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
2021 BMW M2 CS vs Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0
Two ways to reach six-cylinder manual sports car nirvana
2021 Shelby Super Snake revealed with 615kW
If you are willing to pay, you could be driving it legally on Australian roads
Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 finishes 5th at PCOTY 2021
Dynamic brilliance hampered by long-legged ’box
Behind the scenes at MOTOR Performance Car of the Year 2021
Kirby gets his first PCOTY invite and spends the week wrangling walkie talkies. Cruel. We also made him keep notes
Legendary F1 Commentator Murray Walker dies age 97
Motorsport world rocked by death of ‘the voice of F1’
Magna eBeam rear axle turns regular utes into EVs
Magna’s eBeam electric rear axle is a drop-in solution that wouldn’t have to significantly change any truck’s suspension or chassis to run on electric power
Audi R8 V10 Performance sings into 6th place at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY
Tried and true recipe delivers 10-cylinder main course
BMW’s M550i xDrive glides into 7th place at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY
M5 Competition’s understudy makes the grade
The Toyota RAV4 Mountain Rescue is a radical off-roading concept
A RAV4 for weekend warriors and rescue teams
Toyota GR Yaris finishes 8th at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY
We so badly wanted to believe…
American upstart Canoo unveils electric pick-up truck
The Canoo pick-up is a modular utility vehicle with smart design and forward-thinking underpinnings
Research: Adaptive cruise control makes drivers more likely to speed
Speeding behaviour apparently spurred on by the use of adaptive cruise control
Video: Renault reveals new logo
The stylised new logo will appear on cars and showrooms in the coming year
Audi’s RS6 wonder wagon finishes 9th at MOTOR’s 2021 PCOTY
Uber wagon shines in the real world, not on track
Aussie EV biz kicking goals overseas: SEA Electric Completes US$42 Million Equity Financing
Future looking bright for Melbourne-born company
578kW Herrod SM17 Mustang makes for one ballistic PCOTY 10th place finisher
Power-packed pony is a bittersweet symphony
EV start-up Alpha reveals new Wolf off-road truck
Electric off-road pick-up features futuristic powertrain matched to a very nostalgic design
2021 Subaru Outback Sport review
Putting the rugged new Outback Sport to the test
Morrison Govt moves to protect consumers and family-owned auto industry from carmakers
Welcome news for dealers, but Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries concerned with government’s new stance
AMG confirms new SL Roadster testing with ‘spy’ pics
Affalterbach’s own ‘spy shots’ give us somewhat of a look at the AMG SL Roadster
Almost 20,000 Volkswagen Amaroks recalled for unsafe spare wheel
A sketchy spare wheel attachment has forced the recall of 19,936 Volkswagen Amaroks
Eleventh-generation Honda Civic sedan leaked
Production-spec car photographed without camouflage in China
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace recalled for driver’s seat safety fix
32 vehicles reported to be affected in recall that could result in serious injury or death
Here’s how close AMG came to winning PCOTY previously
This might be AMG’s first PCOTY victory, but the brand has a strong history in Australia’s fastest motoring award
