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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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2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition R review: First Drive
Few cars have been as long-awaited as the *other* electric sports sedan from Silicon Valley. Time for a go.

What happened in MOTOR 13 years ago? We got airborn at Classic Adelaide Rally
Four AMGs and four days of closed roads: Cockburn finds a motoring mecca at Classic Adelaide Rally

Molly Taylor joins Jenson Button’s Extreme E team for 2022 campaign
Taylor goes from winning a title for one F1 champ to racing for another

2015-2022 Suzuki Vitara recalled
Incorrect ISOFIX installation information affects over 30,000 units

GMC Hummer driving range to be over 500km
There’s still little chance of the model coming to Australia though

Sales stop on Isuzu D-Max variant with 1.9-litre turbo-diesel
The issue doesn’t impact variants utilising the marque’s 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine

Jeep to drop pure internal combustion engines in Europe from 2022
All countries bar Italy will only have electrified options

Mazda MX-5 manual outselling automatic, but only just
More MX-5 customers are choosing to row their own, but not in convincing numbers

Nissan and Infiniti tease upcoming electric vehicles
The manufacturer’s Canton plant will be given a US$500 million overhaul

Mustang Mach-E ranked above Tesla Model 3 in EV of the year report
The Blue Oval’s electric offering has bested the market leader

Can the Ford Mustang 2.3 High Performance match its V8-powered GT sibling on track?
It’s time to settle the Mustang powertrain debate. Is there really a replacement for displacement?

2022 Lexus NX450h+ F Sport review: First drive
The all-new NX medium SUV range is topped by Lexus’ first plug-in hybrid model, which aims to be as much about driver enjoyment as it is fuel economy.

BYD to launch Atto 3 electric SUV in Australia this weekend
The SUV will become the third BYD vehicle on sale in Australia – though only the first to be mass produced

2022 Renault prices increase across model range
The changes will come into effect from March 1, 2022

Volkswagen Group CEO hints at electric dual cab
Diess believes autonomous vehicles vehicles could be the norm within 25 years

2022 Haval H6 Hybrid pricing and features for Australia
The Hybrid variant is already in production and will be arriving on our shores within weeks

Electric vehicle research centre to open at RMIT University
The Victorian Government has committed $5.2 million in funding for the research facility

2022 Porsche Macan T Australian pricing and features revealed for high-spec four-pot
New variant offers Macan S looks at a cheaper price

MG debuts EV chargers any brand can use
Unlike Tesla, MG is enabling its chargers to be open to others from the get go

Fiat line-up to go all-electric by 2027
The next step: fully-electric variants for every model

Jaguar Land Rover, NVIDIA form partnership for automated driving development
The partnership will see software development come in-house for JLR

ANCAP reveals van safety comparison for 2022
More poor results for Mitsubishi and Renault’s commercial offerings

BMW increases wait times for optional extras thanks to chip crisis
The ongoing parts shortage could push deliveries of certain models back to the second half of 2022

2022 Maserati Grecale set to be revealed on March 22
Maserati’s final teasers precede the Grecale’s official unveiling