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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

Why the heck does Australia love the Mitsubishi ASX?
Motoring experts seem consistently baffled

2019 Audi RS5 Sportback review
Like the idea of a hot Audi, but find wagons frumpy and need more than two doors? The RS5 Sportback might be up your alley

Mustang Supercar: technical deep dive gallery
We get up close and personal in Wheels’ March edition

Building a ‘dream garage’ – part one
Starting with a two-car, $20K base, where would your dream garage go?

Auction preview: Shannons 2019 Summer Classic Auction
We pick ten sports car highlights from the collection

Video: Ferrari 812 Superfast laps the ‘Ring
812 Superfast rips around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a blistering lap

WhichCar Weekly podcast Episode 6 now live
All the latest from the automotive world brought to you from our top motoring titles

Honda’s electric hatch will have a classier interior than most houses
Wood panelling, flush-mounted screens, Japanese design… Honda’s first production electric car is an interior design masterclass

Papua New Guinea loses 284 cars from APEC summit
Maseratis and Bentleys among list of cars, but others are still missing

2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI review | MOTOR
Volkswagen’s aging dog learns a few new tricks

2019 Mercedes-Benz X350d on-road review
We test the much-hyped Mercedes-Benz X-Class V6 on the road, and we’re not that impressed

Has Ford finally solved the bed hog problem?
Ford uses vehicle active safety technology to keep greedy sleepers on their side of the bed

Toyota Hilux on target to outsell entire Holden range
The Lion’s about to get steamrollered by Toyota’s unstoppable ute

2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 performance review
G63 enters 21st century, but remains insane in all the right places

Jaguar confirms Ingenium straight-shooting six
Mild-hybrid six-cylinder petrol engine set to succeed Jaguar’s ageing supercharged V6

2019 Audi RS5 Sportback review | MOTOR
If an Audi RS5 Coupe and RS4 wagon had a baby…

Five of the best rear-drive hot hatches from history
The entire genre of rear-wheel drive hot hatches is set to shuffle off this mortal coil. We revisit some of the legends

2020 Toyota GR Supra TRD options revealed
TRD has given us a sneak peek at how it plans on tricking out the new Supra

Subaru’s ‘all-powerful’ hybrids may preview next-gen STI
Subaru is preparing two new hybrid powerplants for the Geneva motor show – could they preview what’s coming for the brand’s next-gen performance cars?

Our favourite Mazda MX-5 specials
As the world’s favourite sportscar turns 30 we look back at some of the most memorable MX-5s

2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP announced
Next generation of limited-run Mini to boast 220kW

2019 BMW X3 M and X4 M unveiled
BMW’s mid-sized SUV twins get the go-fast treatment

Video: Straight-piped Audi RS4 Avant hooned in tunnels
A B8 RS4 Avant is given a proper thrashing through a tunnel network

2019 Volkswagen Caddy Beach is a Kombi for a new age
Volkswagen Australia re-enters the campervan market with the pint-sized Caddy Beach camper
