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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
Red Bull gamble throws wild card into V8 Supercars season
Risky strategy by Australia’s most successful team makes 2016 V8 Supercars championship enticing
2015 Nissan Qashqai Ti long-term car review
We test and review the mid-sized Nissan Qashqai Ti five-seat SUV over three months
Peugeot 308 GT review
France’s latest warm hatch comes out well done
Maserati Levante joins the high-rolling SUV club
Maserati has revealed its contender for the growing luxury SUV market, set to compete with the Bentley Bentayga.
Hyundai updates iMax and iLoad for 2016 with new tech features
Hyundai’s iMax and iLoad vans pick up new technology, added safety and cosmetic updates for 2016.
Opinion: Cars are more than metal
For some, a car is much more than metal and rubber
How to choose the best new car colour
Getting a black or white car is the popular option, but is it the best option? Check out our surprising stats on today’s car colour trends.
Aussies aim high for Pikes Peak; Dyer picks up new F1 gig with Renault
Monday Motorsport Report: Aussie set sights on Pikes Peak centenary; Chris Dyer returns to Formula One; GT3 mixes it up on the grid and more
Aston Martin DB10 goes for crazy AU$4.9m
DB10 auctions for astonishing amount
Maserati Levante revealed
Italians join the big-buck SUV brigade
2016 BMW 318i review
While most 3 Series buyers will bridge the gap to the exquisitely powerful 330i, there is something defiantly uplifting about choosing to downsize.
Peugeot to take on Mazda CX-3, CX-5, in SUV offensive
As Peugeot shows its re-engineered baby SUV, the 2008, spy images surface of an all-new mid-sizer
Holden Colorado 7 Quick Review
With plenty of grunt, room, and decent handling, Holden’s Colorado 7 is more like a Commodore on peptides than a monster truck.
V8 Supercar booted for Benz at Australian Grand Prix
The tradition of pitting an F1 car against a V8 Supercar at the Australian Grand Prix will end this year, with a Mercedes replacing the Aussie V8
Volvo V90 first look
Iconic Volvo nameplate returns in all its glory
Kids can now drive a Tesla Model S
Kids these days have everything, now they even have a Tesla Model S to play with.
Jaguar F-Pace SUV on its way to Australia
This is the Jaguar F-Pace, Jaguar’s first SUV and a car that local boss, Matthew Wiesner, predicts will double sales of Jaguars in Australia.
Get new car advice from the experts – not Janice
Meet the stars of the new Whichcar TV campaign
2016 BMW X5M review
Munich’s latest monster beats up physics and steals its lunch money
Toyota RAV4 seatbelt failure results in recall
Toyota Australia to recall 98,000 RAV4s due to safety concern
2016 Peugeot 308 GTi road review
Look out Golf GTI: Peugeot’s coming. The former hot-hatch specialist has hit back and hard with the 308 GTi, and it works on local roads
Ford Mustang arrives as highway patrol car
5.0-litre V8 Pony car set to take reins from Falcon
Pagani Huayra BC revealed
Faster, more focused version of Italian hypercar
2016 Infiniti Q70 review
Infiniti’s big premium car is better value than ever. But the brand steers its own course on limousine handling and ride
