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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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Car shipping company pleads guilty to driving up Aussie prices
Some of Australia’s biggest car brands were charged above market rates for their deliveries, court told
Tesla Model X 60D SUV arrives end of 2016
Tesla taking deposits on the cheapest version of its all-electric seven seater SUV, with three more variants on the way.
Jaguar F-Pace S 35t review
The Jaguar F-Pace fuses performance and exceptional design in its new family-friendly, yet driver-focused SUV, without compromising its traditional car-making principles
Lamborghini Huracan ‘Superleggera’ caught testing
Faster, scarier, Huracan spied tearing around Green Hell
Suzuki Ignis inches closer
$20K ultra-light SUV is set for an Aussie on-sale date early next year.
Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI: 8 things you didn’t know
The Audi Q2 is Audi’s foray in to the premium small SUV market. Here’s 8 things John Carey’s found that sets it apart from other Audis and its segment competitors.
2016 Porsche 718 Cayman Quick review
Porsche returns to its roots with the flat-four 718 Cayman. But this re-imagined entry-level sports car is more than just a terrific new engine.
Jaguar F-Pace 35t Quick Review
The F-Pace series marks an interesting shift in Jaguar’s thinking. Ryan Lewis explains where JLR got their foray into the uber-competitive SUV market right and where they may have gotten things not-so-right.
Peugeot offers cheaper driveaway pricing and more equipment
Peugeot 208, 308, 2008 and 4008 get price cuts and equipment boosts until 30 September, as Peugeot begins a winter sales push.
Renault Megane RS275 Trophy-R for $37K
One owner, low kays, but best read this Renault Sport Megane’s fineprint
Archive: Ford Falcon EL XRs Review 1996
Wheels’ 1996 test of the Ford Falcon EL XR8 and XR6. Australia’s best value sports sedans have been away for a nose job – and singing lessons, reports Bob Hall
2016 Porsche 718 Cayman review
Sampling Stuttgart’s new turbo sports car
2016 Porsche 718 Cayman first drive review
The poor man’s 911 gets a new role as Porsche’s entry-level sports car via a flat-four heart transplant and a personality all of its own
2017 Audi Q2 review
Another remix of VW Group’s fine MQB component set, the Audi Q2 stands out from the premium small SUV crowd for the right reasons. It makes the Q3 look dumpy, dull and done-for…
Hyundai i30 N hot hatch could sound like this
We’ve witnessed the engine testing, now Hyundai lets us listen to the i30 N
Volkswagen Tiguan joins local line-up priced from $31,990
Pricing, variants and extras packages signals Volkswagen’s attack on lucrative SUV market.
Active roll control: Geek speak
Merc’s high-tech system does away with swaybars
Suzuki Baleno to ambush Mazda 2 and Hyundai i30
The upcoming Suzuki Baleno hatch will straddle segments in a two-pronged attack.
Ford partners with Carhood, an Airport-based ride-sharing platform
Ford owners to reap extra benefits from an Australian-first partnership with a ride-sharing start-up, as ‘future-proofing’ the Blue Oval.
Koenigsegg One:1 crashes at Nurburgring
Swedish hypercar demolished at Green Hell
Ford Australia says factory closure clash with Bathurst 1000 is unavoidable
Bathurst-eve timing an “unavoidable” clash with factory closure, Ford Australia boss says
Holden Cruze: The end of the line
Holden has announced local production of the Cruze hatch and sedan will end on October 7. Was it the right car for Australia?
Red Bull dismisses Ferrari F1 threat
The battle for best of the rest wages on in Formula One
Chrysler 300 SRT long-term report one
Our new resident is a rear-drive V8 for those who prefer burgers to meat pies
