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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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Video: Hear the new 2022 Mercedes-Benz C63 four-cylinder hybrid
AMG is ditching the C63’s renowned V8 engine for a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid, and it comes with a familiar sound
2023 Hyundai Tiburon: Mid-engined hydrogen sports car imagined
Hyundai may be exploring a hydrogen sports car based on a Kia Stinger chassis
2021 Audi S4 Review
Audi’s A4 scores a 3.0-litre V6 boost, sports suspension and bit of fettling to make it a proper sleeper. Who doesn’t love a sleeper?
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI feature review
Volkswagen isn’t content with resting on its laurels with the MK8 Golf GTI. But has it messed with a perennially winning formula?
NSW to cut state’s emissions in half by 2030
State praised by industry for leading the way in setting emissions standards
Cupra begins series production of Born EV hatchback
First EV model set to launch next year
Calls for car registration refund in Victoria grow stronger
With many Victorians spending more than 65 per cent of the year in lockdowns so far, some are calling for financial concessions for car registration
2021 Hyundai i30 N-Line hatch manual review
Hyundai’s lightly updated warm hatch seems to have had a few of its hard edges knocked off, courtesy of the i30 N’s success.
Ford to invest US$11.4 billion in advanced factory and battery plants
As the company embraces its electric future, billions are being invested in new facilities
2022 Citroen C4 to arrive in Australia from November
Fourth-generation C4 will arrive locally before the end of the year
2022 Lexus ES range pricing and features
Updated ES features new engine and equipment
The best sounding engines you can buy today
Power isn’t everything. These are the greatest sounding engines for your listening pleasure.
Volkswagen recalls 2021 Passat
Potential for brake failure forces recall of under 100 units
Do these renders make you want a Lexus IS Sportwagon?
Wouldn’t it be nice for the IS to get the same long-roof treatment as its German rivals?
Ferrari partners with former Apple iPhone designer’s firm
Partnership with LoveFrom could extend outside the automotive space
Car vs Ute vs SUV: How the vehicle you buy should guide the way you drive
Exactly what are the real-world dynamic drawbacks of choosing an SUV or dual-cab ute over a passenger car?
UK fuel shortage results in increased interest for EVs
Driver crisis has set off a large chain of events
Our first proper look at the 2023 Corvette Z06
The highly anticipated Z06 has been unmasked, with the official reveal on October 26
Lamborghini may offer electric GT model by 2027
A fourth model from Lamborghini is rumoured to be a 2+2 coupe with an all-electric powertrain
Inaugural Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive curtailed by lockdowns
Dressed in their finery, classic car enthusiasts across the globe have united for a worthy cause
Carlos Ghosn calls Nissan a “boring and mediocre car company” in interview
Former Nissan CEO hits out at his previous employer
The performance cars disappearing from sale in Australia this year
Renowned nameplates are on hiatus as the list of affordable, focused offerings shrinks ahead of an electrified return – for some
EU court in Austria advised Volkswagen vehicles using ‘illegal’ emissions software
Advisor says the technology can only be legal if helps prevent ‘dangerous sudden damage to the engine’
BMW won’t cap EV driving range after all despite previous 600km limit claim
Just days after a spokesperson said 600km was the aim, the firm has changed its tune
