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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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Bodywork
2019 Aston Martin Rapide AMR performance review
Last of the breed gives the non-turbo V12 a low-key exit
WhichCar should I buy: I want a ‘plain’ car
Carol is looking for a new car with no bells and whistles. What should she go for?
What it takes to service a McLaren F1
A nightmare to work on? Not a bit of it. In fact, as we discover at Woking, mechanics love fettling the McLaren F1
2019 Subaru BRZ Range Review
The BRZ is an affordable rear-wheel-drive sports coupe from Subaru, with stylish looks and superb steering and handling. It was developed with Toyota, which sells it as the 86.
2019 BMW X3 M Competition performance review
As driver-focused as performance SUVs come
The week that was: Frankfurt, EVs and Elon’s online bromance
Catch up on the week in automotive news and reviews from the WhichCar desk
Meet the 120,000km Ferrari F40 GT
Is this the most used F40 ever? Meet the prancing horse that’s embraced age… and miles
Mercedes-Benz A250e hatch 2019 review
The Three-Pointed Star sets out its credentials as a plug-in player
Why Land Rover delayed revealing the Defender for five years
Exposed: the secret show car hidden away to stop other companies copying the design
Novitec reveals 575kW/1032Nm Lamborghini Urus
Performance mods deliver SVJ rivalling power figures for Lamborghini’s SUV
Hyundai reveals 500kW electric rear-drive Veloster racer
500kW rear-wheel drive electric racer makes Frankfurt debut
Tesla working on faster, secret Taycan-fighting Model S
Tesla is readying a triple-motor Model S to take on Porsche on the track
Porsche Taycan completed an eight-minute lap at the ‘Ring without brakes
Taycan achieved an average speed of over 154km/h on a single lap without using the brake discs once
Genesis G70 2.0T Ultimate 2019 review
The Genesis G70 takes on the big hitters from Europe and does an admirable job
Land Rover Discovery Sport 2020 review
Much more than just a nip and tuck, Land Rover takes a knife to its medium SUV
Volkswagen electric SUV to beat hatch to Australia
Australian boss confirms an electric SUV is top of the wishlist, and that VW’s electric revolution may kill the Golf
‘Manuals are daft’, says Land Rover Defender engineering boss
Three-pedal traditionalists should cover their ears now
No airbag for Defender’s front-row middle seat
Land Rover engineering boss is confident the Defender is as safe as possible, despite no airbag for third front-row occupant
WhichCar Podcast 33: Supra, Car Design and the Frankfurt Motor Show
All the latest happenings from the automotive world
Continental concepts pave way for self-inflating tyre
No more under inflated tyres or trips to the service station to check pressures, thanks to Continental’s new self-inflating prototype
Finally, an EV for drivers! New issue of Wheels mag out now
Porsche’s first EV begs the question: do we finally have an electric car to be excited about? One with soul as well as soul-crushing straight line performance? We find out.
AMG boss lifts lid on plans for hybrid GT 4-Door
Tobias Moers points towards an EV future that doesn’t turn its back on internal combustion
How Michelin created a tyre that could survive 300mph
A joint venture with Michelin resulted in Bugatti fitting the Chiron with street-legal rubber with a carbonfibre carcass
2019 Volvo S60 review
Can Volvo keep its winning streak going with its box-fresh midrange sedan?
