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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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Bodywork
Review: Cut-price M5! The M550i xDrive is one of BMW’s best offerings
It’s no M5, but is the M550i all the better because of it?
Used HSV GTSR W1 sedan prices reach $605,000
HSV GTSR W1 prices explode in wake of Maloo W1 madness
2021 Honda Odyssey pricing and features
Honda’s popular people-mover scores Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, guesture-controlled sliding doors and a price rise.
Audi Smart Meter keeps your car charged and house cool
Audi Smart Meter Gateways make EVs line-up for recharging to ease peak loads on our electricity grid
Honda e-Drag all-electric hatch to take on the drag strip
Honda reveals e-Drag electric hatchback at Tokyo Auto Salon – and it’s actually destined for the drag strip
2021 Audi S5 Sportback review
Performance five-door one of Audi’s best
2021 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GSR review
Mitsubishi’s GSR badge has its origins in performance, so does the Outlander PHEV GSR live up to the heritage?
How open car windows can reduce COVID-19 transmission risk
New research shows how airflow adjustments inside a car may reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission
Lexus LS refreshed for 2021
Japan’s S-Class fighter steps up in refinement, luxury, technology and price.
Can the Toyota Yaris GR dethrone the Honda Civic Type R?
It’s the reigning champion versus the precocious upstart. Only one will be left standing
Travel: Barossa Valley in the Range Rover Sport PHEV
South Australia’s premier wine region has plenty to see beyond the vineyards
Opinion: Drifting deserves more respect from motorsport fans
It’s everything that people want from motorsport, so why is it so looked down upon?
2021 Mercedes-Benz S580e review
The new S-Class is the crossover point between bleeding edge tech and top notch motoring
Top 10 coolest homologation specials
As these competition-inspired wonders prove, car makers have long exploited showrooms to build the ultimate in motorsport
Kia sets up for a sporty EV onslaught
Kia confirms EV1 to EV9 naming convention, high-performance variants across electric family
On another plane: flat-plane V8s explained
Here’s why only the bold dare go where the traditional bent-eight can’t
Semiconductor shortage forces worldwide car production slow down
Electronic componentry shortages to blame for worldwide car factory slow downs
2021 Renault Koleos pricing and specifications
Price tweaks for 2021 Renault Koleos range see higher-spec variants get more kit but a bump in price
2021 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport pricing and specification
Mitsubishi tweaks its Pajero Sport range for 2021 with price changes and the deletion of a key variant
Kia plays catch-up at the EV party
More sustainable manufacturing to spawn seven new Kia electric vehicles before 2027
Why Lamborghini will “never” kill its iconic V12
Italian supercar manufacturer’s iconic V12 will change radically in coming years
2021 Mercedes-Benz E300 Cabriolet review
Mercedes-Benz’s E300 Cabriolet is pricey, but feeling this good doesn’t come cheap
Renault’s huge reboot brings electric cars to the fore
Vive la ‘Renaulution’: Renault’s new chief announces big EV-led plans to move on from the Carlos Goshn era
Renault reveals 5 EV prototype
Powered by electricity and nostalgia, the Renault 5 electric hatch is due 2023
