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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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Webber to race Porsche at Bathurst
Mark Webber to race a Porsche at Bathurst in 2015
Tokyo 2013: Concepts
Tokyo has traditionally been a platform for manufacturers to showcase their future direction. Our tech-laden gallery ranges from the sublime to the zany
Oddballs of Tokyo
Oddball concepts are an institution at any International Motor Show.
Birds of Tokyo: motor show girls
Plenty of stylish, graceful models were on display at the Tokyo Motor Show.
New WRX revealed; more grunt, but slower
Forget the rumours, renders and teasers: this is the new Subaru WRX
Tokyo motor show 2013 is go!
A gallery of highlights from Day 1
TOKYO 2013: Subaru Levorg unveiled
Is the Subaru Levorg the next-generation Liberty Wagon?
TOKYO 2013: Honda’s lightweight special
HONDA’S return to Formula 1 is already paying dividends, with the company revealing new carbon-fibre technology to reduce weight in its road cars by at least 30 per cent
Driven: All-new Honda Civic Type R
IT WEARS a turbo, sounds like an enraged swam of killer bees and will churn out up to 220kW — meet the next-gen Honda Civic Type R
Scooby unmasks 2014 WRX
Fourth-generation road rocket to be unveiled at Los Angeles Auto Show
VIDEO: KEN BLOCK’S GYMKHANA SIX – ULTIMATE GRID COURSE
Serial tyre-torturer Ken Block is at it again…
Review: Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
You won’t find ‘Race Start’ on the new Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. The launch-control technology that helps make the smaller E63 AMG the fastest accelerating sedan in Wheels’ history is ignored in the still supercar-fast S63.
Oz’s first Holden for sale for $1 million
Australia’s first ever Holden, a prototype for what eventually became the 48-215 or FX, is up for auction at this weekend’s Motorclassica in Melbourne for $1 million.
McLaren P1 quicker than a Veyron
0-100km/h in 2.8 seconds. 0-200km/h in 6.8 sec. 0-300km/h in 16.5 sec. Vmax of 350km/h (limited) and a 9.8 sec 1.4 mile. McLaren’s P1is officially, brutally FAST!
Raging bull goes topless
Zero to 100km/h in 2.9 seconds, 354km/h vmax, 552kW/690Nm 6.5-litre V12 and a price tag of…$5.5 million – it’s the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster.
Renault’s blast from the past
Renault has turned back the clock to reveal this retro-inspired, limited-edition Megane Coupe-Cabriolet Floride.
Caught! Merc’s hardcore luxury coupe
Tyre-bending performance and first class levels of luxury are mutually exclusive, right? Not according to Mercedes-Benz.
Review: Volvo V40 XC
When the words ‘cross country’ appear on a vehicle, there’s an immediate issue in managing expectations. Volvo’s new V40 derivative suffers from just such a challenge.
In pics: Muscle car cruise
Around 200 tasty-looking rides braved dodgy weather to attend the first Classic & Rod Club Cruize Night for 2013
Teased! Porsche’s Macan SUV
Porsche has teased its long-awaited Macan SUV ahead of the new model’s launch at next month’s LA Motor Show.
Review: Kia Cerato hatch
Stone motherless last. Not a position you really want to find yourself, unless, say, you’re a guest of the Americans in Guantanamo Bay and there’s a lengthy cue for a go on the water board.
The world’s most expensive car: $55 million Ferrari
The world’s economy might be in the toilet, but that hasn’t stopped the super-rich from dropping big bucks on shiny pieces of metal like this ultra-rare Ferrari 250 GTO.
2013 Holden Trax Review
The world has gone small-SUV mad. In markets all over the globe, the satchel-sized Sport Utility Vehicle has become the hottest thing since sleeve tattoos and manufacturers can’t keep up with demand.
Shock! Most driving teachers would fail learner test
This is a scary statistic – just three percent of the drivers teaching L-platers in NSW would pass a driving test, according to the NRMA.
