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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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BMW smashes drift record
BMW has smashed the record for the world’s longest drift with its M5 sedan.
The $500K limo that’s a day spa on wheels
Fancy a car with seats inspired by first class airline travel, a ‘self-perfuming system’ made from coconut shells and a massage system that replicates the ‘hot stone technique’?
Infiniti to build new sportscar and crossover
We’re hearing some exciting news coming out of Infiniti.
Buy Ferrari’s F1 transporter!
Now’s your chance to buy a rare piece of Ferrari history.
Aston Martin’s 100th birthday present
Meet Aston Martin’s wild 100th birthday present to itself – the CC100 concept.
Eleanor sells for $1.1 million
It’s a car as famous as the Hollywood star that drove it, and now, the 1967 Ford Mustang from Gone in 60 Seconds (the 2000 remake) has sold for a whopping $1.1 million.
Extend P Plate laws to 25 says top cop
Young drivers could be forced to remain on probationary licenses until they turn 25, if Victoria’s top cop has his way.
57% trust ‘self-driving’ cars
Self-driving cars have received a major boost, with a new study finding more than half of the world’s motorists would trust the new technology.
Caught! Merc’s new C-Class bruiser
It’s called the Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG, but what you’re really looking at is the replacement for the brutal AMG C63 performance sedan.
Sportier BRZ/final WRX coming
Having trouble deciding between the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ twins? Well Subaru may have just made the choice for you.
Caught: The next Ford Falcon?
Spied slipping into the country at Sydney airport, this US-built Ford Taurus SHO is a viable option to replace the condemned Falcon in 2016.
HSV pricing announced
HSV has just released pricing of its new VF range, and as expected, the flagship GTS comes in under $100,000.
Aussie muscle cheaper in the UK!
Australia’s most powerful car, the new 430kW HSV GTS, will be sold cheaper in the United Kingdom than it is at home.
A BMW…ute!?
No this isn’t a joke. What you’re looking at really is a BMW X5 utility.
Audi kills R8 e-tron supercar
Iron man has one, but it looks like production of Audi’s R8 e-tron could be limited to just one unit, after the company announced it will no longer build the electric supercar.
Electric Merc smashes record
Mercedes-Benz has shattered the record at the Nurburgring for an electric car.
Older women Australia’s ‘greenest’ drivers
Women who are aged 50+ are officially Australia’s most environmentally friendly drivers, a new study has found.
The $3 million motor home
Hate flying but need to cover long distances? Then this is the motor home for you.
Ford Mustang lands NFS movie role
Ford has landed a major movie role, with its new Mustang Shelby GT500 to star in the upcoming movie adaptation of the popular video game Need For Speed.
Total recall
Volkswagen’s embarrassing product recall has spread. Wheels can confirm that VW company cousins Audi and Skoda will have to recall thousands of vehicles due to a gearbox problem.
Ford wraps up custom commercials
Ford in the USA has created an online graphics tool that allows prospective commercial vehicle customers to overlay their company design, and get a quote for a vinyl wrap of their artwork prior to purchase.
Kia’s Frankfurt hero is Niro
Kia has taken the wraps off a sinister new concept, developed for this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show (Sept. 12-22), called Niro.
Bolt’s golden GT-R to Aussie auction bidder
One of two gold Nissan GT-Rs made for Olympic gold-medallist Usain Bolt, has been delivered to its Melbourne owner, after he paid $US187,100 for the eye-popping car in a charity auction late last year.
Abarth’s fifty year tribute to iconic ‘595’
Fiat’s performance arm, Abarth, is marking the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of its original Abarth 595, with a tribute version, based on the current, re-born Fiat 500.
