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
BMW X1 breaks cover
First official details of the next baby Bimmer.
Base three – Mazda 3 Neo
Mazda looks poised for another home run with an evolutionary new 3 that smooths rough edges with an extra layer of refinement.
Audi pushes the oil
Once reserved for trucks and tractors, the diesel engine in its impressive modern iteration has even moved to the engine bay of the Audi TT.
Right of way
Samoa switches to right-hand drive.
What financial crisis?
We take the world’s most valuable car for a spin 48 hours before it’s sold, then witness the moment it defies the global downturn.
Ford boss tells us why he went for the four cylinder Falcon
It all makes sense, says Burela. And it also makes sense to bone plans for a local Focus.
Second coming
In a small Victorian town, a father and his sons are painstakingly resurrecting one of the most venerated cars in motorsport – the Porsche 917.
Porsche shows its track ready and street legal 911 GT3 RS
Get shouted down by the aggressive body language; hear it roar.
Skoda cuts loose with revised RS Octavia
It’s fast fun, with VW standards.
Bruce McPhee was a racer and a thinker
He was the first man to claim Bathurst poles for both Ford and Holden.
YDOTY at AIMS
Australia’s young car designer hopefuls have penned their HSV for the future, but the results are in and there can be only one Wheels Designer of the Year. Drum roll…
YDOTY08 Winner – Johannes Collopy
HSV GT.E by Johannes Collopy.
Wraps come off the McLaren MP4-12C
Everything a modern iteration of the iconic driver’s supercar should be …
In the name of the farther
Back in 1965, Aussie journo Evan Green made history by crossing Australia in a Mini. Now, to commemorate the Mini’s 50th anniversary, Green’s son repeats the epic journey, giving a new Cooper a birthday bash it won’t forget
Japanese most concerned about emerging Hyundai
Forget the Chinese, and the Euros – South Koreans provide the real fear factor in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Block Party
Ken Block’s massive air and superhuman car control have made him a download demigod. he’s, like, having a blast, dude
Ford to launch a game changer into Oz market
Blue Oval claims Fiesta ECOnetic is Australia’s most fuel efficient car – better than the hybrids.
Mitsubishi PX-MiEV
Mitsubishi’s PX-MiEV concept at the coming Tokyo Show may be more significant than it first appears.
Dirty weekend with the GranTurismo S
Well, not quite. How about a latte and fruit bread instead?
Volvo could to be added to the Chinese menu
Ford tags Geely as its preferred bidder for the Swedish brand. But would you buy your herrings from a Chinese restaurant?
The purists howled, but V8 pulls the punters to BMW M3
Two more cylinders equate to more grunt, more fun and a swag more sales.
Book review: Speedway in the raw
The drama, thrills and tragedies across four recent decades of Australian speedway racing is captured in brilliant photography. Full Throttle has it all – sprintcars, sedans, 500cc bikes, sidecars, and speedcars.
911 Around Australia
Porsche’s iconic sports car tries its hand at a little grand touring, in the form of a 17,000km lap of Oz in 17 days. Steve Nally is your guide for the first 4000km leg.
Discovery 4
New Land Rover Disco sheds some of its tough exterior.
