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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
Farewell Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
After 24 years, Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution is bowing out.
This is what a Formula 1 driver sees
New technology tracks the vision of an F1 driver
McLaren P1 LM breaks Goodwood hillclimb record
Hybrid hypercar tears up the Goodwood track
John Bowe fights back over banned Bentley Continental GT video
Driver in banned Bentley film hits back at ‘do-gooders’
2017 Toyota Tarago update only months away
Toyota is planning to release a safer and plusher Tarago people-mover for 2017, but pricing details remain elusive.
2016 HSV GTS: the fastest Aussie car ever
Gen-F2 GTS clocks fastest ever acceleration numbers
Toyota adds child dummies to crash testing
Toyota has added three child-sized dummies to its crash testing to improve the safety of its cars.
Mazda CX-9 5 star ANCAP rating gives Mazda its safest range ever
The Japanese giant now has the safest range of models available in its history after it aces ANCAP tests for its CX-9 SUV.
2017 Volkswagen Crafter van revealed in sketches
Volkswagen releases teaser sketches of its new commercial van range ahead of their September unveiling in Germany.
2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe Quick Review
The two-door version of Mercedes-AMG’s searing C63 S: sharing the sedan and wagon’s twin-turbo V8, but with many engineering improvements under its tightly wrapped skin.
2016 Volvo S90 Inscription AWD Quick Review
Volvo takes the gloves off in the battle of the luxury sedan market with its new S90 range. Sweden’s no longer neutral.
Opinion: US car taste is improving
It seems US motorists have pulled their heads in and are considering someone other than themselves
Mazda CX-9 awarded ANCAP 5 star safety rating
Mazda’s all-new seven-seater CX-9 SUV aces ANCAP crash tests to earn maximum points for safety.
Romain Dumas wins 2016 Pikes Peak
2016 Le Mans winner backs it up at Pikes Peak
NASCAR appeal lures McLaughlin to DJR Team Penske
The Swedish car makers shock exit from Australia’s premier motorsport ensured this season’s biggest driver change
Lewis Hamilton wins Austrian F1 GP after last-lap crash with Rosberg
Motorsport report: The Austrian Grand Prix came down to a last-lap clash between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton
What to do if your car is recalled
Volkswagen, Toyota and Mitsubishi have been involved in some pretty big recalls of late. If you’re not familiar with what the term means, Andy Enright explains what a recall is, and what it can mean for your car.
Josh Stebbing: Junior car collector
A passionate 10-year old boy proves that you’re never too young to start a car collection.
Coolest cars you can drive on your p-plates
Being on your provisional license doesn’t mean your car has to be boring.
2017 Tesla Model X review
Tesla continues its chase for volume with the all-electric Model X SUV. Riding on much the same underpinnings as the existing Model S, Elon Musk’s ballistic breeder bus is much more than a showy set of doors.
2016 Mercedes-Benz SL500 review
Fresh face and new tranny for Merc’s cruise missile
Renault’s Alaskan ute heading to Australia
Renault’s one-tonne Alaskan concept ute gets production nod; delivery Down Under expected in 2017
Tesla Autopilot crash death under US investigation
US Highway Safety officials launch investigation into Tesla’s autonomous driving platform after Florida man dies in horrific crash
2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo sets ‘Ring record
New twin-turbo super limo blitzes the Green Hell
