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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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March VFACTS sales: Holden shoots to No.10 with a bullet
Aussie brand slumps to its worst result on record as March’s new-car sales hit a new high.
2018 Honda HR-V VTi-L Quick Review
It’s the most amount of money you can pay for Honda’s compact SUV without adding the optional safety pack
2018 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport pricing and features
Auto-braking and active cruise control are now standard across the Triton-based SUV range.
McLaren BP23 sculpture teases hyper-GT’s three-seat interior
McLaren is gracing all 106 buyers of its upcoming hybrid-engined supercar with an art-based teaser of the driver’s seat
Win a BMW M Drive Day experience
Want to belt the latest M cars around a racetrack – all expenses paid?
Torana SS; 308 GTB; AU XR8; Porsche 356A; 1997 WRX: Classifieds of the week
We’re window shopping for cars on the internet, again…
2018 Hyundai i30 N Track Review
A road drive in the box-fresh i30 N left us mightily impressed, but a day-long thrash at a racetrack spoke volumes about the true limits of Hyundai’s first hot hatch.
Seven-seat Large SUV comparison: Peugeot 5008 GT-Line v Mazda CX-9 Touring v Skoda Kodiaq 132 TSI
These are three of the finest large SUVs vying for you and your tribe’s attention. Which emerges as the class of the field?
2018 BMW M760Li, Alpina B7 road tested
You’d think just one hyper-performance ultra-luxury BMW 7 Series option would be enough, but you’d be wrong
Volkswagen Amarok V6 power boost trumps X-Class
Trust the Germans to shift the focus of the trade-ute war from ruggedness to performance.
2018 Honda HR-V review
A small running update in 2017 did a little to lift the HR-V’s stock, but how does the otherwise unchanged, yet popular, HR-V really stack up?
Silent Ferrari 488 GTB mule spotted testing at Fiorano
Electron, rather than hydrocarbon, burning test mule hints at hybrid powertrain development at Maranello.
Subaru marks 30 years of STI: in pictures
Subie’s fast car division hits three decades, so it pulled out the photo album
2018 Mazda MX-5 gains minor upgrade, price bump
The soft update adds more refinement to the 2016 Wheels Car of the Year winner – without messing with its successful formula
Honda Civic Type R tune unlocks 43kW and 107Nm
Hondata crack Civic Type R ECU for big gains
Hyundai i30 N could slip to mid-$30K region
Korean hot hatch could easily lay claim to being most affordable in the segment, if Hyundai plays its pricing game right.
2019 Ford Focus teased ahead of next week’s official reveal
A short video has teased what appears to be the warmed-over ST-badged version of the fourth-generation Focus hatch
MOTOR goes rallying: 2018 Southern Safari
Tackling the first round of the Tasmanian Rally series in a Subaru Impreza RS
2004 Ferrari Enzo for sale in Australia
Supercar named for Ferrari founder has eye-watering asking price
Hyundai i30 N coming early for some lucky customers
Hot hatch enthusiasts who slapped down a deposit without even driving Hyundai’s hot hatch will reap an early reward.
Scariest ways to spend $10,000
And we don’t necessarily mean widowmakers here…
McLaren 570S Spider track pack revealed
Drop-top scores mild diet of carbon fibre and gets a little louder
Marek Reichman on Aston Martin’s future and its first SUV
Design boss for the Gaydon sports car firm talks the ‘new’ Aston and its DBX SUV
Tesla introduces eight-year warranty in Australia
Electric car brand announces longest standard warranty in Australia
