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

Snackable Review: Mercedes-Benz A180
A luxury badge, a good price and stylish. The baby-Benz A180 may lack punch of others in its class, but it still looks the part.

2015 Toyota Prado review
Toyota has given the Prado its first all-new diesel engine in nine years. It’s smaller but more powerful than the engine it replaces, and a sixth ratio has been added to the auto gearbox. The unloved petrol V6 has also been tweaked

All-new Honda Civic Type R in spy images
Not the hot-hatch firecracker recently released in Europe, but a next-gen Honda Civic Type R that is sizing up to be the best and sharpest yet

OPINION: Lamborghini Aventador
A love of cars isn’t an easy thing to understand for some people. We all have our moments – until we got hold of the keys to a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4.

WRC Rally Australia: Shakedown
All the latest from the drivers ahead of tomorrow’s Rally Australia

VW to build Golf GTI Clubsport
Stove-hot Golf GTI makes leap from concept to reality

Nine Putrid Paint Jobs
Paint schemes you wish you never saw

Call Porsche 911 – I’ve got a first-world emergency
Will your new Carrera S thump and slap around town? Um yeah, they all do that. Ain’t it wonderful…

Snackable Review: Hyundai Veloster
The Veloster isn’t your typical Hyundai. It’s a quirky, feature-packed hatch that’s out-selling most others in its class; a good option for those who want a fun and affordable little sports car.

Bentley Bentayga revealed
It is the most controversial Bentley in history, but the Bentayga has come out swinging with some brilliantly indulgent and excessive figures.

Audi R8 V10 Plus review
Evolution rather than revolution has formed Audi’s new R8, but with the baby supercar segment more crowded than ever, is it enough?

Snackable Review: Kia Sorento
Meet the best people mover Kia has ever produced. This new generation Sorento doesn’t only look fantastic, but screams value and shatters preconceptions about Korean build quality, design and dynamics.

Honda Project 2&4 revealed
Radical ultra-lightweight track car proves Honda can be exciting again

Rolls-Royce Dawn revealed
Drop-top Wraith ushers in a new Dawn for Rolls-Royce

Road deaths on the rise in Australia, and we’re not alone
The number of people killed on Australian roads appears to be edging up once again, a trend mirrored in other countries including the US, New Zealand, France and Portugal

2015 Lexus RX review
That attention has been lavished on the new Lexus RX is clear from the styling, but the popular large SUV needs to make more than a visual statement if it is to match the BMW X5 and Volvo XC90.

Audi SQ5 scores the Plus treatment
More power and equipment for SQ5

Automatic braking technology
Next time you walk into the showroom and say: “I want a car with ABS, EBD and BA”, the dealer will know not to BS you with tech talk.

Nissan Z-car to become SUV
Iconic sports car to tread a new path

Bentley Bentayga is world’s fastest SUV
New ultra-luxury 4×4 cracks the triple ton in testing

Lamborghini’s Hybrid Future
We drive Lambo’s secret electrified Aventador mule

Mazda CX-3 Video Review
It may be small, but don’t underestimate the Mazda CX-3. It’s stylish, it’s feature-packed, and it’s full of character.

Porsche 911 Carreras confirmed with 3.0-litre turbo engines
Porsche has released details of its new 911 Carrera range ahead of the Frankfurt motor show, confirming the entry-level cars will have forced induction and more power

Team Lotus F1 car for sale on Craigslist
F1 car pops up on punter’s classifieds site
