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
Nine terrible car tributes
It’s an old trick, makers slapping a reputable racing driver’s name on struggling models in an attempt to shift some metal. Here’s some of the worst so far.
What your car says about you
Some cars, especially crap ones, tell people a lot about your life, according to David Morley.
Dodge release Challenger Drag Pak
Dodge unveils strip-only muscle car for 400m fanatics
Hennessey VelocRaptor unleashed
Texan tuner builds the world’s baddest SUV
Cargo Culture
The art of boot-packing challenges Father Bulmer on a little family weekend-away.
Toyota 86 Rally Car review
It’s impossible to have more fun on four wheels
Citroen Grand C4 Picasso v Subaru Outback 2.0D v Ford Mondeo Titanium v Mazda 6 GT comparison review
Mid-size passenger wagons compared, in premium trim. In a world gone mad for SUVs, what will happen to the classic family stalwart?
MOTOR August issue preview
More fast car news and reviews than you can possible handle!
Subaru WRX Celebration: 3rd Generation
By 2008, and the third-gen Impreza, the base price of $39,990 was exactly the same as that of a MY97. This meant value went through the sunroof
Subaru WRX Celebration: 2nd Generation
The ‘bug-eye’ polarised, but those who weren’t put off by the dopey gaze of the goggly headlights discovered a more mature, quieter, roomier and safer Rex
VW updates Polo GTI with adaptive dampers
VW loads GTI and R models with new standard equipment
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Luxury cars cheaper from today – but only thirsty ones
Government increases luxury car tax threshold while leaving incentive for fuel-efficient models unchanged
Peugeot 308 R HYbrid mule emerges
Pug 308 super hybrid seen in prototype form
Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce Roadster confirmed
The Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce will add another word to its spaghetti-long model designation – roadster
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV revealed
After years of yearning, Mercedes-Benz Australia will finally have a compact SUV to challenge the market dominance of BMW X3 and Audi Q5
Nissan’s new Juke-R 2.0 charges up Goodwood hillclimb
New GT-R-based Juke-R crossbred debuts at Goodwood
Lotus unveils 336kW 3-Eleven
Lotus builds fastest ever road Lotus
2016 Audi A4 first official pics
The 2016 Audi A4 has had its first official outing, setting its sights firmly on fresh-faced rivals including the 2014 Wheels Car of the Year finalist, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the BMW 3 series and the Lexus IS
Five best Goodwood Hillclimb runs
MOTOR selects five standout videos from the Goodwood Festival of Speed highlight reel, featuring the best of what Lord March’s annual driveway hangout has to offer
2016 Fiat 124 Spider spy pics
The Fiat 124 Spider version of the new Mazda MX-5 finally breaks cover… and, boy, it’s clearly more Hiroshima than Torino.
Mercedes-AMG A45 gets 280kW and 475Nm
Merc-AMG’s little A45 scores more power
Aussie ace survives violent 340km/h IndyCar crash
Aussie Ryan Briscoe, the super sub deputising for the injured James Hinchcliffe, emerged unhurt after going airborne entering the final lap of Saturday’s frenzied IndyCar Series race in Fontana, California
