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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
2017 Audi S4 review
The first fast version of Audi’s all-new B9 A4 range flies under the radar, very quickly.
2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo review
First Aussie fang in Nissan’s $300K track weapon
2017 Nismo GT-R review
Godzilla in its angriest, fastest, and most expensive form. At Bathurst.
Nissan planning three model NISMO range, 370Z coming next
Harder, faster versions of the 370Z and Juke to join the NISMO GT-R on Aussie roads as Nissan moves to build an “authentic” performance car brand Down Under.
2017 Audi S4 review
Audi’s stealthy sedan is as fast and polished as ever
Lexus files for LC F trademark, high power hero coupe draws nearer
Lexus paves the way for a 911 Turbo-rivalling coupe with its latest trademark application
Volkswagen Atlas Weekend Edition concept revealed at Chicago
The Volkswagen Atlas Weekend Edition concept car shows how the German brand’s US-focused SUV could be optioned up tomake the most of the SUV-lifestyle experience.
Mercedes-Benz X-Class demand builds as UK dealers open the order books
Benz’s Navara-based X-Class dual-cab ute is already selling up a storm – even though a production version has yet to be revealed.
World’s longest race track to be built in the USA
American entrepreneur to build a race track that eclipses the famed Nurburgring Nordschliefe in length
Study asks: Does motorsport make you a better driver?
The age-old argument is that motorsport and training make you a worse driver. A world-first Australian study is about to find out if that is true
Autonomous Emergency Braking: Independent test results
Our first independent AEB test program reveals hits and misses from the 2017 COTY field.
2017 Geneva Motor Show: What we can expect, part two
The Geneva Motor Show, one of the world’s most exciting car exhibitions, kicks off from early March. Here’s more of what we can expect to see.
Geneva Motor Show: 2017 Skoda Octavia RS 245 revealed
A face only Skoda could love, but more power and LSD behind it for Octavia RS
Dieselgate: Volkswagen asked to explain lack of Aussie compensation
Consumer advocates have joined forces to ask Volkswagen to explain why Australian owners miss out on US-style Dieselgate payouts.
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI review
Not a Golf GTI on stilts but still a brilliant car
2017 Volkswagen Amarok price and features
Volkswagen announces new pricetags and technology upgrades for its four-cylinder ute range.
2017 Geneva Motor Show: What we can expect, part one
The Geneva Motor Show, one of the world’s most exciting car exhibitions, kicks off from early March. Here’s some of what we can expect to see.
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV review
Four-door ‘Ferrari’ drifts into contention
16-year-old Alex Rullo lands full-time Supercars drive
The youngest driver to ever race in the Supercars championship isn’t allowed to drive by himself on the road.
Uber hires ex NASA engineer to head up aviation transportation
It looks like flying cars are set to become the new autonomous cars.
Victoria Police chooses Ford Territory replacements
Hyundai and Toyota are filling the void left by the end of local Ford production.
Mark Webber: F1 drivers ‘will earn their money’ in 2017
Mark Webber talks Ricciardo vs Verstappen, Ross Brawn’s return and the future of Formula One
Toyota global sales: Australia punches above its weight
Australia is second only to Japan for per capita sales of Toyota/Lexus vehicles
Celebrities who drive normal cars
We know that in the celebrity world, car-owners barely bat an eyelid at a Porsche 911 or a Lamborghini Aventador. But when the rich and famous get around in a VW or Toyota, it turns heads.
