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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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Mind-bending car art
Mind-bending car art
World’s fastest Ferrari spins into a lake
This video captures the moment the world’s fastest Ferrari span out of control – and ended careering into a saltwater lake.
US Forces
While we relish the chance to hit a circuit and finally let rip with our cars, there, if it’s not a race then it’s a 40mph parade. It was the politest start ever to a Powercruise event.
When supercars seem mild…
Forget a cohesive driving experience, these cars are all about…power. Lots of.
The world’s most expensive cars
The world’s most expensive cars
The best cars for kids
The best of the best are displayed at the Frankfurt Motor Show so it’s no surprise that the crème de la crème criterion extends to luxury vehicles for kids.
Extravagant celebrity car gifts
Extravagant celebrity car gifts
Most valuable automotive companies
Countdown the most valuable car companies based on market value according to Forbes.com.
Top 10 cars of 2012
Hundreds of cars passed through our hands last year, some indelibly etched their tyre tracks in our mind. Here’s 10 we remember with particular fondness.
Mercedes Benz issues CLA spy shots
Check it out! First official spy pics of the sleek Mercedes-Benz CLA sedan.
Inside McLaren’s Dream Factory
Take a photographic tour of McLaren’s futuristic Woking production facility in England. It truly is a dream factory.
The most expensive cars ever sold
The most expensive cars ever sold
50 years of Lamborghini
50 years of Lamborghini
Top five family cars
Top five family cars
Merc’s new BMW destroyer
Mercedes-Benz has thrown the covers off its latest high-performance saloon, revealing the new E63 AMG family ahead of the Detroit Motor Show.
New Corvette Stingray revealed
The 2014 Corvette is here!
New Aston Martin Rapide S
Aston Martin has thrown the covers off its new, updated Rapide S. After three years on sale, Aston’s four-door tourer has been given a facelift, including minor styling tweaks and a big boost in power
McLaren P1 breaks cover
McLaren fans take notice – the British company has given the world a glimpse of its first production-ready P1 Supercar. Set to be officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March, these images prove McLaren will stick to its jaw dropping concept design, first shown to the world at the end of 2013.
Kia gets hot with GTI rival
Can a Kia be cool? Kia thinks so, revealing an all-new, hot hatch designed to take the fight to Europe’s finest. Called the Pro-Cee’d GT, Kia’s hot hatch will be a close cousin to Hyundai’s Veloster Turbo, first launched here in 2012.
Audi plans world’s most powerful estate
Is there ever such a thing as too much power? Not if you ask the Germans. A power war has erupted between car giants Audi and Mercedes, with each chasing more kilowatts to boast the most power in the super-saloon market.
Caught! Alfa Romeo 4C
A production-ready Alfa Romeo 4C has been caught testing in Italy ahead of its Geneva Motor Show reveal.
Video: Hand built colossus
It’s built in a shed in Woy Woy, but this hand-crafted beast has more power than a Bugatti Veyron.
Fastest Lamborghini ever
The world’s fastest Lamborghini will be unveiled at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. The Italian brand has revealed it is building a special, low-volume supercar as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, promising it will be the fastest road-going Lamborghini to date.
Holden’s new VF Commodore breaks cover
Holden has just revealed the Calais V version of its crucial new model that is expected in local showrooms this June.
