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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
Wheels Car of the Year 2016: Meet the judges
Grizzled veterans met two fresher faces on this year’s panel of eight
Wheels Car of the Year 2016: People’s Choice – Deciding Poll
Cast your vote for Car of the Year from the five group-winners
Top five fast SUVs
A trip to the store needn’t be a dull affair. With rip-snorting engines such as these powering your luxury barge, you’re bound to end your day with a smile.
Video: Verstappen on snow vs Ricciardo on ice
Max Verstappen looks cool drifting an F1 car on snow. But how chilled was Daniel Ricciardo on ice?
Ghost hunting in the Rolls- Royce Wraith
With power to embarrass most muscle cars, we get spooked by the 465kW Wraith – a Rolls-Royce that will haunt your licence
2015 BMW 2 Series Convertible First Drive Review
Beamer’s compact soft-top grows into a more mature and even more technically proficient take on the compact convertible. Drivetrain is a delight.
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Australian designs 2017 Lincoln Continental
The 2017 Lincoln Continental has been created to save the brand, and was designed by Australian Max Wolff
Bentley Continental GT3-R review
Gentleman’s cruiser gets a scoop of racing pedigree
Opinion: Your car says a lot about you
You can tell a lot about someone by their choice of wheels
BMW announces Competition Pack for M3 and M4
New hot-up package for M3 and M4 adds power, new goodies
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Mercedes-Benz confirms 2018 launch for Tesla rival
Concept IAA show car tipped to shape all-electric Benz speedster
Subaru returns to racing
Rear-drive Levorg to compete in 2016 BTCC
In memory of Bluebird
MOTOR pays tribute to Donald Campbell’s obsession with speed
Hyundai Santa Cruz ute coming … in 2023
Home market priorities push Australian arrival of Hyundai’s lifestyle ute well into the next decade
Wheels Car of the Year 2016: People’s Choice – Group 5
What’s your Car of the Year? Judge the remaining five contenders
Long Term Test: Mini Cooper Pepper – Pt. 2
‘It’s not me, it’s you’ scenario stymies the romance
Erebus switches to Holden V8 Supercar
The Mercedes V8 Supercar experiment comes to an end
World’s Fastest Toyota 86
EKanoo Racing’s Toybaru blitzes the quarter mile
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Hyundai working on Ferrari-rivalling supercar
Genesis-badged super-coupe is definitely in the pipeline, Hyundai product planner teases
Detroit Motor Show: Acura Precision Concept
Edgy four-door concept previews next large sedan from Honda’s luxury brand
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Audi h-tron quattro concept
Super-efficient EV SUV to be ready by 2020 as Audi chases hydrogen future
Detroit Motor Show: VLF Auto Force 1 revealed
VLF’s V10 supercar unveiled despite protest from Aston Martin
Detroit Motor Show: Mercedes-AMG S65 Cabriolet revealed
AMG builds the most powerful ever S-Class drop top
2015 BMW X6 M First Drive Review
Mega 4WD coupe gets the M treatment to transform it into a massively powerful automotive enigma.
