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
2020 Audi S8 revealed
Ingolstadt promises ‘sports car-level emotion and performance’ from new ‘S’ limo
Three exercises to make you a better driver
BMW’s Driving Academy highlights some common mistakes you might be making and how to avoid them
2001 Subaru Liberty B4 vs Volkswagen Bora V6 4Motion comparison review: classic MOTOR
All-wheel drive, lusty engines and sensible four-door packaging … what more could you want?
BMW Vision M revealed
GALLERY AND VIDEO: BMW’s Vision M concept has facial recognition, augmented reality and zero emission capability. But are we ready for it?
CSI Auto: How cars are the latest police forensics tool
If you don’t want the cops to track your movements avoid modern cars and don’t even think of syncing your phone to them
Surviving a one night stand with the Lotus Exige Sport 410
Hard and fast, things are about to get intense as this supercharged track-focused monster haunts some of the best Targa twisties in Victoria.
Bentley Continental GT takes Pikes Peak production car record
Rhys Millen steers British brute to beat 911 Turbo S’ time up the mountain
Ian Callum’s Jaguar career highlights
After two decades Jag’s design boss has put the pencil down – here’s his legacy
Buy a new Ford Focus ST-Line or get a used Skoda RS 162TSI wagon?
Ford’s humble warm wagon goes up against the hot Czech load-lugger
BMW charges into an electric future
BMW is set to beat its own goal of 25 electrified cars by 2025, but EV is not the only alternative in play
2020 Volkswagen Golf gets drive-away pricing across the board
2020 Volkswagen Golf range kicks off from $24,990 driveaway as Mk7.5 winds down
Australia, say goodbye to your driving freedom
Mandatory speed limiters and alcohol and drug detectors are going to kill off one of the great joys of motoring
School holidays are here… and so is a petrol price rise
Fuel prices jump across Victoria… just in time for the school holidays
HKS Toyota GR Supra drift car revealed
A 515KW 2JZ-powered 2019 Toyota Supra is Goodwood bound with a drifting star driver
Meet the man who owns Goodwood
He’s England’s petrolhead duke who throws open the doors and driveway to the iconic Goodwood estate each July. Tip your hat to the man who just loves to see cars cop a royal flogging.
2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Coupe performance review
Stuttgart joins the fastback SUV club, with 911-chasing, 2.2-tonne, twin-turbo monster
Mercedes slams LCT as a tax on safety and the environment
Mercedes-Benz CEO returns serve on Victoria’s luxury car tax and stamp duty changes
2008 Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept: Fast Car History Lesson
Le Mans-inspired diesel supercar concept didn’t get the green light
Skoda Karoq vs Renault Captur comparison
This month’s newcomer Skoda Karoq takes on the class defining Renault Captur
2019 Subaru XV 2.0i Premium quick review
Does the mid-spec version of Subaru’s smallest SUV still have what it takes to stave off newer, similarly priced rivals?
Explained: BMW water injection system
Leading the horsepower to water
This is the fastest manual we’ve ever tested
Our independent testing reveals real-world 0-100km/h, quarter mile and 0-200km/h time of the 2019 Lotus Exige 410
Opinion: The most terrible jobs in the motoring industry
It’s all not glitz and glam when it comes to the business of cars
Subaru X-Mode explained
If you own a Subaru SUV you may have looked at the mysterious X Mode button on the centre console with no real idea what it does or how to use it. Let us explain.
