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
Why the GR Yaris is one of the most bespoke cars at PCOTY 2022
It’s expensive for a Yaris, but how many other performance cars at this pricepoint sit on their own unique platform?
Which car should I buy? Ford Falcon XR8 Ute v Holden Crewman SS
Young Ash needs a daily workhorse with a bit of V8 mumbo. Red versus Blue, here’s what we reckon
Hyundai Palisade takes 5th in Wheels Car of the Year
Eight-seater SUV makes its case on value, packaging and road manners
2022 Cupra Formentor Launch Edition sold out, Leon and Ateca still available
The first 50 units of Australian-bound Formentors have been sold
Tesla drops free charging cables from new models
Tesla has received backlash from owners following its decision to remove Mobile Connectors from its new cars
Battery giant CATL to open $8.1 billion Indonesian plant
Australia’s neighbour is setting itself up as a self-sufficient electric vehicle hub
Innovative tech is buried inside Hyundai’s i20 N powertrain
Baby N gains next-generation Continuously Variable Valve Duration system that adds grunt and aids efficiency
Using facts and figures to explain the BMW 128ti’s strengths and weaknesses
Delving into the Sports Car of the Year data offers up interesting answers
Car suspension explained
If you think the MacPherson Strut was Elle’s catwalk swagger, this quick explanation about car suspension is for you.
Volkswagen Golf places 4th in 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Enduring hatch provides internal-combustion Proof of Life as elsewhere VW embraces the electrification age
Living with the 2022 Mazda MX-30
Mazda’s quirky crossover challenges conventional design – and thinking
The top 25 fastest cars tested by MOTOR Magazine
MOTOR’s best quarter-mile times drawn from independent performance testing
Missed out on the limited production Boxster 25 Years? Here’s how to build your own
DIY Anniversary Special: Tick the right option boxes, and you can build a Boxster remarkably similar to our 4th-place PCOTY finisher
How Porsche is testing the Taycan’s ability to power the grid
Until now, electricity for electromobility has mainly flowed in one direction – from the charging point to the vehicle
The weigh-in: the 2022 Car of the Year contenders on the scales
Each car at COTY must cross the weighbridge… data ensues
2022 Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake review
Desirable German returns as a big booted wagon, but is the Arteon Shooting Brake’s beauty only skin deep?
Mercedes-Benz C-Class takes 3rd place in Wheels Car of the Year 2022
Compact three-pointed star advances to the pointy end
GALLERY: 2022 New York Auto Show highlights
New York shows that while the big international motor shows are back, there is still a way to go before they’re back to their pre-COVID-19 glory
How the 2022 Performance Car of the Year field compares to our 2008 event
We take a look back at the last time PCOTY graced Phillip Island
How the Volkswagen Golf GTI’s pace shocked everybody at SCOTY 2022
Venerable hot hatch proves faster than performance icons of the past
The fastest cars at Wheels Car of the Year 2022
It’s not all about speed at COTY, but a bit of punch certainly doesn’t hurt a contender’s chances
BMW debuts all-new 4.4-litre twin-turbo S68 V8
The X7 has ushered in an all-new BMW engine
Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the Wheels Car of the Year 2022 runner-up
Boldly designed EV shares the winner’s platform, and just about all of its excellence – except for chassis tune
Experience MOTOR’s Performance Car of the Year 2022 through the camera lens
MOTOR’s talented photography team smashed PCOTY 2022 out of the park – here are our favourite shots
