Technical
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
2016 Detroit Auto Show: Silent AMGs coming, V12 under threat
Merc’s noiseworks contemplates a future where silent electric motors will replace its V12
Wheels Car of the Year 2016: People’s Choice – Group 4
What’s your Car of the Year? Have your say in the fourth of five polls
BMW M3 review
Do an extra two doors make any difference?
Volvo shows off the freedom of its self-driving car
Autonomous driving technology promises to save us time, but can we really learn to trust in our machines?
Abarth 595 Competizione review
Fiat’s piccolo-sized hot-hatch still offers big grins
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Hyundai Santa Cruz ute confirmed, says US boss
Hyundai Ute ready to go, says US boss, and is high on Hyundai Australia’s wish-list
Detroit Motor Show: Ford reveals new hot Mondeo
Twin-turbo V6 and all-paw system for Quasi-ST Fusion
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Hyundai confirms six new Genesis models; high performance rear-drive BMW M3 rival
Hyundai mounts a serious challenge to German luxury makes, including a high-performance BMW M4 rival
Detroit Motor Show: Lexus LC 500 revealed
Lexus switches to shock and phwoar tactics in Detroit, dropping the covers on a V8-powered rear-drive flagship coupe
Detroit Motor Show: Infiniti Q60 revealed
298kW twin-turbo V6 coupe targets RC and 4 Series
Detroit Motor Show: Ford F-150 Raptor revealed
Downsized turbo V6 for world’s most popular hi-po pickup
Detroit Motor Show: 2018 Mercedes GLT ute to gain AMG treatment
Mercedes’ all-new tradie is still in line for some serious go-fast enhancements
Detroit Motor Show: Lexus LC 500 revealed
5.0-litre V8 and 10-speed auto for high-end Japanese coupe
Opinion: Fast SUVs confuse me
Is the fast off-roader thing getting out of hand?
Detroit Motor show: Aston Martin teases new V12
New video reveals forthcoming DB11 engine
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Twin-turbo Ford Mondeo Sport revealed
US version of Mondeo gets an almighty twin-turbo V6 performance model that could’ve powered our own Aussie Falcon
Wheels Car of the Year 2016: People’s Choice – Group 3
What’s your Car of the Year? Have your say in the third of five polls
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Kia Telluride
Here’s a Kia SUV that allows you to ‘check yourself’
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Ford to enter the service industry
Dearborn announces ‘FordPass’ as a customer service free-for-all, and you don’t even need to be a Ford owner to benefit
2016 Detroit Motor Show: 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan GTE revealed
The reveal of Volkswagen’s latest plug-in hybrid based on the Tiguan SUV is overshadowed by an upcoming Dieselgate meeting with the US environmental watchdog
2016 Detroit Motor Show: Infiniti Q60 revealed
All-new Infiniti Q60 coupe gets a powerful new engine to go with its head-turning body
2016 Detroit Motor Show: No Holden Bolt EV
Chevrolet’s ambition to become “a global brand” does not include selling electric vehicles such as the Bolt EV in Australia
2016 Lotus Exige S Roadster review
Now you can get the supercharged, track-focused Lotus Exige S as a ragtop. Has it lost its razor edge?
When Porsche drove its 956 racers on Australian roads
You drive your track car to the circuit? That’s cute
