leadership

The British car maker takes keyless entry a step further with latest wearable tech for active F-Pace drivers.

Ford Focus RS
News

Ford turns to tequila for car components

Ford is taking a shot at making car parts from the same plants used to make tequila.

BMW M3 Jahre
News

BMW M3 ’30 Years M3’ selling fast

Of 500 produced worldwide to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the BMW M3, only 30 are coming to Australia – and most already have names against them.

BMW M3
Reviews

BMW M3/M4 Competition pack: 12 things you didn’t know

Eager to capitalise on our hunger for all things M series, BMW unveils its M2 and M3 competition-spec variants. Toby Hagon explains what sets the Competition series apart from others in the M range.

BMW 140i
News

BMW 140i ups rear-drive fun

More six-cylinder power makes for sharper acceleration from BMW’s value-packed hot hatch.

Bentley Bentayga fly fishing SUV
News

Bentley Bentayga SUV goes fly-fishing

It really doesn’t get any more opulently British than this; Mulliner’s exclusive fly-fishing optioned Bentley soft roader.

Audi Q2
Reviews

Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI Quick Review

There’s a lot to like about Audi’s new roomy and entertaining-to-drive Q2 SUV – especially if you’ve been priced out of the Audi Q3 market.

Tesla Model X
News

Tesla Model X 60D SUV arrives end of 2016

Tesla taking deposits on the cheapest version of its all-electric seven seater SUV, with three more variants on the way.

Audi Q2
Reviews

Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI: 8 things you didn’t know

The Audi Q2 is Audi’s foray in to the premium small SUV market. Here’s 8 things John Carey’s found that sets it apart from other Audis and its segment competitors.

Porsche 718 Cayman
Reviews

2016 Porsche 718 Cayman Quick review

Porsche returns to its roots with the flat-four 718 Cayman. But this re-imagined entry-level sports car is more than just a terrific new engine.

Jaguar F-Pace
Reviews

Jaguar F-Pace 35t Quick Review

The F-Pace series marks an interesting shift in Jaguar’s thinking. Ryan Lewis explains where JLR got their foray into the uber-competitive SUV market right and where they may have gotten things not-so-right.

News

Peugeot offers cheaper driveaway pricing and more equipment

Peugeot 208, 308, 2008 and 4008 get price cuts and equipment boosts until 30 September, as Peugeot begins a winter sales push.

Volkswagen Tiguan
News

Volkswagen Tiguan joins local line-up priced from $31,990

Pricing, variants and extras packages signals Volkswagen’s attack on lucrative SUV market.