Technical
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
2017 Hyundai i30 N feature drive
The i30 N tears through the Austrian Alps at full noise, with a crackling exhaust signalling open war against the Germans who have traditionally dominated the hot hatch segment
House with huge workshop for sale
Near-new house west of Wollongong is a motoring enthusiast’s dream
2017 Ferrari GTC4Lusso feature drive
Ferrari’s updated four seater delivers something no rival can – a car that carries your brood and also stirs your soul
2018 Detroit Motor Show: Mercedes-Benz G-Class images leak online
How different can you make a new generation of a boxy off-roader look? Only a little, leaked images show
MOTOR’s Top 10 videos of 2017
Our favourite moments the camera crew were able to capture
Ford Mustang Hot Tuner 2017 4th place: Streetfighter SFP II GT
Proving that sometimes less really is more
Holden Astra tops December 2017 passenger car sales
A trade ute may have won the overall sales title, but there’s life yet in the traditional passenger car
Official ‘Eleanor’ Mustangs built in the US
Gone in 60 Seconds star-car available as official replica from Fusion Motor Company
Toyota reveals plans to ‘raptor’ the Hilux
A buyer surge at the top end of the tradie segment has Toyota keen to tap its potential
Toyota Hilux tops 2017’s new-car sales charts
A trade ute may be on top of the charts, but the locally made Holden Commodore signs off the year in fifth spot
Flat out in the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
How fast can you go before aerodynamics shuts down the party?
VFACTS – the top-selling cars in Australia in 2017
The Australian new-car market achieved a new all-time high in 2017, with nearly 1.19 million cars finding new homes. But which were the most popular choices among Aussie car buyers?
Next-gen Honda Insight to make mainstream shift
Honda has revealed its third-generation Insight hybrid in near-production-ready form ahead of its Detroit motor show debut
MOTOR Magazine January 2018 issue preview
We kick off 2018 with a cracking V8 showdown in Europe
Ford Mustang Hot Tuner 2017: Introduction
Saddle-up! It’s a venerable stampede of Australia’s hottest powered-up ponycars
Final HSV W1 rolls off the line
The last Commodore-based car to be built by HSV has been finished
Wheels Car of the Year: Class of 2018
A tough pre-cull pares down the field for the 2018 Wheels Car of the Year
Polestar One to launch Volvo’s standalone performance brand – Won’t be coming to Oz
The gorgeous Polestar 1 is looking to the future; in tech, style, even in the sales experience- but won’t be coming down under.
HSV builds its last Commodore-based car
Job number 90,114 will stay with HSV as a reminder of what Aussie muscle used to look, and sound, like
Mitsubishi EVO VI review: Classic MOTOR
Driving Mitsubishi’s EVO VI is an unforgettable experience. Actually owning one would be an incomparable joy
The best drivers’ cars of 2017
We round up six of the this year’s best performance cars
MOTOR’s Top 10 Images of 2017
The best work from our crack team of snappers in the last 12 months
2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country long term review
In a world where the SUV rules, is a high-riding, body-clad wagon relevant anymore? The Volvo V90 Cross Country is here to make a stand
Best of 2017: Engines
Here’s our wrap of the best engines we have sampled throughout the year, both here and overseas
