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
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Bodywork
Australia’s first supercar is still ahead of its time
More than half a century after it was revealed, Holden’s Hurricane is still paving the way for production cars
Virtual racing is thriving while actual motorsport withers
Is e-sport actually a decent substitute for watching real cars go around a circuit?
F1 Legend says Daniel Ricciardo has “one more roll of the dice” to become world champion
David Coulthard explains the chances of Ricciardo signing with a top team are slimmer than you might think
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLA review
The Mercedes-Benz GLA is a tall-riding small hatchback that is almost an SUV, with efficient engines and the option of all-wheel drive. An AMG version adds eye-widening speed.
Manhart turns the Golf R into a 331kW hot hatch beast!
This Golf R has had its wick turned right up to become the ultimate sleeper
Apple Carplay and Android Auto more dangerous than drink driving
In-car entertainment deemed a major driver distraction thanks to a recent study
Turbo-packing 200kW Toyota GR 86 confirmed for 2021
Leaked dealer presentation shows Toyota’s intentions to launch next-gen 86 in July 2021
Behold some of the coolest fast wagon you could ever own
These spacious super-haulers are guaranteed to make the dog throw up
BMW E46 gets a Ford Barra engine to become a drift monster!
Aussie engine turns German icon into a Swede’s tyre-fryer!
The world’s greatest V6 engines of all-time
It’s time to give the V6 some respect
How the Ford Mustang killed the Aussie Falcon
Ford Mustang engineers signed the death warrant for the Falcon in Australia
2020 Kia Seltos pricing and features
We take a closer look at Korea’s value-packed small SUV
Lotus Evija set to unleash 1470kW on Aussie roads
Lotus receives a “handful of expressions of interest” for its upcoming all-electric hypercar
Could left-hand-drive cars have saved Holden?
Converting Australia to a left-hand drive nation might have saved Holden
Tackling the West African coast in the all-new Land Rover Defender
Land Rover takes us on an expedition to the West Coast of Africa to see if its new Defender wagon can live up to the nameplate
360-degree parking monitors explained
Getting a bird’s eye view of your car while it’s parked is one the more impressive emerging in-car technologies. But how does it work?
2020 Mazda CX-5 pricing and features
The Mazda CX-5 medium SUV becomes safer, scores new tech and is more comfortable for 2020
3D printing and the automotive industry
No longer just a means of making one-off prototypes or wild concepts, 3D printing is now a part of the automotive production line
Fast & Furious 9 delay costs Codemasters big bucks
Film delays costs game maker hundreds of millions of dollars
Sweeping reform for Honda Australia
Models and dealers dumped and renewed customer focus in Honda’s damage-control business strategy
What if I can’t pay my car loan?
Banks can be surprisingly helpful if you’re unable to make loan repayments during tough times. Here are your options.
Is the cheaper, petrol-powered Mazda CX-8 actually the pick of the range?
You can now have Mazda’s gap-filling SUV for less than $40K
Mountune tweaks the 2020 Focus ST to 243kW
Mountune ups Focus ST power to near RS-levels with plug-and-play fitment
Watch Gordon Murray’s T.50 engine mule rev to 12,100rpm
Here’s the test mule for the T.50’s V12, which Murray has told us all about
