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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
Here’s how the new BMW M240i could look
BMW’s new performance coupé has been given some colour ahead of its official arrival
EV price dips under $40k for first time with NSW rebate
State legislation scraps stamp duty and offers rebates on certain EVs
2022 Volkswagen ID Buzz EV spied in production body, Renault disguise
Volkswagen’s growing family of ID-branded electric models will welcome another newcomer, in the form of the Buzz van.
Driven to Extinction: Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Stylish, fine-driving Italian hatch endured while its FCA stablemates stumbled
New 911 GT3 manual available in California again after govt U-turn
California Highway Patrol admits defeat, allows three-pedal GT3 to be sold
Opinion: Manufacturers are too late to the emissions regulation party
Why are manufacturers only taking action on new emission regulations now, when it is basically too late?
The coolest car products we’ve found this month
Whether you’re shopping for friend, or just for yourself, these are the coolest pieces of kit that we’ve been lusting over lately
Bentley and Fanatec launch custom steering wheel for SIM and real-world racing
Carbon steering wheel will be used at this weekend’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
DBA Mini Remastered Oselli Edition review
You can buy a memory. It just takes money. Lots of it.
Vantage A3 released to celebrate 100 years of the oldest existing Aston Martin
Three examples of the turbo V8 tribute will be produced
What happened in MOTOR 18 years ago? The Nissan 350Z battles Holden’s Monaro CV8 in a sports coupe showdown
With Nissan’s new 400Z on the horizon, we wind back the clock to our impressive first encounter with the then-brand-new 350Z
Opinion: Older manufacturers will overtake Tesla in the EV space
Volvo believes that the favoured technique of sharing an EV “skateboard platform” is the wrong way to develop good EVs
First drive: 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron
It’s billed as the mainstream offering of Audi’s EV strategy, but is the 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron any good?
Goodwood Festival of Speed to go ahead next month
2020 ticket rollovers have made the event a near sell-out
Nissan Juke Rally Tribute digital concept revealed as 240Z East Africa homage
If we didn’t know a new Z is right around the corner, this SUV-based tribute to a sports car icon might be a bit worrying. Instead, it’s an awesome homage
2021 Genesis G80 2.2D diesel price and features
Korean marque’s most opulent sedan scores a new diesel option, available in Australia in July
Volvo’s next-gen EV will use LiDAR, XC90 going fully-electric
The next Volvo XC90 is going electric – with autonomous capabilities too
Škoda targets market expansion and greener future in 2030 strategy
Czech marque also wants to be one of the top five automakers in Europe within the next eight years
MG3 recalled over fuel tank potentially detaching
Almost 4000 units of MG’s hatchback have been affected
Peugeot adds mid-level GT variant to its 2008 range
Mid-range variant now available as a third tier to Peugeot’s 2008 range
Tesla may soon unlock its Superchargers for other brands
Currently just the firm’s own vehicles can top up with the V3 Superchargers
2021 Lexus LX570 S review
Does this flagship of the Lexus LX off-roader range add anything that justifies its price premium and ‘S’ badging?
Why the Lamborghini Huracan and Aventador are sticking around … for now
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann sits down with MOTOR for an electrifying chat
Ferrari 296 GTB debuts with hybrid V6
Wicked plug-in hybrid sports car is one of the fastest to come out of Maranello
