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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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Energy company, AGL, announces $1 a day charging for electric vehicles
Energy company AGL will provide unlimited charging for electric vehicles for just $1 a day
McLaren to unleash P1 GTR road car
P1 LM to be lighter, faster than track-only hypercar
Chris Harris vs HSV GTS Maloo
The Drift King – and new Top Gear presenter – takes on the most Australian car ever: HSV’s tyre-shredding, supercharged GTS Maloo
Jeep Renegade Trailhawk Quick Review
A bit like pairing hiking boots with yoga pants, the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk wants to appear good at off-roading, but is more about keeping you comfortable in the city.
Anatomy of a Le Mans prototype racer
Get under the skin of a 728kW Audi R18 LMP1 car and let your mind boggle
VW to cull 40 models as part of EV push: report
Volkswagen’s bid to reinvent itself as the world’s greenest car brand will claim a few victims along the way
2016 BMW 4 Series Update Review
For 2016, BMW has upped equipment levels and dropped the price of all of its 4 Series models – the F32 Coupe, F33 Convertible, and the F36 Gran Coupe. Additionally, an all-new family of petrol engines with more of everything lob in
Dodge Viper dies, final editions revealed
Iconic 8.4-litre V10 US muscle car loses the fight to survive
Updated BMW 4-Series: More for less
Updates to BMW’s 4-series range means your money now goes further.
Audi S1 long-term update 4
A warm welcome to our newest resident
2017 Audi A5 and S5 Coupe review
Superbly styled exterior of Audi’s new coupe shows off Ingolstadt’s metal pressing skills
Audi A4 Allroad quattro review
Allroad version of A4 Avant wagon will debut Audi’s newest quattro all-wheel-drive system and come with a choice of engines when it arrives in September
2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed mega line-up
Anyone categorised as a revhead should have the Goodwood Festival of Speed on their bucket list…
Wheels Reader Survey 2016
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BMW 440i Gran Coupe review
New donk and less dosh for BMW’s odd one out
Audi A4 Allroad Quattro Quick Review
Imagine a Subaru Outback made by a premium German brand, and you have a near-perfect picture of the Audi A4 Allroad quattro.
Audi A4 Allroad Quattro: 6 things you didn’t know
The Allroad version of Audi’s A4 Avant wagon is due for arrival here in September. Here’s some tasty morsel of information on the newest addition to the A4 family.
2016 Subaru Forester review
It was the best of the rest in 2014. Can the Subaru Forester still hold the high ground?
2017 Mini Countryman JCW spy pics
Bigger, bolder, and – especially in flagship JCW guise – brawnier, the Mk2 Mini Countryman has grown in the most delightful ways
Craig Lowndes career highlights
Happy Birthday to ‘The Kid’ – 42 today!
Honda reveals new all-electric NSX Pikes Peak racer
Feast your eyes on this NSX-inspired EV concept electric racer from Honda, as it gets set to tackle Pikes Peak in 2016
Ford Everest gets cheaper starting price of $55990
Ford’s new Everest Trend SUV has families, the Toyota Prado and people who want to tow stuff squarely in its cross-hairs.
How many air-bags is enough?
There’s only so much protection you’ll get from air-bags, says David Morley, but for that extra peace-of-mind, and to avoid making a potentially costly mistake, here’s some tips about air-bags
Nine most desirable Japanese cars
Nine screamers from the land of the rising sun
