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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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Bodywork
2016 Ford Mondeo upgrade package to include SYNC 3 infotainment system
Ford’s Mondeo range to get the Blue Oval’s latest infotainment package as standard without a price hike.
Lotus Australia changes hands
New importer for Lotus with revised range, pricing
2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn review
Sun baking in British ultra-luxury
Mazda CX-9 Review Video
We’ve waited a long time for this – the arrival of the all-new, second generation Mazda CX-9.
Mazda CX-9: 7 Things You Didn’t Know
Mazda’s second generation CX-9 has arrived with a brand new engine and lots of new technology. Here are seven things you may not have heard about it.
2016 Mazda CX-9 review
Mazda’s all-new, style-savvy seven-seater SUV wraps the first turbocharged SkyActiv engine
Northern Territory expands open speed limit zone
An extra 60km of derestricted speed zone in the Top End
Lamborghini’s composite factory is making carbon-fibre con-rods a reality
While the bulk of Lamborghini’s Research and Development is done in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, it’s now opened a six-person Seattle facility to design forged carbon fibre composite components – including con-rods – for its future models
PSA real-world fuel tests reveal higher consumption figures
The PSA Group has published the results of real-world RDE fuel consumption tests for 30 of their core models conducted by two separate NGOs, with the results highlighting fundamental differences in laboratory versus ‘real-world’ testing protocols
World’s first combustion engine in space built by NASCAR team
It’s taken a while, but the internal combustion engine is finally set to go into space thanks to partnership between United Launch Alliance and NASCAR’s Roush Fenway Racing team
Peugeot Citroen debunk official fuel figures
New PSA Peugeot Citroen emissions figures raise questions over the accuracy of fuel consumption assessments, as a new testing regime highlights important differences between laboratory and ‘real-world’ results.
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 Coupe Quick Review
If you’re into styling, performance and handling over space and comfort in a sports coupe, the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 Coupe deserves to be on your radar.
How to tell if a car has rust
] It’s one of the biggest red flags when buying a used car. It’s also one of the trickiest problems to spot. David Morley provides some useful tips on how to spot rust in cars.
Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe priced with big premium over wagon
Higher quality options and AMG Line styling on its new GLC Coupe is range behind the price tag, say Mercedes-Benz.
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe review
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe adds fastback style and a more dynamic drive to Benz’s compact SUV.
AM-RB 001: How it compares to the McLaren F1
They’re 24-years apart in age, but Cameron Kirby pays respect to the lightning bolt on wheels that the AM-RB 001 will be benchmarked against; the McLaren F1
2016 Ferrari California T HS review
California dreaming of a more hardcore roadster? Ferrari has an answer
Peter Brock BMW E30 M3 for sale
When Brocky traded Australia for Germany
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Night edition: 8 things you didn’t know
You may be familiar with the Grand Cherokee SRT 8, but the folks at Jeep have decided to drop the numeral from its title for a limited edition release. Here’s another eight things you might not know about the new SRT Night SUV.
Reinventing car parts
Reinvention is part of the automotive world, and for any number of the forward-thinking, convention-smashing design and engineering successes come a number of astronomical flops.
2017 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Review
The Mercedes A-Class is a nicely finished premium hatchback, with great luxury and safety equipment. There is a car for most buyers, from the modest A180 to the wild AMG A45
Alpina BMWs coming to Australia: What’s Alpina you ask?
With the announcement of an Australian distributor for Alpina coming today, Wheels looks at BMW’s association with the luxury performance brand, together with the tuning company’s history, heritage and the models now destined for our roads
2016 Renault Sport Clio RS breaks cover
Renault’s new Clio RS gets advanced headlights and an optional Akrapovic exhaust system for 2016. But where is the knee-weakening 205kW Megane RS engine of the RS 16 concept?
LaFerrari Spyder revealed
The coolest Ferrari out just became even madder, as Maranello announce a convertible version of its insane LaFerrari sports car
