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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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Bodywork
2015 Nissan Qashqai TS long-term car review
We rate and review the petrol-powered Nissan Qashqai TS five-seat SUV
Porsche Sport Driving School
With Porsche’s new 911 GT3 and an empty racetrack to look forward to, getting to school early doesn’t seem like such a chore
BMW 435i M Performance review
Wanna stand out? Then add some bling to your Beemer
Porsche 911 drifts Nurburgring in snow
Anything a 911 4S can do on ice the Group B SC RS can slide better
Australian Motoring Awards 2016: Awards night video
Missed out on all the glitz and glamour that is the Australian Motoring Awards? Then step right up and watch how the night unfolded on this video.
Porsche Cayenne review
Mid-life nip and tuck for this profitable Porker
Gallery: Ford GT40 historic shots
Stunning images of Ford’s greatest supercar from its archives
Toyota 86 race modification pricing
Race-ready package for Pro-Am competition
Pastor Maldonado to lose F1 seat
Venezuelan to be replaced ahead of 2016 season
2016 Kia Optima GT review
This all-new Kia mid-sizer ramps up performance and polish, for a price
Ferrari sharpens California T
New Handling Speciale pack stiffens Maranello’s droptop GT
BMW to debut all-camera rear-vision
A rear-vision system that replaces all mirrors with digital images will be standard on the BMW that introduces it, likely in 2018
ROH Wheel’s Toyota 86
MOTOR has another crack in ROH Wheels’ even madder ‘twin-charged’ 86
Seven cars take on scenic Tasmania
What do you get when you take seven cars to Tasmania? One hell of a scenic road trip.
Top five shortest cars to park
Not all of these are obvious choices for getting around the city, but there’s nothing shorter for slipping into the smallest of parking spaces.
Opinion: Track days are the answer
There’s one way to avoid speeding fines and it involves a race track
Ford G6E Turbo review
Deserves far better than a life at the taxi rank
Opel GT Concept revealed
Holden builds a rear-drive MX-5 competitor for its European arm
The year ahead: V8 Supercars in 2016
The most elaborate game of musical chairs in memory has left a lot of V8 Supercars merchandise redundant.
Opel GT Concept has Australian input
Holden could soon have an answer to the Car of the Year winning Mazda MX-5 and former winners the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ.
Jaguar F-Type SVR to get 322km/h top speed
700Nm, enhanced aero and lightweight parts combine to make fastest F-Type yet
Porsche 718 Boxster revealed
Four-cylinder roadster officially unveiled
Porsche Boxster 718: new turbo four-cylinders
The move to turbocharged engines has brought the biggest performance jump in the Boxster’s 20-year history.
Audi A3 Clubsport Quattro Concept review
Imagine an S3 strapped to a pallet of semtex
