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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
Volkswagen shows tough Amarok-based SUV
Official render shows VW was considering its own version of the Ford Everest after all!
2025 Volkswagen Golf Mark 8.5 facelift revealed, Australian timing confirmed
The updated Volkswagen Golf small car, due in Australia in early 2025, features a revised look, new infotainment, physical steering wheel controls, and more power for the GTI hot hatch
2024 Toyota Yaris and Yaris Cross updates revealed, in line for Australia
The Toyota Yaris hatch and Yaris Cross light SUV have received a minor update in Japan with light design changes, new infotainment, and improved safety tech
Mazda 6 to continue in Australia, axed in Japan
The Mazda 6 will be discontinued in Japan in April, but production is set to continue for export markets including Australia
POLL: Ford shows new 48-inch display – should huge screens be allowed?
Ford has pushed its entire hand to the centre of the table, declaring itself all-in on dash-wide infotainment – 48 inches of it! We ask: should these increasingly huge and powerful systems be allowed in cars?
Australia Day Double Demerits in force from 25-28 January in ACT and NSW
Highway Patrol will be out in force over the Australia Day long weekend with double demerits for those breaking the rules
Let’s leave the pick-up truck obsession for the US
Size matters, but not always in a good way.
National Holden Motor Museum closing its doors as search for new owner fails
This year marks its 40th anniversary, but it won’t be a happy one.
Stahly’s 1997 Bathurst winner discovered in a junkyard
Melbourne scrap pile held a nostalgia-inducing secret
Genesis X concept trilogy complete, convertible now an award winner
Genesis has rolled out the third model in its X concept family – but will any of them go into production?
Ford wants to keep building V8s forever
Global CEO Jim Farley says Ford will keep making V8s, even if it’s the “only one on the planet” to do so
Politics and safety policy: The deadliest piece of the road toll
The problem with putting politicians in charge of road safety is that we end up with politics, not policy
Modern Classic: Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 Super Veloce
The Lamborghiniest?
Driven to extinction: Ford Escape
Anonymous SUV performs a vanishing act
Wheels Inbox: Monster trucks, unloved Honda, and the kids are alright
Paul laments a new era of massive American trucks in Australia, young Ashton worries all of his fave cars of 2023 will be junk by the time he can own one, and Mark catches us out on our Mazda infotainment homework
Mazda will look to Toyota for its EV electronics
The two Japanese makers seek to share development of their on-board systems.
Wheels catch-up: Best electric sedan, Volvo & GWM models coming, Kona EV driven
Here are the stories that made headlines this week
Modern Classic: Honda Civic Type R FN2
Is it about time the FN2 Type R shared the love?
Would you pay less for fewer ANCAP stars?
Would you buy a car if it was more affordable but didn’t have a five-star safety rating?
Retro series: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider
Here’s to you, Mrs Robinson: Alfa Romeo’s seductive roadster has aged beautifully
Recall roundup: Tesla, Volkswagen, Ford, Mercedes-Benz
New recalls issued for the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, Volkswagen Caddy, Ford F-150 and Transit Custom, and Mercedes-Benz midsize vans
2024 Ford Everest Wildtrak review: Dad weekender drive
The Ford Everest gets the Wildtrak makeover
This is the new 2024 Volkswagen Golf!
Images of the facelifted Volkswagen Golf small car have leaked online, confirming revised styling and more technology
POLL: 2025 Subaru Brumby imagined, but which version would you prefer?
Subaru has said it has no plans to return to the Brumby, but what if the new Hyundai Santa Cruz and Ford Maverick utes were just too much to ignore..?
