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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

Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet 2019 review
An improvement in every sense, the 992 cabriolet might just be more versatile than the coupe

Cool car things we want: March 2019
Style to suit the car enthusiast in you

Opinion: Driving hand signals we should have
There is more than one way to get the message across

Alex Inwood on the Bathurst 12 Hour
“The 12 Hour delivered a timely reminder of what makes motorsport so special, which, if you boil it down, is remarkably simple”

Modern Classic: 2000 BMW M3
Third time’s the charm? For many, the E46 still represents the definitive M3 generation

Opinion: Converting a classic into an electric car isn’t cheap
Morley’s electric dreams gets a cold shock of reality

2019 BMW X3 xDrive20d M Sport video quick review
It might not be the priciest SUV in BMW’s stable, but the humble X3 still boasts an impressive arsenal of features designed to make your life easier.

Honda: Europe will be 100% electrified. Australia?…uh.
How Australia is holding Honda back from going fully electric.

Why Daniel Ricciardo won’t win the 2019 Australian GP
Renault aims to improve on 2018 result, but team boss keeps expectations realistic

2019 BMW 3 Series review
A return to first principles puts BMW’s trend-setting sedan back onto pole position

Tesla unveils Model Y
US maker’s most important model debuts, but will it come all too late?

Gosford Classic Cars auction preview
Top picks for MOTORheads from the Gosford museum’s untimely closure

Mk8 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R arriving next year
New Golf debut delayed, but Australia on track for next-gen model

Cadillac badging goes metric. Americans are confused
Is Caddy trolling its base with its latest badging system?

Carlos Ghosn has gone into hiding
The French power figure has turned to hiding under the neon lights of Tokyo after being released on bail

WhichCar Weekly Podcast 10 now live
Cars in uniform, F1 poised for action, BMW makes an assault on the mid-sized performance sedan market and we raid a classic fire sale

2019 BMW M340i, 330e, 320i inbound
Australia’s first all-wheel drive 3 Series set to arrive in 2019 with turbo six power and hybrid stablemate

Next Honda Accord will be no bargain
Honda Australia says it will sell the next-gen Accord purely as a high-end, feature-rich model – bargain hunters need not apply

Paper car artist ‘Hacaosuka Designs’
We chat with a Melbourne artist creating detailed paper car models from scratch

Production cars leading Formula E development race
Nissan is taking parts from its Leaf production car, and using it on a Formula E race car

WhichCar should I buy: Time to supersize
What do you do when you want to upsize… dramatically

Charlie Whiting, Formula 1 race director, dies in Melbourne
The Formula 1 race director has passed away this morning

Volkswagen Passat joins Australia’s highway patrol
Victoria’s freeways don’t enjoy autobahn speed limits, but there’s certainly a German flavour when it comes to law enforcement

Is Tesla about to get zapped?
Tesla is unveiling its most important new model, but will it come all too late?
