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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
2018 Ford Everest to add a 2.0-litre engine?
The second-best selling model in Ford’s showroom appears to be adding a smaller diesel engine as part of running changes to the large SUV
BMW M2 Competition scores M Performance parts range
Plenty of carbon added to the parts options list for the M2’s pinnacle iteration
Peugeot, Citroen, Opel switch on 48-volt dual-clutch hybrid systems
Could we finally see a petrol-electric Commodore almost two decades after Holden teased the ECOmmodore hybrid concept?
2018 Mazda BT-50 Range Review
The Mazda BT-50 has been facelifted for the Australian market, and is powered by a five-cylinder turbo-diesel that is quite fuel-efficient.
2018 Fiat 500X Range Review
An energetic turbocharged engine, a space-efficient cabin and chic styling are highlights of the Fiat 500X crossover. Automatic emergency braking is available.
2018 Brabham BT62: How fast is it?
Record-smashing performance potential of Brabham’s track monster dissected
Car parts of the future may be designed by AI, not humans: GM
General Motors reveals it’s researching how to design better parts … by eliminating humans from the engineering process.
2018 Range Rover Sport to add plug-in hybrid version
A more fuel-efficient version of Range Rover’s performance off-roader joins the range later this year as part of a showroom-wide facelift
2018 Holden Equinox diesel joins range
Holden brings diesel power to its Equinox mid-size SUV family, providing a fuel-sipping alternative to low-capacity turbo petrols.
Aston Martin DB11 AMR announced… sort of
Mysterious Aston Martin webpage reveals name of next special edition DB11
Road use charges should replace fuel excise, think tank warns
If we want to beat congestion in the future, the way the government earns revenue from drivers will need to change, Infrastructure Australia says
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR road car announced
Road version of VW’s TCR racer scores power boost and locking diff
Federal Budget 2018: Roads spending part of $24bn infrastructure plan
Roads to benefit as government draws criticism over lack of focus on rising toll
Porsche’s very first 911 Turbo: a brilliant oddball
Louise Piech’s 70th birthday present was something a little different
Scott McLaughlin extends winning streak to four races
A pair of perfect weekends for Scott McLaughlin cements him as the Supercars championship favourite in 2018
Fernando Alonso wins Spa six hour on LMP1 WEC debut
It’s Alonso’s first victory at Spa since 2000
2018 Porsche 991.2 911 GT3 performance review
We unleash Stuttgart’s newly muscled-up GT3 in the driving nirvana that is the Victorian High Country
Wheels Interview: Andy Palmer, Aston Martin CEO
How does a high-school drop-out turn around the fortunes of a British motoring icon? Andy Palmer explains…
Explained: Mercedes-Benz EQ-boost
Found in Mercedes-AMG’s new CLS53, EQ Boost is a game changer
2018 Mercedes-AMG G63 video review
Almost a mirror image of its 39-year-old block-of-flats predecessor, this doppelganger G-Class is 99.999 percent new
2019 Toyota Supra preview
Revered in the aftermarket world, idolised by the console generation, after years in the shadows, the Supra is back.
ZB Commodore charts minor segment wins amidst overall sales decline
Has the ZB clipped both a high and low?
Retro: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette C1
Good looks alone weren’t enough for America’s first sports car. Muscle was required
Mazda CX-3 Maxx v MG ZS Essence comparison review
Can the best-selling Mazda CX-3 hold its own against value-driven Chinese newcomer, the MG ZS?
