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
Engine tech
Bodywork
Slide tracked – 370Z v Evo X
Zed plays the power card against Evo’s traction.
LAUNCHED: Nissan Maxima
New model worthy of more than just a blip on buyers’ radar.
Gone with the flow – Laurens van den Acker
The world’s hottest car designer has jumped ship from Mazda to Renault, taking his flowing, nature-inspired vision with him. Robbo asks Laurens van den Acker why.
Lexus banks on hybrids
Japanese premium car maker says to forget diesels and biofuels; the longer term future is hybrid technology.
Prius vs Insight (again)
Maybe it’s not quite the automotive equivalent of Ali vs Frazier, but the showdown between the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight hybrids nevertheless is the talk of Japan right now.
Tiers of joy – Mazda 3 SP25 v Golf 118TSI
Moving down one level from GTI and MPS still brings miles of driving smiles.
The joy of VI – Golf GTI
More mid-range punch, better fuel economy, trick diff and impeccable DNA all cement the sixth-gen GTI’s status as the complete hot hatch.
X6 proves the doubters (and motoring journos) wrong
The melding of a sports coupe and SUV has been a niche hit for BMW. Next – the X6 M rocket.
LAUNCHED: Ferrari 599 HGTE
‘H’ for handling pack; ‘G’ for greatness.
‘Defective’ Renault models banned from China
Que? Here’s a turn up as China, that bastion of quality and high-tech design, claims Renault has shipped them problem cars.
The resurrection of Chrysler
Forty two days. That’s how long it took to bring bankrupt Chrysler back from the brink …
A black and green tyre
Hankook reckons motorists that low rolling resistance tyres and grip are NOT mutually exclusive.
LAUNCHED: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder
Open season in the bullpen? It’s a roar deal.
Only four stars for Aussie Jazz, Soul
The new Honda Jazz and Kia Soul compacts fall short of an ANCAP five star safety rating – despite full marks in European NCAP tests.
The many GMs of General Motors
The new New GM chairman is former AT&T chief Edward Whitacre, Jr.
Ladies, start your engines…
In a fortnight, The Circuit Club will fire up its first all-female track day …
What’s in a name?
The cost cap is still fuelling speculation of a breakaway F1 championship, and Lotus adds to the fire with a lease of its namesake.
Now with maw – Mazda 3 SP25
The gaping grille is the first indication that Mazda’s tighter, punchier new SP25 has an even healthier appetite for performance.
DOWNLOAD: Mazda6 vs Honda Accord Euro
Wheels Road Test Annual 2009 – Facing off here are the second generation of two of Japan’s best mid-sizers.
Rare 4WD Falcon honoured by Trax
Not everyone will remember the early seventies four-wheel-drive version of the XY Falcon ute.
Perfecting the pony
Wheels’ US correspondent John Lamm tests 599 Fiorano’s superior handling package.
LAUNCHED: Nissan GT-R Spec-V
Ultimate Godzilla loses weight, adds bucks.
LAUNCHED: Audi Q5
Ingolstadt looks to shake up the SUV establishment.
Hummer, Chinese style
GM has announced the potential buyer for its Hummer brand.
