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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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Why Wheels Car of the Year is different
Wheels is the original COTY award. Here’s why that matters
Toyota GR Yaris specs officially revealed
The details drop for Toyota’s anticipated road-going rally car
More bad news for Mazda 3 owners as 13,000 cars recalled
Mazda issues a recall for more than 13,000 Mazda 3s due to faulty start/stop and AEB software
Toyota to add new Yaris-based crossover to range
Reports suggest Toyota is readying a high-riding Yaris crossover to compete with the likes of the Nissan Juke, Mazda CX-3 and Renault Captur
Mark Webber F1 car part to auction for bushfire relief
Rare Formula One memorabilia to sell online with money going to fire victims
1995 Ferrari F50 Berlinetta Prototipo heads to auction
The first Ferrari F50 prototype, chassis #99999, is going to fetch big bucks
Welcome to the 2020s: MOTOR Magazine January 2020 issue preview
Looking at the next decade of motoring, the new Corvette driven, plus F1 and P1 meet Senna!
Race-inspired Aston Martin V12 Speedster teased
Limited-run, topless Aston on its way for 2021 arrival
These are the safest cars to have a crash in
Electric cars blitz 2019 safety ratings as Tesla claims gongs with both Euro NCAP and ANCAP
Boost the economy, buy a car: FCAI
FCAI flags 2020 as ‘one of the best times to ever buy a vehicle’
The new BMW 3 Series that’s as quick as the outgoing M3
BMW’s sole six-cylinder 3 Series is seriously quick
Is your car going to kill you this year?
Let’s make 2020 the year we put the Takata airbag crisis behind us
Carlos Ghosn says he’s “fled injustice and persecution”
Fugitive former head of Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi Alliance holds press conference in Beirut to defend skipping bail
Wheels Car of the Year 2020: the judging process
It takes eight gruelling days to cut the field down to just a single winner
Grand Theft Auto 5 added to Xbox Game Pass
Everyone’s favourite driving (and crime) game is now free for connected Xbox gamers
Porsche 991 911 ends production
After more than 230,000 units built, the 991-generation Porsche 911 has wrapped up
Volvo has cut prices for the XC90 massively
The Swedish manufacturer’s biggest SUV is now between $5000 and $15,0000 cheaper
Lexus gives its Encore program the luxury treatment
Capped price servicing, more owner events and Lexus smartphone application will be rolling out this year
You can buy the BMW 750iL Tupac was shot in
It’s morbid, but the car involved in Tupac Shakur’s death is up for sale, and has been for a while
The cars that failed to make the cut for Wheels Car of the Year 2020
A new process for Wheels Car of the Year 2020 meant these cars were left waiting for an invite that never arrived
Where to next for Ford?
Softening Mustang sales, loss of Mondeo and EcoSport point to potentially troubling times ahead
In Numbers: Performance Car Sales in 2019
The winners and losers, as well as some odd happenings, in Australia’s market last year
Rolls Royce defies market slump with record sales
Economic slowdown? Tell that to the 55 Aussie one percenters who shelled out at least $600k on a new Roller in 2019
2021 MG ZS Electric pricing and features
The MG ZS Electric is Australia’s most affordable battery electric vehicle. Here’s what you get for the price.
