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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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Retro: 1977 Honda Accord
The Accord was Honda’s largest car to date, and its brand impact was huge
Supercar Scare Returns! Wheels Magazine: April 2019
The magazine is rammed with hot metal this month. Where do we even begin?
Audi’s new engine produces 239kW per litre
Low capacity, big power, from Audi’s new four-banger racing engine
Ford reminds Tesla buyers about its electric Mustang
A new rivalry is emerging, with long-standing US maker Ford and crosstown EV rival start-up Tesla in the showdown
Aston Martin Vanquish engine to produce less power than rivals
Vanquish powertrain details revealed in chats with design boss
BMW X7 2019 image gallery
Now we’ve driven it, now you see it: our full photo gallery of the new 2019 BMW X7
Why you should subscribe to Wheels in 2019
With exclusive mags and events, there’s more to being a Wheels subscriber than 13 of the best motoring magazines in the country delivered straight to your door
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q 2019 review
Italy turns its hand to the performance SUV; passion and panache ensue
2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe revealed
Porsche’s big SUV gets the coupe treatment with a touch of the 911
‘Forget what you think you know about carbon ceramic brakes’: Porsche
Heavy brakers and trackday heroes are buying the wrong brakes
Volkswagen makes the Kombi cool again
Tweaked version of Volkswagen’s T6 Multivan van brings cool back to the school run
Peter Brock’s Autoart Holden VX Commodore Supercar for sale
One of Brock’s last touring cars is up for grabs in Melbourne
New Volvo tech will stop you from drink driving
Volvo ramps up safety campaign by discussing on-board cameras to detect drink or drug driving
2019 Hyundai Kona EV pricing and features
You’ll need deep pockets for Hyundai’s electric SUV, but its single-charge range is huge
WhichCar Weekly Podcast 11 now live
Formula One, Formula Not One, automotive Stockholm syndrome and moving house in an Audi R8, as Robbo pays a visit to the WhichCar Weekly podcast with Daniel Gardner
Four Koenigsegg Jeskos coming to Australia
Swedish hypercar coming to Oz in extremely limited numbers next year
Australian Formula E race gets private sector backing
Formula E boss says that Australian governments have been slow to support a push to bring the electric championship Down Under
Lister LFT-C is a 497kW Jaguar convertible
Lister’s souped-up F-Type gets a very limited topless treatment
Aston Martin: Valkyrie produces “too much downforce”
Valkyrie’s insane aerodynamics explained by Marek Reichman
BMW teases 2 Series Gran Coupe
Belated BMW four-door coupe set to tackle Merc’s CLA from 2020
Lamborghini readies first hybrids, but says never to full electric
New super sports car will usher in era of electrification
Kia Ceed Crossover teased as sub-Sportage SUV
Kia prepares to debut a new compact crossover to rival the Subaru XV – but is it for Australia?
Hyundai to run factory-backed i30 N Targa Tasmania entry
The first hot hatch from Hyundai will get a run at Australia’s greatest tarmac rally
Nissan expects energy companies will pay EV owners for electricity
Vehicle-to-grid systems could turn electric cars into money makers, but Australia may be behind the curve
