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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
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
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – 3rd place – Audi RS6 Avant: classic MOTOR
Massive haul of points propped Audi’s über-wagon up onto the podium
Meet the man who is leading Australia’s EV revolution
Tim Washington is prepared for take-off when it comes to electric vehicle charging in Australia
2019 MOTOR Awards: Biggest Surprise, Most Improved, and Biggest Disappointment
Weighty Aston Martin grand tourer defies expectations
2020 Mazda CX-3 Maxx Sport review
It may be a little long in the tooth, but the Mazda CX-3 can still carve it up with the best of them
Sports sedan comparison: enter the disruptor
Hyundai’s premium brand is now serious about taking a slice from the German elite. First target for the Genesis G70? BMW’s 330i
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – 4th place – Nissan 350Z Track: classic MOTOR
Though down on points, favour from the judges hoisted the 350Z into a lofty finish
Could these be the Supercars of the future?
German touring car series casts an eye on a faster, greener future
2019 MOTOR Awards: Most Fun, Scariest, and Hardest to Master
Little car big on having a damn good time
2019 Nissan Leaf vs Hyundai Ioniq comparison review
It’s a battle of affordable electric vehicles for this month’s twin test
2020 Suzuki Vitara 1.6L Auto review
The Vitara is one of the most affordable new SUVs on the market, but does the bargain price come with compromises?
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – 5th place – HSV Clubsport R8: classic MOTOR
Less power, more polish punted the Clubsport into the elite six league
A photographer’s guide to getting the most from Monterey Car Week
Our resident snapper headed to the US for Monterey Car Week, this is his survival guide
Stanford boffins create self-drifting Delorean
Autonomous drifting is now a thing
2019 MOTOR Awards: Best Handling, Best Steering, and Best Electronics
At any speed, this Mac attack is simply sublime
Lego Defender (2019) hands-on review
We still have a while to wait for the real thing, so we’ve built our own Lego Technic Defender
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – 6th place – BMW Z4: classic MOTOR
BMW’s roadster scores, but wasn’t so convincing to the judges
Modern Classic: 1999 Porsche 996.1 911 GT3
Its true genius is more evident now than when this hero rolled out in 1999
WhichCar Weekly episode 44 | End of year special
Five of WCW’s regulars send out 2019 with a special game of five-car dream garage
Opinion: Mazda is the motoring world’s heroic underdog
“In contrast, Mazda will introduce its SkyActiv-X engine in the 3 hatchback and sedan – cars ordinary folk can afford”
2019 MOTOR Awards: Best Engine, Best Drivetrain, and Best Noise
Stuttgart’s engineers produce a modern masterpiece
Lexus RC F 2019 driven
Lexus adds pace to its big coupe, but it’s sending out mixed messages about grace and pace
Performance Car of the Year 2004 – Elimination Round: classic MOTOR
Nineteen into six doesn’t go. Some red hot favourites joined the outcasts as 13 contenders failed to earn a place in the PCOTY finals. Here’s why…
