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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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Rubens Barrichello to drive in Australian S5000 series debut
Former F1 driver is the first confirmed racer for first round of new open-wheeler category
2020 Nissan GTR & 370Z 50th Anniversary pricing and features
Nissan’s sporting mainstays receive special editions for their golden jubilee
Environmentalists push to ban all car advertising
Forget restrictions on how cars are depicted in ads, some would like to see vehicle advertising banned outright
Ford sets sights on eSports: launches European virtual racing team
Ford reckons its real-world racing heritage will give it an edge in the virtual realm
2020 Nissan GT-R 50th Anniversary performance review
Godzilla refines its road manners for 2020
Skoda Kodiaq RS pricing revealed
Seven seats, lots of tech and a bit of attitude… what will the new Skoda Kodiaq RS cost?
Fred Gibson: Why Australia built its own R32 GT-R race cars
Fred Gibson tells MOTOR how he came to be in charge of the best R32 racer in the world
VIDEO: 2020 Audi RS6 Avant insider details revealed
We visit Audi’s underground lair for the reveal of the brand new Audi RS6 Avant
MOTOR Magazine celebrates 50 Years of the Nissan GT-R in its September 2019 issue
A special celebration of Nissan’s greatest sports car achievement
Australians spend almost $5.5 million on Apple CarPlay retrofits
Customers are willing to spend several hundred dollars on having smartphone mirroring fitted to their vehicles
Hyundai EV concept joins our list of most annoyingly named cars
The Hyundai『45』moniker uses odd punctuation that’s among the most irritating in car nomenclature. Here’s 10 more | GALLERY
Expanding BMW SUV line-up slides below $100k
New X5 and X7 variants on the way, followed by refreshed X6 and X1
Mark Skaife on driving the Group A R32 GT-R ATCC racer
Skaifey recalls what it was like steering one of Australia’s most dominating race cars
This is what the police car of the future will look like
Simpler, cheaper and way more effective, Australian-developed tech is taking the police forces of the world by storm
Kerry Packer’s ‘secret’ R32 Skyline GT-Rs: 50 Years of Nissan GT-R
The late media mogul hijacked a magazine comparison and ordered two GT-Rs on the spot
Modern MOTOR’s first look at the 1989 Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R
Our first encounter with the legendary R32 Skyline GT-R’s tech
Kids toy becomes deranged miniature 911 GT3
A motorbike engine and an electric toy car combine for the ultimate Father’s Day present
Porsche teams up with Apple Music for upcoming Taycan
Electric Taycan set to be charged with more than 50-million soundtracks
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 goes up against supercars
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R v Ferrari Mondial t 348 v Honda NSX v BMW M5 v Porsche Carrera 4
Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R: The “Godzilla” legend
Beginning as Nissan’s unlikely poster child for global domination, the R32 became a road and track megastar
Need For Speed Heat – full car list revealed with 127 playable vehicles
It’s no Gran Turismo, but Need For Speed Heat will have a whopping number of cars for you to race and modify
Audi RS6 Avant is the dog hauler you’ve been looking for
Just make sure Fido is lashed down, because this twin-turbo V8-powered stunner really hauls the mail
2020 Ford Ranger Range Review
The Ford Ranger is a rugged ute with light steering that tows and carries very well, with good safety and excellent phone integration. Ranger 4WDs are very capable off road.
Buy the new Porsche Cayman S or get a used Audi R8 V8
It’s German coupe v German coupe, though with two distinctly different takes on the segment
