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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
The fast life & times of Andy Wallace
The British race veteran tells Ash Westerman & Cameron Kirby what it’s really like to hold a Bugatti Chiron wide open at nearly 500km/h
2020 Hyundai Venue Elite review
Hyundai’s new entrant to the small SUV race is a value-rich proposition
2020 Volvo V60 T8 Polestar Engineered review
Rapid ‘Twin Engine’ Polestar wagon with curious suspension
Exclusive: Ford Raptor V8 to go on sale in Oz
Ford’s toughest ute will finally get the engine it deserves thanks to clever Australian engineering
Gamepad versus wheel – what’s actually better?
Alright so you want a gaming wheel, but is it actually going to help you win races? We get scientific
Everything we know about the 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT Black
AMG’s GT black series is shaping up to be a GT2 RS killer with angry aero and a “new” engine smashing out more than 520kW
We go inside GM’s secret Australian design studio
In the high-stakes world of car design, executives want numbers, facts, the bottom line… and some dudes who are really good with their hands
Porsche 996 911 GT3 vs Porsche 991.2 911 GT3 RS comparison: 20 Years of the 911 GT3
The 996 GT3 began a lineage of driving machines that continues with the latest 991.2 GT3 RS
The world’s 10 most influential automotive designers
These are the 10 creative visionaries who are already shaping the cars we’ll be driving in years to come
The guilt and shame of experiencing a near-miss on the road
What shakes me so much is knowing that the outcome was completely out of my hands. One second later, three seconds later…
F1 2021 regulations explained: Geek Speak
The radical new rules intended to make F1 worth staying up for again
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Behind the Scenes: classic MOTOR
PCOTY is recognised as the industry standard for responsible performance evaluation. Cockburn, as usual, went to another event entirely
Lexus NX 300 Crafted AWD review
New addition to the NX range brings more value without compromise
Ian Callum on the future of design
The Guest Editor of our Design Issue, Ian Callum, provides an insight into why an unprecedented era of change offers mouth-watering opportunity
Retro: 1969 Honda 1300 Coupe 9
Honda founder’s creation was a triumph of innovation, and a financial fiasco
Need For Speed Heat review
A car guy’s take on the latest installment of the perennial street racing franchise
2019 MOTOR Awards: People’s Choice, Best Newcomer, and Solemnest Farewell
Aussie-built track attacker named your favourite car of 2019
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Winner – Lamborghini Gallardo: classic MOTOR
From 19 wannabes, one is brutishly fast, technically brilliant – and amazingly docile. Clearly, it is The One
Lexus ES 300h F Sport review
Lexus expands the ES range with the addition of an athletic-looking F Sport grade, but does that image gel with the rest of Lexus’ medium sedan?
2019 MOTOR Awards: Best Interior, Best Option, and Biggest Gimmick
Bentley hero is sophisticated inside and out… but mostly inside
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – 2nd place – BMW M3 CSL: classic MOTOR
M3 CSL track-focused nature elevated it into the pantheon of the greats, just not the PCOTY throne
Battle of the German behemoth SUVs
BMW and Audi both have brand-new, big-snouted SUVs that offer distinctly different takes on the formula. So can we name a winner, by a nose?
2019 MOTOR Awards: Best Looking, Best Detail, Ugliest
Try to take your eyes off Lamborghini’s fastest-ever droptop
Gallery: The art of speed and racing posters
A visual celebration of some of motorsport’s greatest posters
