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
2016 Holden Spark review
Holden’s Barina Spark replacement has jumped from class dunce to dux. It’s just a shame the price isn’t quite right.
REVS check: why anything over $3.40 is too much
There are plenty of sharks circling the second-hand car market waiting to feed on the ill-informed and getting a simple REVS check – finding out if your car owes someone money – is one such place. Kellie Buckley’s simple piece of advice for those in the used-car market could end up saving you some money and give you added piece of mind.
2018 Toyota Corolla spy pics
The next-gen Toyota Corolla breaks cover in its European Toyota Auris gear
Opinion: the Porsche 911 is like AC/DC
Morley reckons there’s no need to fear change
Holden confirms Cruze production shut-down date
320 jobs and Cruze production to be axed from Holden’s Elizabeth plant on October 7th
Audi A4 Video Review
There are significant changes beneath the brand-new Audi A4’s familiar exterior, and it has never been better to drive.
What is a Fuel Cell?
David Bonnici explains what fuel cell technology is and how it works in cars, as Toyota gets set to begin testing its hydrogen-powered Mirai in Australia
2016 HSV Clubsport LSA Tourer Quick Review
HSV delivers – yet again – with the 2016 HSV Clubsport LSA Tourer
2017 Nissan Pathfinder unveiled
Nissan’s 2017-spec seven seater Pathfinder will focus driver safety aids and delivering more oomph from its tweaked 3.5-litre V6
Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to start Australian trials
Late-year arrival of three Mirai test vehicles signals start to Toyota Australia’s hydrogen push
Porsche opens new V8 engine plant
New factory to construct V8 for Cayenne and Panamera
Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 British Grand Prix
Post-race radio penalty punishes Rosberg as whiz-kid Verstappen again outclasses “lonely and bored” Daniel Ricciardo
Buying a Highway Patrol car
Aussie performance sedans leave the beat, then become cheap
Citroen C5 special editions say au revoir to iconic suspension
Final Citroen C5 sedans and wagons mark the end of hydro-pneumatic suspension after an innovative 62-year innings
Mercedes boss says customers don’t want electric cars, they want AMGs
Car buyers aren’t hungry for the emissions-free cars manufacturers are being forced to produce
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Night Quick Review
If you’re looking for sports car performance and handling but yearning for an SUV, let us introduce you to the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Night Limited Edition
2016 Volkswagen Polo GTI review
New suspension for MY16 at no extra cost – result!
What is high-octane fuel?
Confused about the different kinds of unleaded fuels available at the petrol pump these days? David Morley explains the meaning behind the numbers and how you can find out which one is the right one for your car.
2018 BMW Z5 spy pics
Co-developed with Toyota, the all-new and fabric-roofed BMW Z5 will only be soft on top…
Ferrari V8-powered Toyota 86
US drifter building Prancing Horse Hachi Roku
Citroen C5 and hydro-pneumatic suspension say ‘Au revoir’
It’s the end of the road for not just the C5 after constantly falling sales, but also for Citroen’s once-revolutionary hyrdro-pneumatic suspension platform, as cost pressures bite.
Mark Webber’s 2004 British F1 GP Qualifying Lap video is all kinds of awesome
One-lap, no-holds-barred brilliance from the Aussie speed-demon as he wrings the neck of his Cosworth CR-5-powered Jaguar F1 racer around Silverstone in qualifying for the 2004 British Grand Prix
Mazda CX-9 Quick Review
Mazda’s flagship SUV introduces a brand new fuel-efficient engine, accompanied by oodles of safety and efficiency technology. Fashion-conscious families finally have a seven-seater option that won’t put parents to sleep.
Northern Territory now has 300km of unrestricted speed limits
The Northern Territory extends unrestricted speed zones on its highways one week after a controversial top-speed video was banned
