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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
VW confirms Scirocco R for Oz
Sleek Scirocco R gets a reprieve with facelifted model to come in November
Motor Sport Report – 18/8/14
Power scores vital win; Brabham foiled; Ambrose improves in Michigan; Marquez beaten!
Is Holden seeking a sportier Trax?
Small turbocharged Holden Trax SUV could get the RS treatment
Lamborghini Huracan goes rear-wheel drive
The most powerful Huracan yet spins only its rear wheels
McLaren P1 GTR
McLaren has unveiled the much anticipated track-only version of its P1 hypercar at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Sunday Roast: In defence of Tony Stewart
He’s a quick-tempered oaf, and prone to a bit of biffo. But don’t hang, draw and quarter him just yet
Race to the Sky returns!
New Zealand’s version of Pikes Peak to return in 2015
Sprung: Budget drop-top Roller steps out
Wraith-based drophead coupe to join Rolls-Royce stable my mid-2016
First Drive: Holden Trax LTZ 1.4iTi
Holden’s baby SUV gains what it has always needed: mumbo
Last Ford Falcon gains ‘FG X’ designation
Final Falcon gains special name while last Territory will wear “Series II” badge
Jag’s ‘lost’ racers to roll again
Six unbuilt Lightweight E-Type racers to roar into life
F1 Drivers: who earns what?
Being an F1 driver is a tough gig. But judging by this list of 2014 driver salaries, they’re amply compensated for their troubles. Well, at least some of them are
First Fang: Toyota’s F1 Simulator
Far from a glorified video game, Toyota’s $10 million simulator plays a pivotal role in the race-winning speed of its latest endurance racing challenger
Next Hyundai i20 in doubt for Oz
All-new supermini breaks cover in Europe, but shift in production casts doubt on Australian future
NASCAR champ involved in fatal dirt-track accident
American sprintcar driver dies after being hit by superstar rival Tony Stewart
Rally ace crashes and burns
Jack Monkhouse loses house deposit as his forest racer is destroyed in fiery crash
Motor Sport Report – 11/08/14
Ambrose just misses vital win; Aussie third in Knoxville Nationals; Marquez makes it 10; Bernie buys his way out of trouble
First Fang: Fiat 500 & Abarth
Fiat’s 500 and Abarth get a new colour palette and range topper
GALLERY: Nissan’s DNA Garage
Nissan’s DNA Garage is hidden behind an innocuous red door at the Oppama plant, but for Japanese car nuts it’s the equivalent of climbing through the wardrobe to Narnia
Sub-$40k MX-5 for Mazda’s new roadster
Mazda looks to trim the price of its two-seater drop-top with an entry-level variant
Mazda ‘making noises’ about RX-7 return for 2017
Signs are strong for a return of one of Mazda’s most legendary nameplates
First Drive: Fiat 500
Modern touches add a bit more appeal to Fiat’s retro city runabout
BMW Active Tourer family to grow
Seven-seat people-mover and all-wheel drive set to join front-drive BMW family
VIDEO: Porsche Cayman GTS gets sideways on go-kart track
A Cayman GTS laps a go-kart track. Slow lap follows.
