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
Engine tech
Bodywork
Electric Jags get Lego Speed Champions treatment
EVs and an SUV get its official Lego rendition with Formula E and i-Pace eTrophy racers
Mercedes-AMG CLA35 Australian pricing announced
Stylish brother to AMG’s cheapest model cops a high price tag on Aussie shores
Lexus replaces faulty Takata airbags… with faulty airbags
The Takata saga gets worse, as Lexus calls in previously repaired IS models over concerns that replacement airbags were improperly manufactured.
Hyundai backs aspiring racers with tarmac training program
Successful Sydney tarmac series offers big carrot to junior drivers in the shape of a Hyundai i30N drive
Right-hand drive Hennessey Exorcist review
Testing one of the world’s wildest cars on Australian roads
C8 Corvette gains its racing stripes
Chevrolet takes the wraps off its LM GTE-fighting Corvette
Lamborghini Urus 2019 review
Say hello to the saviour of Sant’Agata. The Urus is the car that looks set to preserve the soul of Lamborghini
Audi RS4 Avant updated for 2020
We’ll see a new version of Ingolstadt’s fast wagon arriving on Aussie shores next year
Top 20 weirdest car names
We would have LOVED to be in the marketing meetings where they conjured up these monikers
The C8 Corvette rips a couple of cheeky skids
Videos show new mid-engine ’Vette doing donuts and blasting to 183km/h
Walkinshaw Camaro Power Pack revealed
Aussie tuner turns its hand to iconic American muscle car
Lotus Exige Sport 410 acceleration testing
Lightweight supercharged sports car offers supercar speed
Chevrolet C8 Corvette Stingray Convertible revealed
Top-down Stingray designed with as little performance compromise as possible
Peugeot 308 GT 2019 review
As Australia’s love affair with the SUV continues unabated, is there still room in our hearts and minds for a Euro hatch? Peugeot is banking on it
Porsche Panamera 10 Years Edition revealed
A decade of the “Porsche for four” celebrated with limited edition model
Hyundai Veloster N not coming to Australia
Despite popularity of Hyundai N brand in Australia, a hot Veloster is not on the local radar
Debate me: Is Daniel Ricciardo overrated?
There’s a division in the Wheels office and you get to decide who’s right
Porsche reckons you don’t need a manual gearbox
Dual-clutch technology is rendering the third pedal redundant, according to Porsche
Mazda3 TCR racer revealed
Mazda Motorsports new track fighter able to compete in any TCR event worldwide
Hyundai i30 Fastback N becomes first WTAC factory entry
World Time Attack Challenge welcomes Hyundai’s entry into to Clubsprint class
Hennessey Venom F5’s V8 engine specifications confirmed
American tuner one step closer to releasing its V8 hypercar with more than 1300kW
Opinion: Becoming the ‘Cuba’ of the car world wouldn’t be a bad thing
By the way things are going, following Cuba’s car culture might be for the best
2020 Toyota C-HR gains hybrid powertrain
Toyota’s stylish crossover has been given its first upgrade that’s due to hit Aussie showrooms in time for Christmas
2019 Holden Acadia LT review
Does Holden’s big family SUV the Acadia have merit at the bottom of its model range?
