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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
Engine tech
Bodywork
Rumours of four-door Ford Mustang could point to upcoming crossover
The internet says Ford has told dealers a four-door Mustang is coming, but it’s not that simple
Kia shows off Aussie Highway Patrol Stinger at SEMA
Kia North America attempts to court US Police departments with its arresting Stinger patrol car
Mazda Australia rolls out smartphone mirroring upgrade to 370,000 cars
Does your Mazda have a touchscreen infotainment system? If so, adding Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone mirroring is now just a visit to the dealership away
SEMA 2018: Kia brings DUB K900 and Stinger, Forte GT and drift car to SEMA
Kia doesn’t disappoint with a SEMA lineup well clear of the mundane
Volkswagen Amarok ‘too powerful for TV’ ad banned… for being too powerful for TV
VW Amarok V6 ad feels wrath of ad board despite extensive use of modelling to ‘fake’ high speed scenes
SEMA 2018: 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series revealed
Lighter, track-focussed, carbon fibre-laden GT soon available to ‘approved applicants’
The latest COPO Camaro can run a silent nine-second quarter-mile
Chevrolet’s latest SEMA concept imagines if Usain Bolt was a Ninja… and also a Camaro
SEMA 2018: Mopar ‘Hellephant’ 746kW Hemi crate engine revealed
7.0-litre supercharged V8 breaks cover at SEMA Show in ‘Super Charger’ concept car
Could the rear-drive Holden Commodore V8 make a comeback?
Holden leaves the door open for the return of a rear-wheel-drive V8 sedan, as it gets the keys to GM’s product cabinet
2019 Holden Acadia LTZ-V AWD review
Holden’s new seven-seat flagship SUV is designed to be a new luxurious take on the traditional family wagon
SEMA 2018: Custom 2019 Volkswagen Jettas head to SEMA
These Jettas will make you wish we had them in Australia
2019 Jaguar F-Type Chequered Flag price and features
Limited edition F-Type celebrates 70 years of Jaguar sportscars with unique custom touches and smartphone mirroring
2019 Ford Mustang RTR ‘Series 1’ revealed
Vaughn Gittin Jr’s RTR gear to be available for ‘Performance Edition’ Mustangs
SEMA 2018: Chevrolet builds 3 SEMA cars with new crate engines
Variety of V8s to power Chevy’s SEMA show cars
Nissan builds twin-turbo 370Z for SEMA
It’s the twin-turbo V6 370Z Nissan will never sell
Hyundai i30 N fastback to land here in 2019, hot Veloster on wish list
Runaway success of Hyundai i30N hatch spurs HQ to fast-track fastback version and potentially a smaller, quicker Veloster N for Australia
VW Golf GTI TCR racer lands in Australia
Australia’s newest touring car category has another contender
Racing suspended at Lakeside over noise regulations
Queensland Raceways CEO criticises bureaucracy, noise regulations
Financing your car is about to get fairer
A little-known practice by car dealers that can add thousands of dollars to the bottom line of a new or used car will be officially banned from this week
Autonomous car test in Adelaide city centre deemed success
Cohda demonstrates how autonomous cars will respond when everything doesn’t go to plan in an ambitious test in Adelaide’s CBD
BMW M4 DTM testing new Class 1-compliant four-cylinder engine
DTM is set to move to a new 2.0-litre turbo platform, replacing V8s
Cadillac lineup being assessed for Australia
Holden looking to land next-gen electrified Caddies
Study answers question of who we think autonomous vehicles should save
With 40 million answers to a set of moral quandaries, we now have a clearer idea for the future of vehicle ethics
Takata class action grows to seven manufacturers
Volkswagen added to local consumer class action claim for compensation over potentially deadly airbags
