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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
Engine tech
Bodywork
Chinese company offers LandCruiser 300 conversion kit
Is this the next best thing to an LC300?
2022 Volkswagen ID Buzz interior leaked
The electric van will look very similar to the ID.3 and ID.4 inside
Turning a new Leaf: EV-restomod 1988 Nissan Bluebird driven!
Proof that electric restomods don’t always have to be a sacrilegious sportscar conversion. And that Nissan Leaf powertrains can be fun
Toyota and Lexus recall more than 40,000 vehicles over missing compliance label
The sticker wasn’t affixed at the time towbars were fitted to the cars
Living with the 2022 Ford Focus ST
The Ford Focus ST joins the MOTOR garage for an extended stay. Here’s what it’s like to live with
MOTOR Track Guide: Wakefield Park
How to master New South Wales’ club-level motorsport mecca
Sports car founder Campbell Bolwell named in honours list
A stalwart of Australian automotive engineering has been recognised in the Australia Day honours list
BMW i3 to go out of production in July 2022
First-generation BMW EV comes to the end of the road
Lotus teases new electric sports car with stylised outline
A new lightweight structure will underpin future Lotus sports cars, along with news of a new partnership with EV battery company Britishvolt
Alpine’s new 2024 electric coupe, hatch, SUV: GT X-Over to be built in France
Alpine’s second rebirth will make the company an EV-only performance brand
2022 Kia Sportage S review
We’re impressed by the top-spec Sportage, but can the same be said at entry level?
Isuzu Ute Australia appoints Reiko Sato as first ever female director
Isuzu’s new deputy managing director will oversee a large number of behind-the-scenes operations
Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E one step closer to Australia
Ford’s electric Mustang SUV may be on the cards, thanks to an unearthed trademark filing
KTM to build bonkers X-Bow GT2 road car
Fingers crossed this 441kW racer makes it to roads near us
How quick is the Hyundai i20 N?
N Division’s pocket rocket races against the clock, but can we match its ambitious claim?
2022 BMW X2 Edition GoldPlay added to line-up
If you’re feeling un-Australian, you can pair the gold accents with colours other than green
2022 Kia Sportage: Everything we know about Kia’s new medium SUV
Mid-size SUV scores bold styling, inside and out
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi to invest billions ahead of EV push
Trust and division of labour will lay the framework for a new range of electric cars from the Alliance by 2030
2022 Mazda CX-8 price and features: Front-wheel-drive diesel dropped
Petrol popularity leads to dumped diesel
2022 Volkswagen ID.5 orders open in Europe
Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant has quickly become the home to EV production
2022 Citroën C4 review
Out-there styling and supreme comfort make the Citroen C4 surprisingly loveable, but Aussies will still need a lot of persuading…
Australia can’t get enough of the Kia EV6. But neither can Kia…
How Kia’s hottest ticket could be hamstrung by supply issues
2021 Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost launches in Australia
It’s the latest in a series of blacked-out luxury machines aimed at younger clients
2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre EV confirmed for Australia, due late 2023
Stalwarts of British luxury commit to an all-EV line-up by 2030, but its first electrified offering will be with us far sooner
