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
Engine tech
Bodywork

BMW M4 Magny-Cours comes with a free bike and watch
Pay $250,000 for a BMW M4 Magny-Cours Edition, and get a free watch and S1000RR motorbike.
Ferrari’s 70 icons: 1962-1967
Special liveries revealed to celebrate Ferrari’s 70th birthday

McLaren 720S local pricing revealed
2.9sec 0-100km/h supercar here from $490K

Nick Mason crashes McLaren F1 GTR at Goodwood
Pink Floyd drummer bins his race-spec McLaren at 75th Members Meeting

Formula One 2017: The intrigue of a new season
Let’s hope for unpredictability, excitement…and overtaking

Lamborghini Huracan Performante review
The new Huracan Performante is the fastest Lamborghini ever

Craig Scott: Vehicle quarantine Gerni guru
The pressure is on to keep automotive hitchhikers out of the country

2017 Aston Martin Vanquish S review
Gaydon’s GT gets more power, chassis updates and styling tweaks

New vs Used: Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe vs BMW M6 Competition
Need some Teutonic grunt in your life for circa $150K? Step this way

2002 Enzo Ferrari review: Fangs a million
One-million dollars, 355kW per tonne, 0-100 kays in 3.6secs. Robbo dons his g-suit for a blast round Fiorano in Ferrari’s F1 car for the road — the Enzo

9 Finest Rear Ends
You’ll completely miss the green light sitting behind one of these
Ferrari’s 70 icons: 1957-1961
Special liveries revealed to celebrate Ferrari’s 70th birthday

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe video review
We put the latest C-Class Coupe on the road to see if it can take the fight to other German rivals

2017 Peugeot 2008 buyers’ guide
Peugeot has transformed its lacklustre small SUV to make it a serious contender in the growing crossover market. Here’s what you need to know about the 2017 Peugeot 2008.

Life with a Tesla Model S P100D: The great Aussie roadtrip, minus the fuel
Melbourne to Sydney (and back) without a drop of fuel
Ferrari’s 70 icons: 1954-1957
Special liveries revealed to celebrate Ferrari’s 70th birthday

Hyundai – History, Trivia & Fast Facts
WhichCar says Happy 50th Birthday to Hyundai – the Korean brand that may not have excelled with its first homegrown car but is now feared by European and Japanese rivals.

Opinion: End of the road for the autonomous car
Cars like the Mercedes-Benz E-Class show the race towards self-driving vehicles has already run as long as it needs to

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee scores design and equipment upgrades
Prices are up as a new off-road-focused Trailhawk version joins the range.

Audi offers Dieselgate sweetner as Aussie fix rolls out
Free roadside assistance, extended warranties help soften Audi’s diesel emissions cheat blow

Ford targets lighter cars with carbonfibre subframe
Less weight up front means more efficient and dynamically competent vehicles. Ford and Magna team up to develop carbonfibre subframes.

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R muscle up with Oettinger kits
German tuning house’s go-fast kits for Volkswagen’s hot hatch line-up hint at an expansion for the Golf range

2018 Ford Mustang borrows small car tech to save pedestrians
The same tech that helped tag the all-new Fiesta as the world’s most tech-advanced small car will also appear in Ford’s strong-selling sports coupe

Mazda 2 buyers’ guide
All you need to know before wandering into a Mazda dealership.
