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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
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Bodywork
Top 10 2013: HSV GTS
We take a look at the cars that moved us in 2013, including the mighty HSV GTS.
2014 Ford Mustang – Here it is
New Mustang is go! The first official images of Ford’s tenth-generation Mustang have just been released – showing a lower, wider, more muscular design with a proper ‘fastback’ roofline and traditional Mustang design cues integrated into its stunning form
Lamborghini Huracan revealed!
Here it is: the new mental, baby bull from the baddest, craziest car marker of the all – Lamborghini.
10 for 2014: Your next top model
You’ve seen the cars that moved us in 2013, but what will excite in 2014? It’s Next Top Model, Wheels style.
ICE DRIVE: Volkswagen Golf R VII
John Carey samples the latest Volkswagen Golf R on a frozen Swedish lake.
LEAKED: Subaru WRX STI
Shots of the new Subaru WRX STI have ‘leaked’ online before the car’s official unveil at Detroit next week.
Cars of the Winter Olympics
Forget animal costumes and weird letters – this is the greatest Olympic mascot ever.
Driven: America’s VF Commodore
A hi-po gift to America, from Australia, with shove
Toyota timeline
Following the annoucement of Toyota’s Australian departure, we look back at key moments in the brand’s local history
Five minutes with Bernd Schneider
This is what happened when Wheels grabbed German racer Bernd Schneider at the Bathurst 12 Hour
Caught! Mercedes-Benz CLS spy shots
Months out from their official reveal, Wheels spy photographers have snapped the facelifted Mercedes-Benz CLS and CLS shooting brake.
BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe revealed
You’ve got to hand it to BMW – the German luxury brand knows how to fill a niche.
Porsche plans two new models
Porsche has finally unveiled its Macan premium compact SUV
Girls of Geneva Motor Show
No world-class motor show would be complete without a swath of gorgeous models to round it out
Corby’s rant: Ford deserves to be nailed
Ford this week announced that it will launch a line of limited-edition nail lacquers based on the Mustang. We are not making this up
Wheels takes on Mazda’s Siberian ice race
We beat Poms in Mazda MX-5 race. Forget the rest
Albert Park AMG Hot Lap
Take a lap around the Albert Park GP circuit with V8 Supercar driver David Russell in a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507
Corby’s rant: Apple and Google invade our cars
The world’s two biggest –supposedly benevolent – internet monsters have set their sights on invading the humble automobile, and the results will be dire, warns Stephen Corby
Webber on Le Mans
Australian ace reflects on returning to the scene of disaster 15 years later
A hot lap with Mick Doohan
A wet track, a pit lane full of F1 cars and a five-time MotoGP world champ. Wheels tackles Albert Park with Mick Doohan and tries to distract him … at 220km/h
Corby’s rant: Who listens to the radio?
What is it about the act of sitting in a car that so massively lowers the IQ of the average human being?
Corby’s rant: Give us a break
Cyclists are looking for trouble with their cam-do attitude
Skoda previews all-new Superb with Vision C
Sophisticated concept car revealed ahead of significant model overhauls
Volvo Concept Estate debut
Part 3 of Volvo’s Concept series gives hints of next XC90, change in direction for interior design
