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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
Engine tech
Bodywork
Top ten tips to beat motion sickness
Motion sickness. We’ve all been there at some point. And if you haven’t, count the lucky metaphorical stars floating around the rest of us. Here are the top 10 ways to evict the car sick.
Yukihiko Yaguchi: Father of the Lexus RC F
Motor interviews the man responsible for putting passion into the Lexus brand
The Best Super Bowl Car Ads: Ryan Reynolds, Serena Williams and Tony Hawk
The Super Bowl is a veritable highlight reel of the the best creative the ad world has to offer. Here’s what the carmakers brought to the show.
Trackside at the 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour
There is nothing quite like watching balls-out battles on Mt Panorama among 30 sleek GT cars that would stop traffic if parked on your street
McLaren outruns Bathurst 12-Hour drama
Motorsport report: van Gisbergen coolly claims Bathurst win; V8 Utes stirred and shaken; Brabham revs up for Indy
Porsche 911 GTS review
The naturally-aspirated Carrera goes out on a high
Toyota 86 GTS v Toyota 86 race car comparison review
Toyota is transforming its 86 sports car into an affordable track weapon for a one-make series in 2016. We pit the road car against the racing 86 to see if it’s earned its stripes
Bathurst 12 Hour live blog
All the action from Australia’s largest GT race
BMW X4 35i review
Many may want it – but who needs it?
Subaru Side View Monitor means perfect parallel parks every time
Subaru Side View Monitor means perfect parallel parks every time
Mazda’s RX-7 Bathurst winner
We drive the 1994 enduro winner in all its period glory
Audi RS Q3 Performance revealed
Baby performance SUV takes power upgrade from RS3 hatchback
Aussie to lead Renault F1 assault
Ex-Ferrari man Chris Dyer joins as head of vehicle performance
Matt LeBlanc joins Top Gear
Ex-Friends star to co-host world’s biggest motoring show
Top Gear announce Matt LeBlanc as new host
Matt LeBlanc is no longer stuck in second gear as he joins the Top Gear team as a new host.
New 2016 Jaguar F-Pace SUV will double sales, appeal to female buyers, says Jaguar Australia
Jaguar’s first SUV tipped to be a sales boon, and a hardcore SVR variant is under investigation.
2016 Renault Megane GT review
The next Renault Megane GT, which Australia will see in October, shows the French understand evolution as well as revolution
2016 BMW X1 sDrive18d and sDrive20i review
Most people looking at a base-model X1 would be first-time BMW owners. What should they expect?
BMW M4 Convertible vs Jaguar F-Type V6 S vs Porsche Boxster GTS
Which of these topless beauties is worth a scorched cranium and burnt retinas?
Snackable Review: Audi Q7
The Audi Q7 is the carmaker’s most advanced ever production car. It’s a seven seater ballooning with new tech, yet it weighs less than the old one. Check out some of the smart bits Audi has found a home for in the Q7.
Audi Q7 Video Review
It took Audi nearly a decade to deliver its second-generation Q7. So, has it been worth the wait? Well, Audi reckons this SUV is the most advanced production car ever. Let’s take a look at some of the tech inside.
How all-wheel drive cars could use less fuel than 2WD
Mazda says it is developing super-efficient four-wheel drive vehicles
Ford Fiesta ST long-term update 3
The Fiesta finally returns after having been bashed up in the outback
Ford GT buyers to be handpicked
Online questionnaire to decide early supercar owners
