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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
Performance legends: Classifieds of the week
Here’s your chance to grab a legend
Lotus Exige Sport 410 announced
Latest variant bridges the Exige’s Sport 350 and Cup 430 line-up
2019 Range Rover Velar gains new diesel, tech tweaks
The first running update for the stylish Velar adds a torque-laden V6 turbodiesel, as well as improvements to driver assistance tech
2018 Jeep Compass Trailhawk quick review
The first truly off-road capable Jeep Compass is also a fun car to drive around town
Roush announces 529kW JackHammer Mustang
American speed shop boosts 2018 Mustang GT performance to new levels
2019 Jaguar F-Pace Jaguar gains safety tech, SVR range topper
A series of improvements are added to Jaguar’s big-selling performance SUV
Sucked in: The 1978 Brabham ‘fan car’
One of the most intriguing F1 cars ever made triumphed first up – and then disappeared in its own vortex
2018 Kia Carnival pricing and features
Kia’s popular eight-seater receives a round of updates to make it an even more compelling alternative to seven-seat SUVs
First ever Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 heads to auction
Chassis #1 of Ford’s Sierra Cossie expected to fetch massive money in the UK
Mazda calls for greater focus on well-to-wheel emissions
Hideki Matsuoka, Mazda’s product division program manager, says emission ratings need a more holistic approach
Cadillac’s first twin-turbo V8 detailed
Brand new blown V8 from GM is brimming with tech
Video: Maranello Motorsport’s hidden Ferrari gems
Two rare pure-bred Ferrari stallions are hiding in an unassuming garage in Melbourne’s inner suburbs
US charges former VW chief over Dieselgate links
Martin Winterkorn is invited to the US Federal Court to face charges over his part in the Dieselgate scandal
2018 Kia Carnival Review
Australia’s biggest-selling people mover has received an upgrade which brings a fresh face, improved handling and automatic emergency braking across the range
Top-selling passenger cars for April 2018
A segment-by-segment list of the best-selling cars and SUVs from March 2018
Jeep Wrangler Golden Eagle and Freedom Edition announced
Two oh-so-American Wrangler special editions will be the curtain call for the JK-series offroader, ahead of the arrival of its all-new replacement later this year
2018 BMW M5 Competition details leaked
BMW’s German website appears to confirm specs for sharper M5
April new car sales: Holden feels a different type of pain
The Commodore still hasn’t caught buyers’ imaginations, and wallets, the latest VFACTS sales data reveals
MOTOR Magazine May 2018 issue preview
Details of Ford’s next Focus RS, plus we put Stinger GT against Commodore VXR!
Mercedes-Benz GLC200 drops entry price by $5500
Rear-drive range-opener priced from $61,990
2018 Lotus 3-Eleven performance review
Track-focused weapon gets last hurrah with ‘430’ treatment
The best – and most bonkers – of Brabus
The founder of Brabus may have passed away, but he leaves behind a legacy of brutally fast – and fabulously insane – performance cars
Interview: How the Brabham BT62 supercar came to be
The $1.8 million supercar project had its genesis in Adelaide just over two years ago. Here’s the story of how it happened, in David Brabham’s own words
Exclusive: Porsche plans assault on outright Nurburgring record
Stefan Bellof’s 35-year-old 6:11.13 mark set to fall
