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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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Bodywork
VIDEO: Watch Daniel Ricciardo’s ballsy 2018 Chinese Grand Prix passes
Four victims, four brilliant passes from Daniel Ricciardo in what’s set to go down in history as an F1 masterclass
Hyundai i30 range gains more features, options
Hyundai has tweaked its Mazda 3 and Toyota Corolla fighter to provide more choices at either end of the range
Mitsubishi Triton tipped to join booming sports ute grid
Is the Mitsubishi Triton about to add a “Predator” badge to its Aussie showroom?
Ford Mustang free to race in Supercars: report
Facelifted Ford Mustang to take on Holden ZB Commodore in Supercars
2018 Subaru Forester 2.5i-L review: Medium SUV megatest 4th
Wheels gathers nine midsize SUV contenders and puts them head-to-head, separating the heroes from the zeroes. Here’s number four, the Subaru Forester 2.5i-L.
ACT government to convert car fleet to EVs from 2021
Plan will promote Canberra as Australia’s battery-fuelled capital
1967 Mazda Cosmo & 2009 Mazda RX-8: classic MOTOR
40 years after it debuted here, Mazda still champions the rotary engine. For good reason
D’Alberto Holden collection auction results
Classic and modern cars of the D’Alberto Brothers Private Collection attract huge bids
Daniel Ricciardo wins Chinese Grand Prix with passing masterclass
The Honey Badger wins his sixth career Formula 1 Grand Prix with a number of epic overtakes
Gran Turismo Sport review
Reintroduced GT Mode brings back offline gameplay fun
Kia Sportage SLi review: Medium SUV megatest 5th
Wheels gathers nine midsize SUV contenders and puts them head-to-head, separating the heroes from the zeroes. Here’s number five, the Kia Sportage SLi.
The Power List: The movers and shakers of the Australian automotive industry
Who’s really calling the shots in our automotive industry?
Retro: 1976 Lotus Esprit
Lotus only built 894 S1s, but the Esprit became one of the longest-lived designs of all time
Hyundai Tucson Active X review: Medium SUV megatest 6th
Wheels gathers nine midsize SUV contenders and puts them head-to-head, separating the heroes from the zeroes. Here’s number six, the Hyundai Tucson Active X.
Lexus RC F long-term review
We welcome the Lexus RC F into our garage, new carbon clothes and all.
Top 10 cars of the 2018 Geneva Motor Show
We pick the 10 best debuts of Geneva
Toyota RAV4 GXL review: Medium SUV megatest 7th
Wheels gathers nine midsize SUV contenders and puts them head-to-head, separating the heroes from the zeroes. Here’s number seven, the Toyota RAV4 GXL.
2018 Mercedes-AMG CLS53 review
Sleek ‘coupe’ gains a new high-tech heart
2018 Volkswagen Polo Review
VW’s light hatch has matured into a sharp-handling, roomy offering that’s more like big-brother Golf than ever before
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander LS review: Medium SUV megatest 8th
Wheels gathers nine midsize SUV contenders and puts them head-to-head, separating the heroes from the zeroes. Here’s number eight, the Mitsubishi Outlander LS.
Pagani Huayra L’Ultimo to be model’s final coupe
The 100th and final Pagani Huayra to be inspired by Mercedes’ F1 car
Australia’s toughest booze, drug driving laws locked in
Victoria will soon have the toughest anti-drink and anti-drug driving penalties in the country
2008 Nissan 370Z review: classic MOTOR
To be perfectly honest, the new 370Z doesn’t look all that different to the outgoing 350.
Euro sports sedan bargains
Still-quick, still premium, but less loved second-tier sedans going real cheap
