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
Litchfield unleashes monster power from new Porsche 911 Carreras
You’ll get as much grunt as the outgoing Turbo S flagship
V12 engines to live on at Pagani
Despite plans for an electric hypercar, V12-powered Paganis aren’t dead… yet
2020 Porsche Macan Turbo revealed
Tweaked Macan Turbo ups power and price
2019 Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge review
The gold standard in luxury cars gets a blackout | Here’s what nearly a million dollars gets you
Drug driving is overtaking drink driving in Australia
An alarmingly high rate of drivers are getting behind the wheel after taking drugs
AMG GLB35 revealed as yet another performance SUV in Mercedes’ range
For when the GLA isn’t big enough, and the GLC isn’t small enough…
Toyota Hiace SLWB diesel automatic review
Toyota reckons it can make a better van than the Europeans, and the new Hiace gives the company reason to be confident.
Buy the new Hyundai i30 N or get a used Ford Focus RS
The i30 N is an impressive feat, but is it better than the accomplished Focus RS?
GM is working on the most powerful engine in Holden’s history
The most powerful engine to sit in a Holden showroom is currently being developed on a race track
Your car could be emitting less than manufacturers claim
How authorities are cracking down on an even more devious emissions cheating. The upshot? You’re going to an end up with a spy in your car
Bizarre dash cam footage shows insurance scams are alive and well
Viral video of kid’s hilariously bad attempt at faking being run over highlights real danger of insurance scams, and how dash cams can protect you
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander pricing and features
Minor upgrade brings new kit to help the Outlander maintain its value-based competitiveness against fresher mid-sized SUV rivals
Brabus ‘B35 S’ is a powered-up AMG A35
Wild tuner gives Affalterbach’s baby hot hatch some more oomph
2020 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe revealed
Mercedes adds coupe version of GLE53 due to land in Australia
2020 Peugeot 508 sedan and wagon pricing and features
Generous standard kit and knee-weakening looks buoy Peugeot 508’s chances in a risky market
The cars Ferdinand Piëch brought us
We owe the existence of a few great cars specifically to the late former VW boss
Do you own a cool Modern Classic? We want to know about it
If you have something cool from the ‘80s, ‘90s, or ‘00s hidden away, we want to feature it in Wheels magazine
2019 Mitsubishi Triton GLX+ club cab review
If you’re wondering if a dual cab ute is really right for you, then perhaps the longer tray of Mitsubishi’s Triton club cab might suit
Porsche Taycan sets four-door electric Nurburgring record
Pre-production Taycan rounds off endurance testing with a round at The ‘Ring
Is Nissan’s self-driving golf ball even legal?!
Hackers rejoice! Nissan’s golf gurus have built a ball that steers itself to the cup
An awkward interview with Ferdinand Piech
VW Group demigod Dr Ferdinand Piech is synonymous with visionary innovation and business brilliance. When he talks of a car that will do an unthinkable 100km to the litre, Wheels’ Peter Robinson doesn’t laugh – he goes white
Eight-year-old caught joyriding mum’s VW Golf again
Eight-year-old speed demon busted twice in one week for joyriding mum’s Volkswagen Golf, hits 177km/h on motorway
Former Volkswagen czar Ferdinand Piech dead
The man who brought Volkswagen both its greatest successes and worst defeats has died in Germany
New Toyota Supra revives original orange Fast & Furious tuner
Toyota’s GR Supra set for the red carpet return to iconic series
