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
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Geelong Revival 2013 Gallery
Sunshine, sea air and scorched tarmac. The 2013 Geelong Revival had it all!
Exploding car art
Forget portraits or ‘impressionism’ – this is art we can like.
For sale: Schumacher’s first title winner
Are you a little sick of hearing the German national anthem after a Formula One Grand Prix? You have good reason.
Shotgun wielding nude maims supercars
A completely naked man wielding a shotgun has caused chaos in Houston, America, and vandalised a collection of high-end supercars.
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 2013: Toyota FCV
Toyota set to bring hydrogen-powered vehicles to the world after taking announcing it will put its Fuel Cell Vehicle Concept into production next year
Tokyo motor show 2013 is go!
A gallery of highlights from Day 1
TOKYO 2013: Toyota 86 Open Concept
The debate about a convertible Toyota 86 is back on again after yet another drop-top concept was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show
TOKYO 2013: Subaru Levorg unveiled
Is the Subaru Levorg the next-generation Liberty Wagon?
TOKYO 2013: New Lexus RC Revealed
Lexus has admitted to trying to sex its image up with the launch of its new RC at the Tokyo motor show
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
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2013: Lexus RC Coupe
Lexus has given the world a sneak peek at the sporty new RC coupe it will unveil at the Tokyo Motor Show
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.
